FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) vs Palo Alto Networks Panorama comparison

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We performed a comparison between FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Palo Alto Networks Panorama based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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"ATP ( Advanced Threat Protection) next-generation firewall is the most valuable feature.""The solution is very advanced and has good monitoring features.""The tool's documentation and online resources availability have been valuable.""The focus is on the comprehensive coverage of threats and the reliability of the chosen solution. Ease of use and familiarity are crucial.""The platform has good stability.""Unlike other products, the FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall has many features under one appliance.""The solution can scale well."

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"Variable creation and template stack functionalities make Palo Alto Networks Panorama a brilliant solution. It is a completely scalable system, with good technical support.""Especially for big, worldwide clients, one of the most valuable features is being able to create some rules to place on the security groups.""The most valuable feature is the Threat Intelligence.""Palo Alto Networks Panorama has a lot of features.""What I like most about this solution is that it allows me to push multiple policies on multiple followers at the same time.""You don't need an overly experienced workforce to handle Palo Alto. It's very easy to use.""The product can scale.""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
"There could be more detailed descriptions regarding version upgrades, particularly in terms of the upgrade process.""There is room for improvement in terms of support.""They should offer more affordable renewal options or flexible plans for license upgrades.""The solution is not stable in terms of switching.""The product is very expensive.""The solution needs to improve on box clustering and IPS configuration.""I'd like them to add a DNS option for FortiGate."

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"My company's getting whatever it needs from Palo Alto Networks Panorama, but in the cloud, there's an issue with CPU management, and that's an area for improvement. Though the normal data traffic doesn't go through the management interface, whenever there's an increase in the throughput, CPU management becomes high. If you increase the load, CPU management spikes, and it's what needs to be taken care of in Palo Alto Networks Panorama.""The current documentation is not detailed enough.""A bottleneck in Palo Alto Networks Panorama is the licensing. The licensing model for the product is complicated. Another area for improvement is the PDF report generation because you'll notice that it's missing some details.""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.""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.""Aside from pricing, I don't have any issues with Panorama.""I would like to have better analytics.""It would be beneficial to improve the capabilities of Panorama to handle logs more efficiently, potentially reducing the need for additional local collectors. Adding more predefined dashboards as features would enhance the monitoring and reporting capabilities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall is not an expensive solution."
  • "The pricing is competitive."
  • "The tool's licensing costs are cheap and yearly."
  • "It is an expensive platform."
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  • "Pricing is high compared to other vendors in the same space. Licensing is also fairly high for different functions to be added on."
  • "With the URL filtering, we probably went down from around four hours in response time to about five minutes."
  • "The licensing is not cheap. There are always hidden costs. You have support costs, or maybe you need to buy more optics on how the solution fits into the rest of your environment. It is possible some of the rest of your environment will need to change too."
  • "It has freed up staff time, which is where we are seeing ROI."
  • "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."
  • "You only pay for the license and there are no additional costs."
  • "We pay approximately $3,000 a year in order to use the product."
  • "The pricing model is reasonable for this class of solutions."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:They should offer more affordable renewal options or flexible plans for license upgrades. It would make the product more accessible to a wider range of users.
    Top Answer:The most valuable aspect of Palo Alto Networks Panorama for me is the centralized management of multiple firewalls.
    Top Answer:In terms of pricing, Palo Alto Networks Panorama is moderate. It is very affordable when compared to more expensive firewalls. The license is yearly, and the price typically includes the initial… more »
    Top Answer:In the future, it would be beneficial if Panorama could include a firewall assurance feature similar to Skybox. While each firewall has its policy optimizer, a consolidated policy optimizer in… more »
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    Overview

    FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) delivers frictionless security at any scale for AWS environments. It combines next-generation firewall capabilities like intrusion prevention system (IPS), web filtering, Domain Name System (DNS) security, and more—with distinct cloud advantages.

    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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    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Media Company8%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Media Company7%
    Pharma/Biotech Company7%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business78%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise11%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise44%
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    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise49%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise70%
    Buyer's Guide
    FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) vs. Palo Alto Networks Panorama
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) vs. Palo Alto Networks Panorama and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is ranked 9th in Firewall Security Management with 7 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Panorama is ranked 3rd in Firewall Security Management with 80 reviews. FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is rated 8.6, while Palo Alto Networks Panorama is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) writes "A reliable and affordable solution that can be used for firewall, IPS, IDS, UTM, routing, and VPNs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Panorama writes "Built-in proxy with the ability to maintain your own policies". FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and Azure Firewall Manager, whereas Palo Alto Networks Panorama is most compared with AWS Firewall Manager, AlgoSec, Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Tufin Orchestration Suite and FireMon Security Manager. See our FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) vs. Palo Alto Networks Panorama report.

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