AWS Firewall Manager vs Palo Alto Networks Panorama comparison

AWS Firewall Manager vs. Palo Alto Networks Panorama

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Firewall Manager

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Palo Alto Networks Panorama

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AWS Firewall Manager is 3.3%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palo Alto Networks Panorama is 7.8%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Firewall Security Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Palo Alto Networks Panorama	7.8%
AWS Firewall Manager	3.3%
Other	88.9%

Firewall Security Management

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Venda E

Cloud Option Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Centralized security policies have streamlined audits and ensure consistent protection by default

One area for improvement is the reporting and customization option. The compliance reports are helpful, but having more granular insights or export options would make it even easier to use during audits. Also, support for more third-party integration could improve flexibility. Another improvement I need to see is a smoother setup experience. Some of the initial configuration steps, especially around the organization and permissions, can feel complex. A more guided setup or clear UI explanation would make it easier for teams to adopt quickly. One more improvement would be better alerting options. Right now, we mostly rely on AWS Security Hub or CloudWatch for detailed alerts. Having more built-in, real-time notification directly from AWS Firewall Manager would make it easier to monitor policy violations without extra setup.

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Richard Dombo

Application Support Administrator at Meridian Port Services

Monitoring and managing multiple firewalls has become more efficient through centralized oversight and reliable logging

I would say that while Palo Alto Networks Panorama reporting capability is functional, it is not really intuitive. The presentation is not really as advanced as what an advanced solution would have provided. I would like to improve the dashboards on Palo Alto Networks Panorama, especially because I work in an environment where my managers are not really that technical. They do a great job leading us, but they do not have a technical background. If the dashboard could be improved to suit more executive use cases when it comes to reporting, that would be excellent. It is basic as far as I am concerned, and from an executive standpoint, it is not really that good. I would rate Palo Alto Networks Panorama as a product nine or 9.5 out of ten because there is always room for improvement, especially on the dashboard. I think if they could improve the dashboard, I would give them ten out of ten because from a technical standpoint, the dashboard is good, but at an executive level, it is not really that good. I usually struggle when doing presentations to my bosses because the dashboard and reporting from Palo Alto Networks Panorama are not as polished as they could be.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"My advice for anybody who is considering the AWS Firewall Manager is that it is pretty simple to set up and easy to use."

"Overall, it improved our security posture and made audits much easier."

"The interface is intuitive and it is easy for the users."

"AWS Firewall Manager isn't a separate solution when you create the virtual private cloud (VPC), so you can control the traffic through that security group."

"Once this solution is set up, we hardly have to touch it."

"We work with compliance monitoring in the product, which is helpful for identifying framework-based misconfigurations, as it can tell you where to deploy firewall policies based on the frameworks."

"The most valuable feature is scaling, which allows you to deploy one configuration and scan and deploy it across the network. The automated policy application feature also streamlines security operations."

"Also, the strength of the community is invaluable."

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"One of the key advantages of Palo Alto Networks Panorama is its unified platform that is quite similar to the firewall interface, making it easier for tech consultants to manage."

"One of the most valuable aspects for us is the fact that all of the policy management and configuration management is able to happen right from the centralized management."

"The main value of Palo Alto Networks Panorama lies in its ability to centralize management, similar to FortiManager."

"One valuable feature is centralized management, as we are able to manage it centrally for two to three remote offices, our head office and our data centers, so it is very simple to manage."

"It has made our ROIs easier, but consolidating the correlation of data into one single point, which is pretty great."

"I found it easy to learn how to pull information from the logs."

"This is the most mature next-generation firewall in the market and a solution that I strongly recommend."

"Since we cut it out, from Checkpoint to Palo Alto, everything has improved noticeably."

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Cons

"Enabling and configuring the logging is not that straightforward."

"In AWS, there are so many features that many users get confused about what to use and what not to use."

"AWS Firewall Manager should be open to manage other third-party appliances as well."

