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Fortinet FortiGate vs SentinelOne

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Fortinet FortiGate

Security & Cybersecurity

Next-generation firewall with AI-powered threat protection

From
$500/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SentinelOne

Security & Cybersecurity

Autonomous endpoint protection and response

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; SentinelOne pricing is per endpoint rather than per user, with Singularity Complete listed at $179.99/yr per endpoint and Singularity Commercial at $229.99/yr per endpoint, while the top Singularity Enterprise tier is quote only ("Contact Sales for Pricing").
  • They diverge on capability: Fortinet FortiGate covers Next-generation firewall, SentinelOne covers AI-powered detection.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Fortinet FortiGate and SentinelOne differ
AttributeFortinet FortiGateSentinelOne
Starting price$500/year$5/month
PlatformsHardware, Virtual, CloudWindows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android
Founded20002013

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Security & Cybersecurity).

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 SentinelOne

  • AI-powered detection
  • Autonomous response
  • Behavioral threat intelligence
  • Root cause analysis
  • Threat hunting automation
  • Ransomware protection
  • Container security
  • Mobile endpoint protection

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment

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 SentinelOne
  • Secure SD-WAN across distributed sitesnot SentinelOne
  • Zero trust network access to internal applicationsnot SentinelOne
  • Virtual firewalls in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oraclenot SentinelOne
  • Ruggedised deployments in industrial environmentsnot SentinelOne

SentinelOne

  • Endpoint Protectionnot Fortinet FortiGate
  • Edrnot Fortinet FortiGate
  • Response Automationnot Fortinet FortiGate

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

SentinelOne

  • Pricing is per endpoint rather than per user, with Singularity Complete listed at $179.99/yr per endpoint and Singularity Commercial at $229.99/yr per endpoint, while the top Singularity Enterprise tier is quote only ("Contact Sales for Pricing").

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

SentinelOne

$5/month
  • Core$5/month
    • Per endpoint
    • Endpoint protection
    • Threat intelligence
  • Pro$8/month
    • All Core features
    • Endpoint detection & response
    • Advanced hunting
  • Complete$12/month
    • All Pro features
    • Dedicated threat analyst
    • Custom threat hunting

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 SentinelOne if

  • You need ai-powered detection.
  • You work on Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android.
  • You also want autonomous response.
SentinelOne review

Questions people ask

Is Fortinet FortiGate or SentinelOne better?
Neither clearly leads. Fortinet FortiGate starts at $500/year and SentinelOne at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fortinet FortiGate or SentinelOne?
Fortinet FortiGate starts at $500/year and SentinelOne at $5/month.
Does Fortinet FortiGate or SentinelOne run on more platforms?
Fortinet FortiGate runs on Hardware, Virtual, Cloud. SentinelOne runs on Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android.
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 SentinelOne is typically brought in for.
What can Fortinet FortiGate do that SentinelOne cannot?
Fortinet FortiGate covers Next-generation firewall, Intrusion prevention, SSL/TLS inspection, Application control. SentinelOne covers AI-powered detection, Autonomous response, Behavioral threat intelligence, Root cause analysis. Both handle Cloud deployment.
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