Feature comparison of FortiClient standalone and licensed versions
When not connected to EMS, FortiClient offers a limited feature set. The following chart shows the modules available for FortiClient for different OSes:
|
Module |
Free VPN-only standalone FortiClient |
Licensed FortiClient |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Windows, Windows Server, macOS, and Linux |
Windows |
Windows Server |
macOS |
Linux |
|
|
Zero Trust Telemetry |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Compliance |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Sandbox Detection (including connection to FortiClient Cloud Sandbox (PaaS)) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes FortiClient (Linux) cannot connect to FortiClient Cloud Sandbox (PaaS) or query or submit samples to FortiSandbox. It can only download and use the FortiSandbox signature file. |
|
AntiVirus |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Web Filter |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Application Firewall |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
Remote Access |
Only supports a limited version of the Remote Access feature. The following is supported:
You can only download the free VPN client from FNDN or FortiClient.com. For details, see Standalone VPN client. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes. FortiClient (macOS) does not support IPsec VPN IKEv2. |
SSL VPN only |
|
Vulnerability Scan |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Central management |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
24x7 support |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
In 7.2.2, you apply FortiClient licensing to EMS. EMS supports free and paid licensing models. See FortiClient EMS.