Fortinet · 2 categories · RankedFortinet Secure SD-WAN
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-WAN | Network and edge | 41% | 1 of 53 | 7% | 58 | endorsed leader |
| SASE platforms | Network and edge | 0% | 29 of 43 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Cato SASE Cloud at 28% |
Movement
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Kimi K2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN offers the best balance of features, integrated security, and cost.” Kimi K2 · SD-WAN · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Cisco Meraki or Fortinet Secure SD-WAN are often recommended as starting points” MiniMax M2.5 · SD-WAN · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd lean Fortinet Secure SD-WAN because it often gives the best balance of cost, security, and operational simplicity.” GPT-5.4 mini · SD-WAN · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For the tightest budget with good features, Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) or Fortinet SD-WAN would be your best choices” MiniMax M2.5 · SD-WAN · budget prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Fortinet Secure SD-WAN if standalone ... rely on third-party underlays ... Top-Rated Leaders: Fortinet Secure SD-WAN (highest Peer Insights: 4.9/5)” Grok 4.1 Fast · SD-WAN · negative prompt · soft negative
“provide excellent software but: No control over underlying transport - No SLA for internet/MPLS circuits you provide” Kimi K2 · SD-WAN · negative prompt · soft negative
“Examples: Cisco Viptela, VMware VeloCloud (now Broadcom), Fortinet Secure SD-WAN ... Why be cautious?” Mistral Small · SD-WAN · negative prompt · soft negative
“Caution if you lack Routing Expertise ... a simple misconfiguration can easily cause route leaks” Gemini 3.5 Flash · SD-WAN · negative prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
What carried it into the answer
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, four of the twelve in this edition, so these counts come from 146 of the 176 answers that named Fortinet Secure SD-WAN and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
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Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Names read as Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
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