Zero trust network access · RankedFortinet Universal ZTNA
Fortinet Universal ZTNA is a zero trust network access feature that lets remote users reach applications without a traditional VPN · fortinet.com ↗
Why models recommend it
“Fortinet is the only vendor named 2025 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for ZTNA”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Direct question · alternative
“Cost-effective, strong integration with existing Fortinet ecosystem”Grok 4.20 · Comparative question · alternative
“Best for: Organizations already using Fortinet's security fabric”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
“Best For: Organizations with existing Fortinet infrastructure”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Fortinet and Check Point are the most consistently flagged as lagging in ZTNA maturity — if you're looking for a modern, cloud-native ZTNA, these should be lower on your list.”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Lagging vendors (Fortinet, Versa Networks) rely heavily on proprietary agents or complex setups, reducing ease of deployment and flexibility”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“Be Cautious With: Fortinet and Check Point if you are building a fully cloud-native stack; they may require more engineering effort”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Avoid vendors still pushing VPN-like ZTNA (e.g., some older Check Point or Fortinet setups without full SASE evolution).”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Fortinet Universal ZTNA, over the 30 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 5 | View → | |
| 27 | 16 | View → | |
| 24 | 1 | View → | |
| 20 | 2 | View → | |
| 16 | 3 | View → | |
| 15 | 0 | View → | |
| 8 | 0 | View → | |
| 8 | 0 | View → | |
| 7 | 0 | View → | |
| 6 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Fortinet Universal ZTNA →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Fortinet Universal ZTNA's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- all organizations that have both FortiClient endpoint protection and FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)
- Price stated
- no-added-cost feature
- Free plan or trial
- free feature in FortiOS and FortiClient
- Customers named
- Fortinet
- 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.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
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 28 of the 30 answers that named Fortinet Universal ZTNA and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
Seventy-two of the seventy-two domain citations in answers naming Fortinet Universal ZTNA came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |