SD-WAN · RankedFortinet Secure SD-WAN
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN is a software-defined wide area networking product from Fortinet that handles both network routing and security · fortinet.com ↗
Leads at mid-market. Ranked 2 of 61 for enterprise buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Tied for first with Cisco Meraki SD-WAN.
Ranked first. Next is Cisco Meraki SD-WAN at 9%. 9 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN is first at 45%.
Why models recommend it
“For 90% of budget-conscious companies, Fortinet (FortiGate 40F/60F) provides the optimal balance of enterprise performance, security, and low long-term total cost of ownership.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“The best SD-WAN platform for a company with a limited budget is Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, as it is the clear leader with 50% of first choices”Llama 4 Maverick · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Choose Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for cost-efficient branches where integrated NGFW security and simplified management are prioritized.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Comparative question · first choice
“Choose Fortinet if you need security features and have 2-5 locations — it offers the best balance of price and features”MiniMax M2.5 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Fortinet SD-WAN (Caveats, not avoid entirely) ... IPv6 support is buggy and incomplete”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Fortinet's SD-WAN features are considered limited compared to competitors”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, over the 208 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 32 | Compare → | |
| 121 | 42 | Compare → | |
| 119 | 2 | View → | |
| 105 | 2 | View → | |
| 83 | 3 | Compare → | |
| 73 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 65 | 0 | View → | |
| 26 | 1 | View → | |
| 24 | 0 | View → | |
| 15 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Fortinet Secure SD-WAN's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- cloud-first, security-sensitive, and global enterprises
- Free plan or trial
- Testez un FortiGate sur votre réseau
- Customers named
- British Telecom (BT), Nexus Ocean, Spark NZ, Orange Business Services, AT&T Business, BT, GTT Communications, Masergy
- Also from Fortinet
- Fortinet FortiADC, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Fortinet FortiClient, Fortinet FortiClient / FortiNAC, Fortinet FortiDeceiver, Fortinet FortiDeceptor and 19 more
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 190 of the 208 answers that named Fortinet Secure SD-WAN and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
422 of the 548 domain citations in answers naming Fortinet Secure SD-WAN came from a third party's page. Forty-six were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |