We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks K2-Series and Perimeter 81 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."It is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"The solution has very good threat and content filtering switches."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"Their reliability and their policy of pre-shipping replacements when a unit has failed."
"Simple integrations with the domain controllers and other inventories"
"We've found the solution offers us good stability."
"The solution is reliable and scales well."
"K2-Series' best features include its scalability, which is the best on the market."
"It is a stable solution."
"I have found that Palo Alto Networks K2-Series has the best security. They are more user-friendly, older firewalls used to have to be configured using the command-line interface, but in this solution, it can be done in the GUI."
"I have found the threat profile feature valuable."
"Everything I could possibly want has already been implanted in the new version."
"The benefits are really built into the underlying protocol, however, Perimeter81 makes these available in a user-friendly way."
"Even after restarting, it tries to quickly reestablish connection which is very helpful."
"Logging back into Perimeter 81 is relatively user-friendly as I just need to re-type my Windows credentials in to access the VPN."
"Distributing the agent was very simple, allowing us to enforce security posture on our devices (i.e. S1, Disk-encryption, etc.)."
"SD-WAN is one of the primary solutions offered by Perimeter 81."
"Providing access and security allows our company employees to work from home and remotely."
"Perimeter 81 provides a very secure and non-disruptive experience."
"The solution provides us with an easy way to configure and join the VPN with Perimeter 81."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"Fortinet currently has many products bundled with FortiGate including the basic firewall and load balancer, and I think that that they need to have separate product portfolios for each of these specialized services."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"Its price could be better."
"The password function of the solution could be improved. Additionally, some of the processes take too long to complete."
"In the past, we've had trouble with Palo Alto's application filtering not getting it right. I would not be recommending layer 7 application filtering yet."
"It would be nice if it could easily be integrated with Elasticsearch or Nagios."
"It is recommended that the Palo Alto Networks K2-Series be implemented step by step for the Panorama. Sometimes we can't overwrite the configurations because it fails."
"The reporting functionality in GlobalProtect needs to be improved."
"Palo Alto doesn't have extended visibility to the end point in their firewalls."
"The licensing cost is a typical complaint with many clients. The solution is expensive."
"When it comes to renewing the solution, they tend to try to jack up the pricing."
"Currently, I am not able to define a different country or location, which can result in negative experiences as the tool is being recognized by websites and this can make it difficult to access them or force me to disable the program temporarily."
"A Google Chrome extension would be handy instead of logging into the app."
"I don't know if it is technically feasible, however, if the Desktop App could be used as a Web App or a Chrome Extension it would be very nice."
"One of the more negative experiences using Perimeter 81 is the fact that I am logged off after a pre-determined amount of time which cuts off access to some of my company's resources."
"Its initial setup process is complex for a hybrid environment."
"There are a few areas where the solution could be improved. For instance, we sometimes encounter connectivity issues, which can be problematic. Recently, I experienced a connectivity issue while trying to move to Azure. Connectivity issues can be quite frustrating."
"If I were to be nitpicky, I would ask that Perimeter 81 offer the option for us to change the color of the graphical user interface, like maybe pink or green or so on."
"The platform still lacks relevant dashboards and the ability to customize them based on our needs."
Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 28th in Firewalls with 29 reviews while Perimeter 81 is ranked 11th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4, while Perimeter 81 is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Perimeter 81 writes "Great SAML and SCIM support with the ability to deploy site-2-site tunnels with specific IP restrictions". Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas Perimeter 81 is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cloudflare Access and Tailscale. See our Palo Alto Networks K2-Series vs. Perimeter 81 report.
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