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Limitations

Limitations

Note

You can use FortiClient Cloud to manage and provision up to 250 000 FortiClient endpoints.

FortiClient Cloud supports the majority of features that on-premise EMS supports.

The following provides a comparison between FortiClient Cloud and EMS 7.2 and 7.0:

Feature

FortiClient Cloud

EMS 7.2 and 7.0

Fortinet Security Fabric integration

Share endpoint telemetry data with FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer

Updated connector for FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer

Updated connector for FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer

Dynamic access control

Yes

Yes

Zero Trust tags

Yes

Yes

FortiSASE support

Yes

No

Secure remote access

IPsec and SSL VPN agents

Yes

Yes

Single sign on

Yes

Yes

Web Filter

Web Filter

Yes

Yes

Chromebook support, including filtering based on keyword searches

Yes

Yes

Web Filter for FortiClient iOS and Android

Yes

Yes

Import web filter policy from FortiOS

Yes

Yes

Browser plugin support

Yes

Browser support depends on the endpoint OS and installed FortiClient version.

Yes

Browser support depends on the endpoint OS and installed FortiClient version.

Endpoint hardening, visibility, and discovery

Vulnerability scan

Yes

Yes

Patching

Yes

Yes

Application inventory

Yes

Yes

Application Firewall

Yes

Yes

Endpoint protection and prevention

Antimalware

Yes (Content pattern recognition language (CPRL) and machine learning)

Yes (CPRL and machine learning)

Antiexploit

Yes

Yes

Antiransomware

Yes

Yes

Application Firewall (SaaS control, botnet protection)

Yes

Yes

Fileless malware scanning through AMSI

Yes

Yes

Sandbox integration

Yes

Yes

Deployment and management console

Management console

Cloud-based management console hosted by Fortinet

On-premise, self-hosted by customer. Requires a Windows Server machine

EMS version

7.2, 7.0

7.2, 7.0

Supported FortiClient agent versions

7.2, 7.0, 6.4

7.2, 7.0, 6.4

Active Directory integration

Yes

Yes

Supported platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and Chromebook

Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and Chromebook

Multitenancy

Yes via FortiCloud organizational units

Yes

Limitations

Note

You can use FortiClient Cloud to manage and provision up to 250 000 FortiClient endpoints.

FortiClient Cloud supports the majority of features that on-premise EMS supports.

The following provides a comparison between FortiClient Cloud and EMS 7.2 and 7.0:

Feature

FortiClient Cloud

EMS 7.2 and 7.0

Fortinet Security Fabric integration

Share endpoint telemetry data with FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer

Updated connector for FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer

Updated connector for FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer

Dynamic access control

Yes

Yes

Zero Trust tags

Yes

Yes

FortiSASE support

Yes

No

Secure remote access

IPsec and SSL VPN agents

Yes

Yes

Single sign on

Yes

Yes

Web Filter

Web Filter

Yes

Yes

Chromebook support, including filtering based on keyword searches

Yes

Yes

Web Filter for FortiClient iOS and Android

Yes

Yes

Import web filter policy from FortiOS

Yes

Yes

Browser plugin support

Yes

Browser support depends on the endpoint OS and installed FortiClient version.

Yes

Browser support depends on the endpoint OS and installed FortiClient version.

Endpoint hardening, visibility, and discovery

Vulnerability scan

Yes

Yes

Patching

Yes

Yes

Application inventory

Yes

Yes

Application Firewall

Yes

Yes

Endpoint protection and prevention

Antimalware

Yes (Content pattern recognition language (CPRL) and machine learning)

Yes (CPRL and machine learning)

Antiexploit

Yes

Yes

Antiransomware

Yes

Yes

Application Firewall (SaaS control, botnet protection)

Yes

Yes

Fileless malware scanning through AMSI

Yes

Yes

Sandbox integration

Yes

Yes

Deployment and management console

Management console

Cloud-based management console hosted by Fortinet

On-premise, self-hosted by customer. Requires a Windows Server machine

EMS version

7.2, 7.0

7.2, 7.0

Supported FortiClient agent versions

7.2, 7.0, 6.4

7.2, 7.0, 6.4

Active Directory integration

Yes

Yes

Supported platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and Chromebook

Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and Chromebook

Multitenancy

Yes via FortiCloud organizational units

Yes