Top FortiClient Alternatives and Competitors
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FortiClient is an all-in-one comprehensive endpoint security solution that extends the power of Fortinet’s Advanced Threat Protection to end user devices. With the endpoint the ultimate destination for malware seeking credentials, network access and sensitive information, ensuring that your endpoint security combines strong prevention with detection and mitigation is critical.
Common Features
Cross Platform Support | Forensics | Cross Platform Integration | Host NGFW Functionality | Kernel Monitoring | Application Containment Mechanisms | System Hardening | Dynamic Malware Detection | Port and Device Control | Automated Remediation | Centralized Management Portal | Ransomware Recovery and Removal | Endpoint Detection and Response | Mac OS support | Network Connection Security | Mobile Support | Flexible Deployment Options
8.1
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Best Alternatives and Competitors to FortiClient
Compare how FortiClient stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.
WithSecure
WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection
9.2
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+99
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70
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Compared to FortiClient, WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection is:
More Reliable
More Transparent
More Caring
More Inspiring
More Respectful
More Innovative
WithSecure™ (formerly F-Secure) Elements Endpoint Protection is cloud-native, AI-powered endpoint protection that you can deploy instantly from your browser and manage easily from a single console. It integrates across all your endpoints, keeping your organization fenced in from attacks.
ThreatLocker
ThreatLocker
9.1
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+95
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51
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Compared to FortiClient, ThreatLocker is:
Better at Training
Better at Support
More Transparent
More Caring
More Innovative
More Reliable
ThreatLocker is an endpoint protection platform (EPP) offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks. Enabling a Zero Trust posture, ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities.
Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes Endpoint Detection and Response
9.0
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+92
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437
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Compared to FortiClient, Malwarebytes Endpoint Detection and Response is:
More Reliable
More Transparent
Better at Training
More Innovative
More Respectful
More Caring
Malwarebytes EDR provides organizations with real-time protection from malware, ransomware, zero-day exploits, phishing, brute force attacks, and threats. Security analysts of all skill levels can mitigate infection, using accelerated investigation workflows to remotely and securely detonate malware in a sandbox environment. 72-hour Ransomware Rollback capabilities enable customers to recover from ransomware attacks. Add-on cloud security modules further strengthen prevention against specific threat vectors. Malwarebytes OneView security platform for MSPs, strengthens security programs with enterprise-class endpoint security products and managed services.
Kaspersky
Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business
9.0
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+95
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133
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Compared to FortiClient, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is:
More Reliable
More Transparent
More Caring
More Inspiring
More Respectful
Better at Training
Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business combines multi-layered security with extended control tools to deliver an agile security solution that rapidly adapts to protect against new threats. The security and systems management console saves valuable time and resources, while extra defensive layers help eliminate vulnerabilities and further safeguard sensitive data.
ESET
ESET Endpoint Security
8.8
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+94
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78
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Compared to FortiClient, ESET Endpoint Security is:
More Transparent
More Reliable
More Inspiring
More Caring
More Respectful
More Innovative
Secure your endpoints across multiple platforms and locations with detection for known and emerging threats. Equipped with proactive malware defense and engineered to be light on your systems, endpoint security gives you the protection you need with fewer interruptions and false positives.
Acronis
Acronis Cyber Protect
8.8
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+92
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82
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Compared to FortiClient, Acronis Cyber Protect is:
More Reliable
More Innovative
More Inspiring
More Transparent
Better at Training
More Caring
Acronis Cyber Protect integrates full-stack anti-malware protection and comprehensive endpoint management with advanced backup and recovery capabilities for physical and virtual workloads, endpoints, and structured and unstructured data, whether on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid clouds. It also integrates patch management, vulnerability assessments, URL filtering, and AI-powered hard drive failure detection.
Sophos
Sophos Intercept X Endpoint
8.8
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Score
+91
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88
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Compared to FortiClient, Sophos Intercept X Endpoint is:
More Reliable
Better at Training
More Caring
More Respectful
More Transparent
Easier to Customize
Sophos Intercept X is the world's best endpoint protection, combining ransomware protection, deep learning malware detection, exploit prevention, EDR, and more in a single solution.
