2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SASE Platforms

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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