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Fidelis Deception vs Fortinet FortiSandbox comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Fidelis Deception
Ranking in Threat Deception Platforms
7th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortinet FortiSandbox
Ranking in Threat Deception Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Threat Deception Platforms category, the mindshare of Fidelis Deception is 5.8%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiSandbox is 6.6%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Threat Deception Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiSandbox6.6%
Fidelis Deception5.8%
Other87.6%
Threat Deception Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

it_user90669 - PeerSpot reviewer
The Chief of IT security department at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
It's help us to unveil security violations using games and torrents, although it should include custom filters on the roadmap.
Asset Inventory Change Management Application/Tool Management Unveil Shadow-IT Forensic tool (for incidents) Flexible exception model Asset and/or Network Inventory/ Risk Management Unveiled security violations using games and torrents It's a time saving solution for incident investigation…
AN
Security Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Advanced sandboxing has protected users from zero-day threats and has simplified secure file scanning
The smooth integrations between Fortinet FortiSandbox and other Fortinet solutions such as FortiWeb and FortiFirewall and with other Fortinet environments are what I really appreciate. We have minimum false positives during threat detection. Our clients have not given negative feedback from detection. As you know, it still needs some tuning after implementation. However, we never receive negative feedback for many false positives during implementation.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"When it's well tuned, there is no more administrative overload when managing the system, and as a result, you see an ROI in six months."
"It has the best support, quick and professional."
"It helped me to unveil the truth, and you must constantly search for new technologies, educate yourself, and use the right solutions to protect your environment."
"We use Fortinet FortiSandbox for threat protection and threat emulation."
"The most valuable feature was the EDR, endpoint detection and response."
"What I find most valuable, is that it is easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiSandbox are customization, ICAP protocol, and integration with other vendors; additionally, the security works very well."
"The solution is easy to manage."
"The analysis engine is a very valuable feature."
"I would recommend that for customers looking for a security solution, FortiSandbox is a good option."
"The scanner office document as well as PDF are useful. The most valuable thing is that you can emulate different operating systems without having the danger of getting something infected. It emulates several operating systems, and as a result, you either get the file or you don't get the file."
 

Cons

"I tested the best products from LastLine and FireEye, but there was always something that turned me off."
"Implement prevention features."
"There's no prevention or blocking mechanism, and static IPs for a HoneyPot that even if known, might be ignored by malware."
"When there are passwords in the password-protected files, it can't scan them or do things like this."
"The use cases in Fortinet FortiSandbox are not good. It is difficult to upload a custom VM for Fortinet FortiSandbox. The integration of Fortinet FortiSandbox with other Fortinet or FortiGate firewalls is not good. VMs are already installed in the hardware and are working fine, but we tried to approve the custom VM many times but did not succeed."
"Sometimes, there are issues upgrading the version of the firewall or the SD-LAN box. After we upgrade to the latest version of the software, we still have the same box. I think it's the same for every vendor."
"Sometimes the technical engineer is very good and helpful, and sometimes we go through many processes until it gets escalated to a higher level or to another advanced technical engineer."
"In future releases, I would like to see more automation capabilities."
"In the next release, I would like to see machine learning and anti-exploitation included."
"It would be better if it had support for Mac and Linux."
"There could be more templates and a higher number of simulated VMs to configure more use cases. Sometimes we need to configure many use cases in many different environments, and if the number of VMs that we configure is limited, we have to remove some and reconfigure the environment if we need another environment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There are additional costs, which isn't included in the licensing fee."
"The price of Fortinet FortiSandbox is not expensive."
"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"Altogether, it is about €10,000 for the Sandbox and Email Gateway."
"FortiSandbox is a subscription that can be purchased from Fortinet directly. Only using FortiSandbox as features purchased as a subscription in the cloud."
"The price of Fortinet FortiSandbox is expensive."
"The solution is not expensive at all."
"The price is competitive."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise9
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSandbox?
The cost is in the mid-range. It is not low and it is not high.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSandbox?
I think Fortinet FortiSandbox could introduce more automation tools and AI tools.
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiSandbox?
Clients primarily ask us to integrate Fortinet FortiSandbox either with FortiMail or with firewalls to scan downloadable files and ensure that client access browsing is secure with no harmful files...
 

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Sample Customers

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Lush, Barnabas Health, Options, Riverside Healthcare, Hillsbourough County Schools, Columbia Public Schools, Schiller AG
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