Palo Alto Networks Panorama and Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center compete in centralized firewall management. Users appreciate Panorama for its pricing and support, while Cisco's features make it compelling for those who value robust capabilities and comprehensive functionality.
Features: Palo Alto Networks Panorama is known for centralized management, scalability, and ease of use, with strong automation capabilities and robust reporting features. The automation and credential theft prevention make it notable, as is the ability to seamlessly manage multiple firewalls. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is recognized for all-in-one firewall protection and centralized management critical for large network infrastructures.
Room for Improvement: Panorama users indicate room for improvement in pricing and complexity of managing multiple firewalls. Its documentation and integration with third-party products also need enhancement. Cisco users suggest improvements in user interface simplicity and cost, with some indicating performance issues tied to complex setups.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Panorama supports deployment models including hybrid cloud and on-premises and is praised for its versatile deployment options. Cisco Secure Firewall supports on-premises and private cloud deployments, with robust support noted despite occasional response delays for both.
Pricing and ROI: Palo Alto Networks Panorama is perceived as expensive yet offers strong ROI due to its extensive feature set and efficiency. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center's cost is similar, with charges for additional features but offers flexible licensing for diverse user needs. Both provide potential ROI through increased productivity and centralized management.
There are a lot of solutions which can provide the same features.
The technical support from Palo Alto is rated around nine out of ten.
The tech support I've encountered has been good, prompt, and fast.
The customer service and support are very good.
I would rate scalability capabilities as ten out of ten.
Scalability depends on whether it's a hardware or virtual machine model.
Scalability is primarily enhanced by Strata Cloud Manager as it is much easier to scale in the cloud than in an on-premises installation.
Palo Alto Networks Panorama is very stable.
I remember version 6.4 had an integration with Eddie, allowing me to define a policy according to my users, however, the latest version, lacks this integration.
In terms of operation, it is quite important that the staff managing the Panorama should be technically sound enough, and they should know exactly what they are doing.
The AI module should be on-premises, not in the cloud.
Naming the reports properly so that they can be easily identified would be an improvement.
Virtual Panorama is well-priced and is sold every time there's a solution.
Commercially, compared to Fortinet, Palo Alto is more expensive.
Palo Alto Networks Panorama is expensive but provides good value for money.
It provides full visibility of my devices, whether I have six or ten devices.
I find this solution valuable for full monitoring, centralized control for reporting, and centralized management.
The platform is quite similar to the firewall interface, making it easier for tech consultants to manage.
The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks Panorama, in my case, is the reporting.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Panorama | 7.1% |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center | 1.3% |
| Other | 91.6% |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 11 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 9 |
| Large Enterprise | 7 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 32 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 14 |
| Large Enterprise | 47 |
The Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is the administrative nerve center for select Cisco security products running on multiple platforms. It provides unified management of Cisco Secure Firewalls with Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) software for port and protocol control, application control, IPS, URL filtering, and malware protection functions. Firewall Management Center is the centralized event and policy manager for:
● Cisco Secure Firewall with the Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) OS
● Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services
● Cisco Secure IPS (Firepower Next-Gen IPS / NGIPS)
● Cisco FirePOWER Threat Defense for ISR
● Cisco Malware Defense (AMP)
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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