Updated May 13, 2026 · Independent Analysis
FortinetvsHuntress
Capability Overview
Fortinetvs Huntress
★ 4.6/5-0.2 vs Huntress
Only in Fortinet
- ✦ Next-Generation Firewall (FortiGate)
- ✦ Endpoint Protection (FortiEDR)
- ✦ SASE (FortiSASE)
680k+ users · est. 2000
Huntressvs Fortinet
★ 4.8/5+0.2 vs Fortinet
Only in Huntress
- ✦ 24/7 Human Threat Hunting
- ✦ Managed EDR
- ✦ Managed SIEM (SIEM Lite)
From $5/mo5k+ users · est. 2015
Pricing Intelligence
Fortinet Plans
Paid plans only
Hardware + Subscription
Custom- • FortiGate NGFW
- • FortiEDR
- • FortiSASE
Huntress Plans
Paid plans only
Huntress PlatformBest Value
$5/endpoint/mo- • 24/7 SOC
- • Human-verified threats
- • Incident reports
Feature Matrix
7 differences found across 10 standardized features
Feature
Fortinet
Huntress
XDR
✓
✗
EPP
✓
✗
MDR
✗
✓
Zero Trust
✓
✗
SOAR
✓
✗
Vulnerability Mgmt
✓
✗
Mobile
✓
✗
Total (raw)
16
16
Pros & Cons Face-Off
Evaluative strengths and weaknesses — not feature lists
Pros
- +680k+ customers — the network security market leader
- +Single-vendor Security Fabric simplifies architecture
- +FortiGuard Labs provides best-in-class threat intelligence
- +OT/IoT security is industry-leading
Cons
- −Hardware-centric model less optimal for cloud-native environments
- −Breadth can lead to jack-of-all-trades, master of none perception
Pros
- +Highest G2/Capterra ratings in endpoint security (4.8/4.9)
- +Human-verified threats eliminate alert fatigue
- +Best value MDR for SMBs at $5/endpoint/mo
- +Built by hackers — deep adversary insight for SMB threat patterns
Cons
- −Not an enterprise platform — limited advanced XDR features
- −MSP-focused architecture less suited to direct enterprise deployment
At a Glance
User Rating
4.6/5vs4.8/5
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Starting Price
Contactvs$5/mo
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Feature Count
16 featuresvs16 features
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User Base
680vs5
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