We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Palo Alto Networks PA-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"Customers want to load balance more than eight lines or six internet lines. FortiGate is the only solution that can accomplish this."
"Customers are more inclined towards FortiGate because of application control, web filtering, and anti-spam features. The support from the FortiGate team is good, and price-wise, it is affordable."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The most useful functionality of Fortinet FortiGate is the user interface, multiple engines, and their cloud with the latest integrations. Additionally, the Security Fabric tool is very good."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to operate."
"The product is user-friendly and not complex."
"FortiGate NGF is simple compared to other firewalls. It is easy to use and you don't need any training. Any person with basic firewall knowledge can use it."
"The solution's application control is very powerful."
"FortiGate is a rapidly growing vendor with a wide range of ready-to-use products. Their delivery time is remarkably quick, usually between two to four weeks."
"The IPS and the application control feature are the most valuable."
"There are multiple features I have found to be valuable, such as encryption and integrated security features."
"It is a scalable solution."
"App-ID is a really good feature."
"Palo Alto blocks the new threats better than other tools."
"The solution has a three-layer architecture, and it helps customers to deploy the solution quickly."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Comprehensive logging is essential for monitoring and analysis purposes. For remote users, the firewall can be configured as a VPN concentrator, with VPN policies defined within the firewall settings."
"It is scalable. But that depends on what model you are using."
"The solution is easy to manage."
"In the future, I would like to see improvements made to cloud-based management."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"FortiGate support could do some improvements on their IPv6 configuration. Right now it's still in the very early stage for utilizing in an enterprise level network environment."
"I would like to see improvements in the product's application rules."
"The product does need better support in the cloud environment. It's not exactly cloud-native right now."
"The platform's interface could improve."
"One of the features that I would like to have is to do with endpoint production, it should be integrated. For example, the firewall gets notified of any kind of forensic event that needs to be done, such as if there is a ransomware attack and how it originated, all those records have to be available from the firewall, which is not."
"It would be a benefit if Fortinet would release a one-stop solution that is better integrated with other products and an automated emergency response system."
"Its load balancing feature could be easy to configure."
"The product has to be upgraded every few weeks."
"The solution needs to integrate VPN features."
"The web process often has a memory leak."
"The management consoles can be improved."
"The licensing model and pricing need improvement."
"The solution's GUI is not very appealing."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall's performance and threat intelligence could be improved."
"There is room for improvement in streamlining this process for smoother transitions."
"Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is expensive. We would like to see additional threat hunting features."
"Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is complicated to configure compared to one of its competitors."
"The UI definitely needs work. In my opinion, the UI could be simpler and more user-friendly for the average user."
"Compared to other vendors, the solution's community should be strong enough to solve the problems engineers face."
"The SD-WAN feature of Palo Alto Networks is not good compared to FortiGate."
"Currently, they are not protected with any data security when they work from home or outside the network. They surf the Internet directly and should implement a proxy or firewall to monitor the data between the endpoint and the internet."
"Palo Alto Networks PA-Series should improve its price. It should also include a feature similar to Sophos' Security Heartbeat."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 14th in Firewalls with 37 reviews while Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is ranked 16th in Firewalls with 28 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks PA-Series writes "Offers trained customer support, stability and ease of use ". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Twingate and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is most compared with OPNsense, SonicWall NSa, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. Palo Alto Networks PA-Series report.
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