Leader: Fortinet

Last year a challenger and this year a leader, network security powerhouse Fortinet is coming to the market with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, which includes FortiGate hardware and virtual appliances with accompanying networking and security (FortiGuard) software managed by the orchestrator in FortiManager.

The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company has one of the most capable security solutions in Gartner‘s research. Combined with SD-WAN functionality, it creates a compelling offering for enterprises, Gartner said.

Despite its strengths, Fortinet is primarily viewed by the market as a security vendor and doesn‘t have as much experience in complex architectures compared to other SD-WAN competitors. The vendor was also late to market with cloud security and primarily focuses on branch security, Gartner found.