Netskope vs Fortinet FortiSASE

Fortinet FortiSASE and Netskope are both sase & zero trust solutions. Fortinet FortiSASE converged SASE platform powered by FortiOS with competitive pricing and integrated SD-WAN, while Netskope cloud-native SASE platform with industry-leading CASB and granular SaaS visibility. The best choice depends on your organization's size, technical requirements, and budget.

Choose Fortinet FortiSASE if most competitive pricing makes enterprise SASE accessible to mid-market is your priority and mid-market and large enterprises with existing Fortinet infrastructure that want SASE with integrated SD-WAN at competitive pricing. Choose Netskope if industry-leading CASB with the deepest SaaS app visibility and activity-level controls matters most and organizations that need the deepest SaaS visibility and granular cloud application control alongside SASE capabilities.

Fortinet FortiSASE starts at Custom pricing / Per-user tiers starting lower than Zscaler (per-user annual subscription with tiered bundles). Netskope starts at Custom enterprise pricing / Per-user subscription (per-user annual subscription). As always, the sticker price only tells part of the story. Factor in add-ons, implementation costs, and what's actually included at each tier.

It depends on how deeply Netskope is embedded in your stack. Most teams run both in parallel for a few weeks before cutting over. Check whether Fortinet FortiSASE supports importing your existing configs or policies. That's usually the biggest time sink.