Compare Clearswift and Fortinet - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 07, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Clearswift or Fortinet?

Fortinet is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Clearswift, and Fortinet is rated higher (82/100) than Clearswift (62/100).

Looking for the right Data Protection solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Clearswift Vs. Fortinet

Clearswift: Clearswift is an information security company, trusted by thousands of clients worldwide, to provide adaptive cyber solutions that enable their organizations to secure business critical data from internal and external threats.nnBuilt on an innovative Deep Content Inspection engine managed and controlled by a fully integrated policy center, Clears...

Fortinet: Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a worldwide provider of network security appliances and a market leader in unified threat management (UTM). Our products and subscription services provide broad, integrated and high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Our customers include enterprises, ...

Who is more expensive? Clearswift or Fortinet?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Data Protection software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Clearswift and Fortinet.

Clearswift accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Clearswift is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Data Protection software. Fortinet price starts at $700 per license , When comparing Fortinet to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Data Protection software cost.

Bottom line: Fortinet is more expensive than Clearswift.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Clearswift Vs. Fortinet based on some of the most important and required Data Protection features.

Clearswift: We are still working to collect the list of features for Clearswift.

Fortinet: We are still working to collect the list of features for Fortinet.

Target customer size

Clearswift's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Fortinet's target customer size include: Large business.

Clearswift

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

Clearswift is a growing cloud-based Security software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Clearswift received a rating of 4.1 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered aff...

Categories: Security, Data loss prevention, Email Security.

Fortinet

ITQlick rating
(3.8/5)

starts at $700 per license

Fortinet is a leading cloud-based Security software, it is designed to support large size business. Fortinet received a rating of 3.8 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered average (2.6/5) when com...

Categories: Network Security.

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Clearswift: 0 Features

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Fortinet: 0 Features

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ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Clearswift
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
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Fortinet
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$700 per license
Functionality
3
Symantec...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$30 per user/year
Functionality
3
Symantec...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$39 per license
Functionality
3
Digital ...
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$15 per seat/year
Functionality
4

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.