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Fortinet FortiGate vs NordPass

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Fortinet FortiGate

Software

Next-generation firewall with AI-powered threat protection

From
$500/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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NordPass

Software

Securely store, manage and autofill passwords

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only NordPass has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Fortinet FortiGate security services are sold as separate FortiGuard subscription bundles, so ATP, UTP and ENT determine which protections are actually active; NordPass business plan pricing is rendered client-side per user per month rather than published as a static figure on the page

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fortinet FortiGate and NordPass actually diverge.

Attributes where Fortinet FortiGate and NordPass differ
AttributeFortinet FortiGateNordPass
Starting price$500/yearFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsHardware, Virtual, CloudWeb
Founded2000Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Fortinet FortiGate

  • Next-generation firewall
  • Intrusion prevention
  • SSL/TLS inspection
  • Application control
  • Web filtering
  • SD-WAN
  • Zero-trust network access
  • AI-powered threat detection

Only in NordPass

Nothing recorded that Fortinet FortiGate does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Fortinet FortiGate

  • Next-generation firewalling at data centre, campus and branch scalenot NordPass
  • Secure SD-WAN across distributed sitesnot NordPass
  • Zero trust network access to internal applicationsnot NordPass
  • Virtual firewalls in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oraclenot NordPass
  • Ruggedised deployments in industrial environmentsnot NordPass

NordPass

No use cases recorded yet. See the NordPass review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Fortinet FortiGate

  • Security services are sold as separate FortiGuard subscription bundles, so ATP, UTP and ENT determine which protections are actually active
  • Throughput is tied to the appliance model, from 500 Mbps on the FortiGate 30G to 520 Gbps on the 7121F, so capacity planning is a hardware purchase
  • Pricing is not published and goes through partners

NordPass

  • Business plan pricing is rendered client-side per user per month rather than published as a static figure on the page
  • Breach monitoring and full credential oversight features are marketed specifically toward business plans rather than confirmed as included in the free individual tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Fortinet FortiGate

$500/year
  • FortiGate Entry$500/year
    • Basic firewall
    • VPN support
    • Threat protection
  • FortiGate Enterprise$2500/year
    • Advanced threat protection
    • SSL inspection
    • Application control
  • FortiGate Ultimate$10000/year
    • All Enterprise features
    • Zero-trust access
    • AI-powered analytics

NordPass

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the NordPass review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Fortinet FortiGate if

  • You need next-generation firewall.
  • You work on Hardware, Virtual, Cloud.
  • You also want intrusion prevention.
Fortinet FortiGate review

Choose NordPass if

  • You want to start without paying.
NordPass review

Questions people ask

Is Fortinet FortiGate or NordPass better?
Neither clearly leads. Fortinet FortiGate starts at $500/year and NordPass at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fortinet FortiGate or NordPass?
NordPass has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $500/year for Fortinet FortiGate and Free for NordPass.
Does Fortinet FortiGate or NordPass run on more platforms?
Fortinet FortiGate runs on Hardware, Virtual, Cloud. NordPass runs on Web.
Can I use NordPass for free?
Yes. NordPass has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Fortinet FortiGate starts at $500/year.
What is Fortinet FortiGate best used for?
Fortinet FortiGate is most often used for next-generation firewalling at data centre, campus and branch scale, secure sd-wan across distributed sites, zero trust network access to internal applications, virtual firewalls in aws, azure, google cloud and oracle. Of those, next-generation firewalling at data centre, campus and branch scale and secure sd-wan across distributed sites are not what NordPass is typically brought in for.
What can Fortinet FortiGate do that NordPass cannot?
Fortinet FortiGate covers Next-generation firewall, Intrusion prevention, SSL/TLS inspection, Application control.
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