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FortiGate vs Stormshield Management Center

FortiGate

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Stormshield Management Center

stormshield.com

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FigureFortiGateStormshield Management Center
Price from——
Free plan——
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
Web—Yes
Linux—Yes
API—Yes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published01
Spec score · Next Generation Firewall Software7.8 (#3)7.5 (#7)
Spec score · Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software7.8 (#11)7.5 (#19)
HeadquartersSunnyvale, California, USAIssy-les-Moulineaux, France
IntegrationsFortinet describes its Security Fabric as providing consolidated visibility across Fortinet solutions and an ecosystem of over 500 third-party solutions.SMC can connect directly to Stormshield Log Supervisor for access to events and is available on the OUTSCALE Marketplace.
Intended usersFortinet presents use cases for data centers, campuses, branches, public and private clouds, and harsh industrial environments.Stormshield describes SMC as designed for the characteristics and requirements of multi-site networks.
PurposeFortiGate NGFWs protect data, assets, and users across hybrid environments.SMC is a centralized security management solution designed for multi-site infrastructures.
SD-WANIntegrated SD-WAN supports secure interconnection among offices.Features include SD-WAN management and monitoring, route-based topology, SD-WAN filtering rules, and link-quality monitoring.

Plans

FortiGate

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Stormshield Management Center

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FortiGate

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Stormshield Management Center

Stormshield Management Center (SMC) centralizes security administration for multi-site networks using SNS firewalls. It exchanges configuration and supervision data with those firewalls in real time, with confidentiality and integrity protection, and provides a graphical interface for managing security and filtering policies across them. Administrators can supervise firewalls and VPN tunnels and centrally deploy SNS updates. SMC also covers SD-WAN management and monitoring, including route-based topology, filtering rules, and link-quality monitoring. It manages VPN topologies and can create Virtual Tunnel Interfaces automatically; it also supports post-quantum encryption deployment using KEM and PPK. A REST API, scheduled or deferred scripts, authentication through a local directory or external server, and automatic backup and centralization of configurations round out its management capabilities. SMC can connect to Stormshield Log Supervisor and is available on the OUTSCALE Marketplace. It is paid, with pricing available from a reseller partner, and Stormshield directs prospective users to sales for a trial version. Listed platforms are API, Linux, self-hosted, and web.

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