Broadcom Inc.
Symantec Endpoint Security
8.7
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Score
+90
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136
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Compared to FortiClient, Symantec Endpoint Security is:
More Reliable
More Transparent
More Respectful
More Caring
Better at Training
Worse at Support
Symantec protects all your traditional and mobile endpoint devices with innovative technologies for attack surface reduction, attack prevention, breach prevention, and detection and response. All this protection is powered by our Global Intelligence Network, one of the largest in the world. Symantec’s single-agent solution delivers flexible management/deployment options, including fully cloud-based, on-premises, and hybrid.
Crowdstrike
Crowdstrike Falcon Platform
8.5
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+90
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57
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Compared to FortiClient, Crowdstrike Falcon Platform is:
More Reliable
More Transparent
Better at Training
More Respectful
More Innovative
Better at Support
Detect, prevent and respond to attacks with next-generation endpoint protection delivered via the Falcon Platform.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
8.3
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+82
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101
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Compared to FortiClient, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is:
Better at Training
Less Inspiring
Less Efficient
Less Caring
Less Transparent
Less Innovative
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an enterprise endpoint security platform designed to help enterprise networks prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. Defender for Endpoint customers need to apply for the Microsoft Threat Experts managed threat hunting service to get proactive Targeted Attack Notifications and to collaborate with experts on demand. Experts on Demand is an add-on service. Targeted Attack Notifications are always included after you have been accepted into Microsoft Threat Experts managed threat hunting service.
OpenText Corporation
Webroot Business Endpoint Protection
8.3
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+90
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65
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Compared to FortiClient, Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is:
More Reliable
Easier to Customize
More Respectful
Better at Training
Better at Support
Easier to Implement
Webroot® Business Endpoint Protection is a next-generation, fully cloud-based endpoint security solution that harness the power of machine learning to continuously monitor and adapt endpoint threat detection, protection, and prevention.
Avast Software s.r.o.
Avast Business Security
8.2
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+88
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90
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Compared to FortiClient, Avast Business Security is:
Easier to Customize
More Reliable
More Transparent
More Respectful
Better at Training
Less Caring
Defend against malware, phishing and virus attacks that expose your company to risk. Protect what matters most with on-premise or cloud-managed endpoint security.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Endpoint Security
8.1
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+90
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58
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Compared to FortiClient, Check Point Endpoint Security is:
More Transparent
More Reliable
Easier to Customize
Better at Training
More Innovative
More Caring
Check Point endpoint security solutions include data security, network security, advanced threat prevention, forensics and remote access VPN for complete endpoint protection. To simplify security administration, our endpoint suite products can be managed using a single console.
Trellix
Trellix Endpoint Security
8.1
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+83
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140
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Compared to FortiClient, Trellix Endpoint Security is:
Less Efficient
Less Inspiring
Worse at Integrating
Less Caring
Harder to Implement
Less Transparent
Protect and empower your workforce with an integrated security framework that protects every endpoint. Trellix (formerly McAfee Mvision) endpoint security solutions apply proactive threat intelligence and defenses across the entire attack lifecycle to keep your organization safer and more resilient.
Trend Micro
Trend Micro Apex One
7.9
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Score
+88
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42
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Compared to FortiClient, Trend Micro Apex One is:
More Transparent
More Caring
Easier to Customize
More Reliable
Less Inspiring
Less Innovative
Trend Micro Apex One™ protection offers advanced automated threat detection and response against an ever-growing variety of threats, including fileless and ransomware. Our cross-generational blend of modern techniques provides highly tuned endpoint protection that maximizes performance and effectiveness.
WatchGuard Technologies
Panda Endpoint Security
7.8
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+81
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37
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Compared to FortiClient, Panda Endpoint Security is:
Less Inspiring
Less Reliable
Worse at Integrating
Worse at Support
Harder to Customize
Less Transparent
Our Cloud-native endpoint security integrates the technology and intelligence needed for advanced prevention, detection, containment and response to threats. It includes a full stack of integrated product options including encryption, patching, remote monitoring and management, and more.