AWS Firewall Manager vs Palo Alto Networks Panorama comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Palo Alto Networks are both solutions in the Firewall Security Management category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.3, while Palo Alto Networks is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.5. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 3.3% mindshare in Firewall Security Management, compared to Palo Alto Networks’s 7.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Palo Alto Networks users who would recommend it.

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97% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Palo Alto Networks Panorama and AWS Firewall Manager compete in centralized firewall management. Panorama appears to have the upper hand due to its versatile integration capabilities beyond AWS and detailed threat intelligence.

Features: Palo Alto Networks Panorama provides centralized firewall management, enabling users to control multiple firewalls from one interface. It features automation capabilities for task management, robust threat intelligence, and detailed reporting. AWS Firewall Manager offers seamless integration within the AWS ecosystem, automated policy application, and robust scalability that efficiently manages AWS resources.

Room for Improvement: Palo Alto Networks Panorama could improve OS update scheduling, performance speed, and Active Directory integration, which currently incurs unwelcome traffic. Documentation clarity on automation processes is also needed. AWS Firewall Manager's extensive features present a learning curve, with many features rarely used. Improving logging features and community documentation would aid in user navigation and integration.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Palo Alto Networks Panorama is effective across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments but has mixed feedback on technical support, with some experiencing delays. AWS Firewall Manager excels in public and hybrid cloud deployments within AWS, but its multitude of features can complicate adoption. Support is generally considered reliable.

Pricing and ROI: Palo Alto Networks Panorama is viewed as expensive but offers good value for larger deployments, though licensing costs are high compared to competitors. AWS Firewall Manager offers a cost-efficient, scalable solution with a pay-as-you-go model that provides financial flexibility, though AWS services are often seen as costly, impacting ROI perception.

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Firewall Manager

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

9th

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

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AWS Firewall Manager is 3.3%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palo Alto Networks Panorama is 7.0%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Firewall Security Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Palo Alto Networks Panorama	7.0%
AWS Firewall Manager	3.3%
Other	89.7%

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

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

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

"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."

"It has centralized cloud firewall management rules. It provides compliance in tracking and reporting."

"It is helpful for our compliance, as the compliance manager manages compliance with leading industry standards such as FedRAMP, which my company complies with, GDPR laws, and ISO 27001."

"The product is highly reliable."

"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."

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"I like its flexibility."

"The most valuable feature is the Threat Intelligence."

"All of the reports and events from different locations can be managed centrally."

"Managing the firewalls in the branch locations from a central management console is easier."

"I would improve the management. I need to view charts and traffic statistics, but the management console doesn't share that information with me."

"Compared to all of the other firewall vendors, Palo Alto is very secure."

"It's easy to deploy any software or policies."

"The threat prevention and layer seven security features were the most used and important for us. All operations are quite good in this solution."

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Cons

"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."

"For AWS WAF, we have seen cases where it allowed suspicious HTTPS headers even if they carried malicious payloads."

"One area for improvement is the reporting and customization option."

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

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

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

"The areas of improvement are definitely platform resiliency, as we have seen outages on the AWS backbone, and whenever there is an outage on the AWS backbone, it impacts all the services hosted on that region, so we expect regional resiliency."

"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."

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"Sometimes in Palo Alto Networks Panorama, we receive issues where it is overloaded and unresponsive. We have issues with accessing the devices due to a slow response from Panorama."

"Panorama needs to work on its configuration issues."

"I would like more dashboard management."

"When creating remote access for users, it would be beneficial to be able to base the object on on-premises or the cloud."

"The notification and alerting system could be improved."

"Palo Alto Networks Panorama currently lacks the capability of integrating with other software, such as AlgoSec to simplify rule management and schedule management. However, this feature has been requested by the company and it is uncertain if Palo Alto will implement it in the future. Additionally, the UI needs improvement, it is too slow."

"My pain point is the automation process is not well-documented. There are some things that they could improve on there."

"The solution should improve the speed at which they make changes on the system. Historically, they've been a bit slow in that respect. They should apply changes to the box quicker and more often."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a cost-efficient product."

"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."

"Initially, Palo Alto looks expensive, but if you dig deeper then you will find that it is very comparable, or even cheaper than other solutions."

"The solution is priced well and there is a license for this solution that we pay annually for."

"Palo Alto Networks Panorama has so many licenses. For example, it has threat protection and group protection licenses. One license depends on another. I find it more expensive than Cisco."

"Licensing fees are paid yearly."

"The price of Panorama is expensive."

"Pricing for Palo Alto Networks Panorama is always high. If you're going to sell the product, you always have to talk about the technology because it should be about the solution rather than the price."

"Although I don't have direct knowledge of the setup cost I believe it is mid-range."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
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?

AWS licenses in general are expensive, as the overall suite of services that we buy from AWS goes in the range of tens of million dollars. The services we get are value for money; AWS has a pay-as-...

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What needs improvement with AWS Firewall Manager?

The areas of improvement are definitely platform resiliency, as we have seen outages on the AWS backbone, and whenever there is an outage on the AWS backbone, it impacts all the services hosted on ...

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What is your primary use case for AWS Firewall Manager?

We host our applications on the AWS platform, and to secure our boundaries, we are using AWS Firewall Manager, Web Application Firewall, and AWS Shield Advanced.

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What do you like most about Palo Alto Networks Panorama?

The most valuable aspect of Palo Alto Networks Panorama for me is the centralized management of multiple firewalls.

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

If you go with the cloud-based deployment, it is pretty much affordable. If you go with the physical bare-metal hardware, then it is quite expensive.

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What needs improvement with Palo Alto Networks Panorama?

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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.

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