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Opinnate vs Palo Alto Networks Panorama comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Opinnate
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
15th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palo Alto Networks Panorama
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of Opinnate is 3.7%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palo Alto Networks Panorama is 8.8%, up from 6.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewall Security Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Palo Alto Networks Panorama8.8%
Opinnate3.7%
Other87.5%
Firewall Security Management
 

Featured Reviews

Fulya ALGÜL - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Security Specialist at Doğuş Teknoloji A.Ş
Good support, nice interface, and simple to upgrade
PDF format is not available for Alert Composer. There are file attachment or body content output options. The other issue is that the range object can be displayed in the rule viewer section. If we know the range object, we provide imaging, but if we do not know the range object, there is no imaging. It also allows adding range object rules when performing server cloning. In general, however, we have made successful progress since the POC process.
Richard Dombo - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The platform is easy to deploy and maintain."
"Version upgrades can be done quickly."
"The installation was straightforward in a complex environment, which means that we could have had far more issues were the product not well-designed from an installation standpoint."
"The most valuable features of Palo Alto Networks Panorama are centralized management. We can manage all our firewalls."
"This is the most mature next-generation firewall in the market and a solution that I strongly recommend."
"Palo Alto technical support is excellent."
"The solution doesn't need a proxy for the Prisma Access Firewall."
"It's easy to deploy any software or policies."
"It is very stable, from my experience, at least."
"The most valuable feature is the Threat Intelligence."
 

Cons

"PDF format is not available for Alert Composer."
"The product's web page view is very basic. They could add new features to it."
"After implementing all those firewalls and changing all of the templates, it's really hard to modify them. You can't just modify them with a single click, you need to physically go to each individual branch and make the changes yourself — this needs to be improved."
"I would like to have better analytics."
"I would like to see more real-world testing before updates and patches are released in the live environment."
"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."
"I would like more dashboard management."
"We have experienced a few bugs which the team at Palo Alto don't have solutions for."
"When creating remote access for users, it would be beneficial to be able to base the object on on-premises or the cloud."
"There needs to be an improvement in integrating AIOps functionalities into Panorama."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Opinnate is inexpensive than other products."
"Palo Alto is expensive and there are many cheaper firewalls, but they do not work as well."
"It is not a cheap solution."
"The price of the licenses could be lower. Still, because we have Panorama with 25 firewalls, Palo Alto gives us a good discount."
"Cost-wise, it's very expensive."
"You only pay for the license and there are no additional costs."
"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."
"The solution is priced well and there is a license for this solution that we pay annually for."
"The price of Palo Alto Networks Panorama should be reduced. We pay for the solution annually."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Retailer
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise46
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Palo Alto Networks Panorama?
We did not purchase Palo Alto Networks Panorama through the Azure Marketplace. We purchased it directly through Palo Alto.
What needs improvement with Palo Alto Networks Panorama?
From a monitoring perspective, if we could improve on data retention and keep it for quite a long time, such as 90 days of data retention, that would be good for us to manage our CPU usage, as we c...
What is your primary use case for Palo Alto Networks Panorama?
My main use case for Palo Alto Networks Panorama is to manage our firewalls. We have around 450 firewalls, and we manage them through Panorama. Configuration entry is the primary focus of our use.
 

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