G2 Vendor Directory

FortiCNAPP vs. Cortex Cloud

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricFortiCNAPP

by Fortinet

Cortex Cloud

by Palo Alto Networks

Overall rating4.44.1
Review count386129
Ease of use8.58.1
Ease of setup8.78.1
Quality of support9.08.3
Meets requirements8.88.6
NPS54.30809436.507937
Small Business12.5%30.2%
Mid-Market61.8%31.8%
Enterprise25.7%38.0%
Total page views667861
Total LLM citations4,6314,651

FortiCNAPP

FortiCNAPP (formerly Lacework) is an AI-powered Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform that delivers unified security across your multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Built to protect the entire application lifecycle—from development to runtime—it combines posture management, workload protection, identity security, and threat detection into one integrated platform. By leveraging machine learning and behavioral analytics, FortiCNAPP helps security teams detect unknown threats, reduce noise, and accelerate response.

Pros

  • Security
  • Vulnerability Detection
  • Monitoring
  • Cloud Security
  • Alert Management
  • Security Insights

Cortex Cloud

Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, the next version of Prisma Cloud, understands a unified security approach is essential for effectively addressing AppSec, CloudSec, and SecOps. Connecting cloud security and SOC workflows enables teams to achieve holistic visibility, trace risk across the lifecycle, and correlate real-time threat activity with development and runtime contexts. Cortex Cloud is a unified platform built on three core pillars: data integration, AI-driven intelligence, and automation.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Security
  • Visibility
  • Cloud Integration
  • Cloud Services