"This solution is suitable for a small-scale enterprise and may not scale up to a very high volume of traffic or a large number of servers."

"Enabling and configuring the logging is not that straightforward."

"They could consider organizing and enhancing documentation in a more structured and chronological manner"

"The system should be more customizable."

"I would like to see AWS add some UTM features to the firewall. It would also be great if AWS Firewall had native IPS/IDS. They have the separate IPS/IDS, GuardDuty."

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"Scalability is one of the main reasons why our customer is looking for alternatives."

"The dual WAN functionality is missing in this solution."

"There were a few bugs a couple of years into it. There was a big bug where it had trouble communicating with the two main boxes."

"The notification and alerting system could be improved."

"We have had some issues in the past because integrating a new device is not intuitive."

"Reporting might be an area to improve. It can provide reporting or some sort of graphical representation of your environment."

"Sometimes technical support is slow to respond."

"The price of Palo Alto Networks Panorama could be better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"From what I've heard from my colleagues, it appears that the pricing is competitive, which influenced our decision to choose this option."

"The AWS Firewall Manager is a little on the costly side."

"The licensing is on a pay-as-you-go basis and we are billed monthly."

"It is a cost-efficient product."

"The solution is relatively cheap; I rate it four out of five for affordability."

"Palo Alto is expensive and there are many cheaper firewalls, but they do not work as well."

"Palo Alto products are generally priced higher compared to their competitors."

"The price of Panorama is expensive."

"It is pretty reasonable as compared to other companies."

"Pricing is high compared to other vendors in the same space. Licensing is also fairly high for different functions to be added on."

"The pricing model is reasonable for this class of solutions."

"The product's pricing is high but flexible. It now follows the pay-per-use pricing model. I would rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

10%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	33
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	46

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Firewall Manager?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for AWS Firewall Manager has been straightforward. There is no separate licensing cost for AWS Firewall Manager itself. It is included with AWS...

What needs improvement with AWS Firewall Manager?

What is your primary use case for AWS Firewall Manager?

My main use case for AWS Firewall Manager is centrally managing and enforcing security policies across multiple AWS accounts. It helps me to ensure consistent WAF rules, security group policies, an...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Palo Alto Networks Panorama?

We did not purchase Palo Alto Networks Panorama through the Azure Marketplace. We purchased it directly through Palo Alto.

What needs improvement with Palo Alto Networks Panorama?

From a monitoring perspective, if we could improve on data retention and keep it for quite a long time, such as 90 days of data retention, that would be good for us to manage our CPU usage, as we c...

What is your primary use case for Palo Alto Networks Panorama?

My main use case for Palo Alto Networks Panorama is to manage our firewalls. We have around 450 firewalls, and we manage them through Panorama. Configuration entry is the primary focus of our use.

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Overview

AWS Firewall Manager is a security management service which allows you to centrally configure and manage firewall rules across your accounts and applications in AWS Organization. As new applications are created, Firewall Manager makes it easy to bring new applications and resources into compliance by enforcing a common set of security rules. Now you have a single service to build firewall rules, create security policies, and enforce them in a consistent, hierarchical manner across your entire infrastructure.

Using AWS Firewall Manager, you can easily roll out AWS WAF rules for your Application Load Balancers, API Gateways, and Amazon CloudFront distributions. Similarly, you can create AWS Shield Advanced protections for your Application Load Balancers, ELB Classic Load Balancers, Elastic IP Addresses and CloudFront distributions. Finally, with AWS Firewall Manager, you can enable security groups for your Amazon EC2 and ENI resource types in Amazon VPCs.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Panorama network security management provides static rules and dynamic security updates in an ever-changing threat landscape. Reduce administrator workload and improve your overall security posture with a single rule base for firewall, threat prevention, URL filtering, application awareness, user identification, file blocking and data filtering.

Palo Alto Networks

Sample Customers

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AWS Firewall Manager vs. Palo Alto Networks Panorama