FortiADC · Application Delivery

Intelligent Load Balancing & Application Delivery

FortiADC combines L4-L7 load balancing, integrated WAF, DDoS protection, and AI-powered analytics — deployable across any cloud or on-premises environment. Save up to 60% on BYOL licenses through Ogma.

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6
VM Models (VM01–VM32)
24 Gbps
Max L4 Throughput
12+
Cloud Platforms Supported
Up to 60%
Savings via BYOL Licensing

Key Features of FortiADC

L4–L7 Load Balancing

Intelligent traffic distribution across servers and data centres with health-check based failover and session persistence.

Integrated WAF

OWASP Top 10 protection, adaptive ML learning, credential stuffing defence, and DLP — all built into the ADC stack.

Multi-Cloud Deployment

Deploy on AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, Nutanix, and Proxmox.

SSL/TLS Offloading

Terminate SSL/TLS at the ADC layer to reduce backend server load and enable deep inspection of encrypted traffic.

DDoS Mitigation

Built-in volumetric and application-layer DDoS protection keeps your services available under attack conditions.

Global Server Load Balancing

GSLB distributes traffic across geographically dispersed data centres for high availability and disaster recovery.

Size Your FortiADC Deployment

Share the VM model (VM01–VM32), instance count and service tier you need — a senior engineer prices it for your environment within 2 business hours.

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VM Model Comparison

Specifications FORTIADC-VM01 FORTIADC-VM02 FORTIADC-VM04 FORTIADC-VM08 FORTIADC-VM16 FORTIADC-VM32
Hypervisor Support VMware ESX/ESXi, Citrix XenServer, Open Source Xen, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Nutanix, and Proxmox.
L4 Throughput* 1 Gbps 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 10 Gbps 16 Gbps 24 Gbps
Virtual Domains 10 10 10 10 15 20
vCPU Support (Maximum) 1 2 4 8 16 32
Memory Support (Maximum) Unlimited
Network Interface Support (Maximum) 10
Storage Support (Minimum / Maximum) Unlimited
Throughput Hardware Dependent
Management HTTPS, SSH CLI, Direct Console DB9 CLI, SNMP

Security Features by Service Tier

Feature Category Network Security Application Security AI Security
IP Reputation and GeoIP●●●
Advanced Malware Protection●●●
Intrusion Prevention Service●●●
WAF Signatures and Adaptive Learning●●●
Credential Stuffing Defense●●
Sandbox Cloud●●
FortiGuard DLP●●
Threat Analytics●
Advanced Bot Protection●

Supported Cloud & Virtualisation Platforms

Supported cloud platforms

Frequently Asked Questions

FortiADC supports VMware ESX/ESXi, Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Nutanix, and Proxmox — one of the broadest multi-cloud ADC solutions available.
FortiADC VMs are compatible with VMware ESX/ESXi, Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, and all major public cloud hypervisors. Refer to our installation guide for the latest supported versions.
Scale by increasing vCPUs, expanding memory, or upgrading to a higher VM model (VM02 → VM32) for greater throughput and additional virtual domains.
FortiADC is ideal for web applications, APIs, and any mission-critical service requiring high availability, WAF protection, and performance optimisation across multi-cloud or hybrid environments.
Yes. FortiADC includes built-in volumetric and application-layer DDoS mitigation, ensuring your services remain available under attack conditions — without needing a separate DDoS appliance.
BYOL (Bring Your Own License) lets you purchase FortiADC licenses directly from Ogma at up to 60% below cloud marketplace pricing, then deploy on your preferred platform. This avoids vendor lock-in and provides full license portability across multi-cloud environments.
FortiADC terminates SSL/TLS connections at the ADC layer, relieving backend servers from encryption overhead and enabling deep packet inspection of HTTPS traffic for additional security and analytics.

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