Fortinet Unified SASE: One platform. One operating system. One consistent security experience across every edge.
Why it Matters
Fortinet Unified SASE delivers a truly unified approach to secure networking by converging industry-leading SD-WAN, SSE, and SASE Firewall capabilities on a single operating system — FortiOS. Unlike fragmented solutions, Fortinet uniquely develops its core SASE components in-house, enabling consistent security, simplified operations, flexible deployment, and lower total cost of ownership.
Key differentiators include:
- Industry-leading SASE Firewall — extending FortiGate’s proven security capabilities across every edge, user, and device with consistent policy enforcement.
- True Unified SASE architecture — combining Secure SD-WAN and scalable SSE through one console, one operating system, and simplified licensing.
- Flexible deployment options — the industry’s only easily deployable Sovereign SASE solution alongside cloud-delivered SASE.
- Secure access everywhere — with Universal ZTNA enabling secure connectivity for users, applications, and devices.
- Enterprise-grade GenAI security built into SASE — Identify and control GenAI usage, inspect AI interactions, and prevent data leakage with AI-aware security powered by Fortinet’s unified SASE platform.
- Industry recognized — ranked #1 for Secure Branch Network Modernization and #2 for Sovereign SASE use cases in the 2026 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for SASE Platforms report.
With Fortinet Unified SASE, organizations gain a secure, scalable, and future-ready platform to connect and protect their entire digital enterprise.
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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms, By Jonathan Forest, Andrew Lerner, John Watts, July 28 2026
Gartner, Critical Capabilities for SASE Platforms, By Jonathan Forest, Andrew Lerner, Thomas Lintemuth, John Watts, July 29 2026
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