We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS and Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Integrated management is a very valuable feature."
"The solution is stable."
"Has a very user-friendly interface and doesn't require any prior knowledge."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"You have access to CLI in case you have no web access."
"We have not had to reach out to FortiGate support yet and that is a pretty good track record."
"We like FortiGate's website change feature."
"We like signature-based anomaly detection and zero-day protection features."
"The application control and vulnerability protection are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable features are the simplicity, transparency, and overall ease of management."
"I like the solution's interface."
"One of the most valuable features is the anti-malware protection."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Threat Prevention for our company is the next generation firewall."
"Most of the features of Palo Alto Threat Prevention are alright. I recommend features like content filtering, IP address, & intelligent firewalls. The reporting feature is very good."
"It is a stable product."
"The most valuable features are that it's user-friendly, has interesting features, URL filtering, and threat prevention."
"The solution has limited scalability."
"FortGate's IPS reporting could be made better by giving more details regarding the source and destination of network traffic when it comes to the overview section. This would allow me to more easily follow the flow of traffic based on IP addresses, without having to integrate the IPS with other products that perform more sophisticated traffic analysis."
"FortiGate's logging and reporting could be improved. I would also like to see Fortinet add a guest management portal."
"The most important feature to have is zero trust, which is lacking in Fortinet FortiGate IPS."
"The system can slow down when inspections are carried out."
"The web filtering categories could improve in Fortinet FortiGate IPS. There are too many websites under the category of Unknown and the other categories are not featuring all the necessary sites."
"The dashboard is not user friendly so is a bit complicated."
"The user interface needs a bit of upgrading."
"Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention could improve the commercial offing. Other solutions, such as Fortinet provide better commercial features."
"In Africa, the technical support is probably not as good as in Europe and the USA because it's a specific premium support, partner-enabled premium support and all of that. But it's really good, I don't really have any complaints, it's fairly good. I'll give them 80%."
"I think they can use some improvement on FID."
"The installation was complicated."
"Right now we are focusing on email. If Palo Alto can increase the features related to email filtering and the new malware, it would help us protect our systems."
"The cost involves the price of the hardware, which is expensive. However, most of the Palo Alto solutions are expensive."
"The pricing has improved with the newer generation of their Firewalls, but the price could always be lower. In comparison with other solutions, I believe they're quite competitive."
"The documentation needs to be improved. I need better information about how to configure it and what the best practices are."
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Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is ranked 6th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 24 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention writes "A good amount of granularity and advanced URL filtering capabilities". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB, whereas Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is most compared with Check Point IPS, Arista NDR, Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System and Darktrace. See our Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention report.
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