Cybersecurity OS comparison

Vigilbase vs Fortinet

A fabric built around one vendor, or an operating system across every security tool you pay for? Compare coverage, investigations, and who controls the response.

OUR VERDICT

The short answer

Start with the decision. The detailed evidence follows below.

Choose Vigilbase to run the tools you already pay for

Vigilbase

Connect your security tools to one operating system, with dashboards for your team and the Vigil agent investigating within the authority you set.

Evaluate Fortinet to standardize on the Security Fabric

Fortinet

Fortinet’s Security Fabric connects its security products across hardware, virtual, and cloud environments.

Side-by-side evidence

Detailed comparison

What it is

Vigilbase: The cybersecurity operating system
Fortinet: Security Fabric and FortiGate deployments

Your existing tools

Vigilbase: Connects the security tools you already pay for
Fortinet: Deepest across Fortinet products in the Security Fabric

Dashboards and logs

Vigilbase: Dashboards for each team over one auditable, queryable record
Fortinet: FortiAnalyzer and FortiSIEM views, where licensed

Investigation

Vigilbase: The Vigil agent investigates high-severity incidents; our analysts handle exceptions
Fortinet: FortiSIEM and FortiSOAR, where licensed and configured

Response scope

Vigilbase: Supported actions, permissions, approvals, and verification
Fortinet: Confirm the available actions and customer responsibilities

Cloudflare

Vigilbase: Native integration, Enterprise licensing, and Managed Cloudflare
Fortinet: Confirm the required Cloudflare use case with the vendor

FortiGate

Vigilbase: Native connector for traffic and UTM logs, with analysis
Fortinet: Native

FEATURE	VIGILBASE	FORTINET
What it is	The cybersecurity operating system	Security Fabric and FortiGate deployments
Your existing tools	Connects the security tools you already pay for	Deepest across Fortinet products in the Security Fabric
Dashboards and logs	Dashboards for each team over one auditable, queryable record	FortiAnalyzer and FortiSIEM views, where licensed
Investigation	The Vigil agent investigates high-severity incidents; our analysts handle exceptions	FortiSIEM and FortiSOAR, where licensed and configured
Response scope	Supported actions, permissions, approvals, and verification	Confirm the available actions and customer responsibilities
Cloudflare	Native integration, Enterprise licensing, and Managed Cloudflare	Confirm the required Cloudflare use case with the vendor
FortiGate	Native connector for traffic and UTM logs, with analysis	Native

In-depth overview

Vigilbase

Vigilbase is the cybersecurity operating system. It connects the security tools you already pay for, keeps their logs and events auditable and queryable in one place, builds dashboards for each team, and has the Vigil agent investigate what matters.

KEY STRENGTHS

✓Connects the security tools you already pay for

✓Native analysis for edge, identity, endpoint, network, cloud, and email providers

✓Dashboards for each team over one auditable record

✓Vigil agent investigations with approvals and verification

✓Cloudflare Enterprise licensing and Managed Cloudflare

LIMITATIONS

✗Data and response coverage depend on the provider and granted permissions

✗Live response actions are limited to supported providers; for others, investigations return the steps for your team

IDEAL FOR

Teams that want the security tools they already pay for to operate as one system.

PRICING

Confirm the required scope

Fortinet

Fortinet provides the Security Fabric and products including FortiGate firewalls and FortiEDR. Its portfolio includes hardware, virtual, and cloud deployments; it is not exclusively appliance-based.

KEY STRENGTHS

·Fortinet Security Fabric

·FortiGate physical and virtual firewalls

·FortiEDR endpoint security

LIMITATIONS

✗Confirm the Fortinet products, deployment model, licensing, and service responsibilities required for the use case.

IDEAL FOR

Teams building on existing Fortinet Security Fabric and FortiGate deployments.

PRICING

Request a quote for the required configuration

Pricing breakdown

Vigilbase

Scope-based proposal

✓Confirm connected systems, data volume, retention, and response authority

✓Cloudflare Enterprise licensing and Managed Cloudflare have agreed commercial scope

✓Compare a written proposal for the same requirements

Fortinet

Vendor proposal

·Confirm the Fortinet products, deployment model, licensing, and service responsibilities required for the use case.

·Include deployment, ongoing operation, support, and data requirements in the comparison

Which one is right for you?

Find yourself in these scenarios to see which solution fits best.

If you're a Security lead at a Organization with a multi-vendor security stack trying to run the tools it already pays for as one system

→ Vigilbase

Vigilbase connects those tools natively, analyzes their events, and gives each team dashboards over one auditable record.

If you're a Platform owner at a Organization with an existing deployment trying to extend its Fortinet workflow

→ Fortinet

Fortinet’s Security Fabric connects its security products across hardware, virtual, and cloud environments.

If you're a Cloudflare owner at a Organization using Cloudflare trying to combine platform visibility with Cloudflare licensing and operations

→ Vigilbase

Vigilbase combines native Cloudflare integration with Cloudflare Enterprise licensing and Managed Cloudflare. Confirm the required products, permissions, commercial terms, and operating scope with us.

Decision framework

Quick guide to making the right choice

You want the security tools you already pay for to operate as one system your team can see into

→Vigilbase

Teams building on existing Fortinet Security Fabric and FortiGate deployments.

→Fortinet

You want native Cloudflare integration with Enterprise licensing and Managed Cloudflare

→Vigilbase

Choose Vigilbase

✓You want the security tools you already pay for to operate as one system your team can see into

✓You want native Cloudflare integration with Enterprise licensing and Managed Cloudflare

Choose Fortinet

·Teams building on existing Fortinet Security Fabric and FortiGate deployments.

Validate the scope before a migration

Agree the target workflow before changing an existing security deployment.

Inventory the connected systems and required security workflows

Confirm supported provider data, permissions, and response actions

Run a representative investigation within agreed authority

Review evidence, action records, and verification

Agree acceptance criteria and responsibilities before a cutover

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Vigilbase and Fortinet?

Fortinet’s Security Fabric works best when your security products are Fortinet products. Vigilbase is the operating system across the security tools you already pay for, whichever vendor makes them, FortiGate included: every connected tool feeds one auditable record, each team gets dashboards, and the Vigil agent investigates within the authority you set.Get started with the Vigilbase Platform Supported integrations and operating scope

What does “cybersecurity operating system” mean?

It is the layer that runs across your security tools rather than another tool beside them. Vigilbase connects the products you already pay for, puts their events in one auditable record, gives each team dashboards over that record, and has the Vigil agent investigate and act within the authority you set.Get started with the Vigilbase Platform Supported integrations and operating scope

Does Vigilbase integrate with Fortinet?

Yes. Vigilbase ingests FortiGate traffic and UTM logs over HTTPS and analyzes them alongside your other connected tools. Vigilbase does not change FortiGate policy; when a response is needed, the investigation returns the steps for your team.Supported integrations and operating scope Find, fix and verify in practice

How does pricing compare?

Compare written quotes for the same connected systems, data volume, retention, operating responsibilities, and response authority. Cloudflare Enterprise licensing and Managed Cloudflare have their own agreed scope. We do not claim a universal savings percentage or bundled coverage.Get started with the Vigilbase Platform Choose who operates Cloudflare

Can Vigilbase replace Fortinet?

No. Vigilbase is not a firewall. Keep FortiGate and your other Fortinet products, and connect them to Vigilbase so they operate alongside the rest of your security stack.Supported integrations and operating scope

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