Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls Reviews

An NG firewall provides an additional level of network security and vigilance. It also helps us manage activities using privileges and a zero-trust approach. 

I like the firewall's vulnerability management features, which give you reminders to update your system and update your OS. Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls provide a unified platform that integrates all security capabilities. It provides pretty good consistency across locations. 

The built-in machine learning features provide some automation, but I think there should be an option for manual review because nothing replaces the human eye. 

We have used NG Firewalls for a little more than a year and a half. 

Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls are pretty stable. 

Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls scale up enough for my workplace. Beyond that, I could not say. 

Our main use of this solution is to create micro segmentations only in the public cloud, and use the data we receive to see threats passing through the Vnets.

We have found that this solution has improved not only the level of security that is in place, but also reduced the amount of operational time needed for us to handle cloud-based security.

We have found the SSL decryption within this solution to be great; you can enable this feature and have the ability to see more of what is happening across your network.

We also really like the Wi-Fi service feature of this solution.  It has a great base of information, and uses machine learning to improve recognition of issues and threats.

We would like to see improvement in the web interface for this solution, so that it can handle updates without manual intervention to put the data in order.

We have been working with this solution for two years.

We have found this to be a stable solution during our time working with it.

As it is cloud-based, the solution is easily scalable.

We have found the technical support for this solution to be very good; we just open a support chat window and we have assistance when we need it.

Positive

We previously used Fortinet, and changed to this solution because of the superior performance.

The initial setup of this solution was very easy, and the deployment took just under two weeks to complete.

We used a consultancy team from Add Valley Services for our implementation of this solution, and their service was great.

We would advise that this solution has a higher price point than other comparable products, however, the license fee covers all the features that the solution can provide and there are not extra costs involved.

We would recommend that organizations implementing this solution use a good consulting service and plan extensively up front, before implementation, in order to ensure a smooth deployment with no issues.

We would rate this solution as 10 out of 10.

I am a reseller of Palo Alto Networks.

The solution is user-friendly. It's secure and easy to understand your network visibility, control the network, and prevent attacks.

The pricing could be improved. They need to work on the setup over the firewall, VLAN, and PPPoE.

It's stable.

It's scalable.

I seldom call technical support because it's easy to understand and configure the solution.

It could be less expensive.

I would rate this solution 9 out of 10.

If you want to have a secure network, use Palo Alto. 

I am using the solution for protecting the network organization from threats.

The best features of this solution are URL filtering and traffic visibility.

The areas that need to improve are network protection and user identification.

In the next release of the solution the VPN could improve because it is not as good as competitors.

I have been using this solution within the past 12 months.

This solution is stable and reliable.

We have 10 employees using this solution in my organization. We are in the beginning phases of testing and will increase usage if the test phase results are favorable.

The technical support is responsive.

The initial setup was easy.

We are on an annual license for this solution. I am happy with the price and when comparing it to other solutions it is priced competitively.

I have evaluated Sophos firewalls and I found Palo Alto solutions better because of the protection and web filters.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls a seven out of ten.

We use this solution to protect our network.

This solution has helped our organization by protecting the perimeter of our network from both internal and external threats.

There are plenty of features available in this solution, such as attack blocker and spam blocker. Additionally, it is very robust and in-depth.

The solution is not straightforward.

I have been using this solution for approximately eight years.

The solution is very stable.

The scalability is good. We have approximately 500 users using this solution in my company.

The initial setup was complex. The full installation, including customize to meet our requirements, took approximately one month.

We used the help from an integrator team for the implementation.

The technical support is satisfactory.

The price of the solution is on the higher side compared to competitors.

We are currently looking for a better-priced solution.

This is a very good solution but it is very expensive.

I rate Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls a six out of ten.

We are using it for data center protection, intrasystem security, endpoints protection, load balancing, and DHCP.

The App-ID, Content-ID, User-ID, and encryption and decryption are valuable features.

They can improve the handling and management of User-ID. They should also improve its price. Their technical support can also be improved.

I have been using this solution for three years.

It is stable and reliable.

We went from 4 devices to 16 devices, and it was not a big problem. Currently, we don't have any plans to increase its usage. Our network won't grow over the next two years. It will stay as it is.

Their technical support is sometimes lousy, but sometimes, it is okay. Their technical support can be improved.

Its initial setup is not too complex for an environment like this.

Its price should be improved.

I would recommend this solution. I would rate Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls an eight out of ten.

Our primary use case of the Palo Alto firewall is to control incoming and outgoing traffic as the firewall is deployed at the perimeter. Also we have used a VPN in that device so remote users can access the internal networks. We are partners with Palo Alto and I'm from the implementation team and work as a technology consultant. 

The GUI is very simple in Palo Alto and I like that. We rarely have any issues but when we do, the stability of the solution is very good. All the options they offer; creating objects, configuring VPN, it's all pretty simple and straightforward. The solution is continuously in use in our company. 

The support could definitely be improved. Whenever I call the tech engineers, there's a long wait time. For an additional feature, I'd like to see the segmentation in policy. Check Point has a good feature for segmenting policies that I'd like to see implemented in Palo Alto. It would make things easier for the operation team to create & identify particular policies, or to place a policy in that segment. Finally, there are limitions to the hardware in the number of objects & policy we can create is limited which is not the case with Check Point or FortiGate.

The stability is good in the Palo Alto firewall.

The Palo Alto firewall cannot increase the RAM and we can't do that either. We're unable to increase any physical boundaries of the firewall. That is one of the cons of Palo Alto. Our organization is pretty large and I am currently working on Palo Alto for three clients. I have a total of about 10 clients who are using the Palo Alto firewall. 

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. We just had to do the initial configuration of hardware, deploy our Panorama VM and integrate with hardware firewall, and it is pretty simple. It's also quite self-explanatory. 

We have five-year contracts with Palo Alto. I know the solution is on the expensive side but I'm not involved in licensing and don't have the numbers. 

I have also worked on Check Point and FortiGate, the hardware firewall. The Check Point Firewall has three-tier architecture where one security gateway & management server is there & smart dashboard is deployed on Windows. The application is required to control the Gateways. On other hand In Palo Alto, we just take GUI access of the firewall or Panorama to deploy any security policies and the architecture is very simple. As mentioned, the downside of Palo Alto is that there is a limitation to the number of objects that can be created. 

I would 100% recommend this solution and they have provided pretty good documentation on their website, so it's easy for operations as well.

I rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

We primarily use the solution as security - as a next-generation firewall.

The application control portion of the solution is its most valuable aspect.

The malware protection on offer is excellent.

The initial setup is very easy.

We found the scalability to be quite good.

The stability is excellent.

Technical support is great.

The interface is very user-friendly.

Either the application or the vendor needs to provide a more updated list of internet applications.

The price of the solution is very high.

We've been dealing with the solution for about three or so years at this point. It's been a while now.

The solution has been extremely stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's very reliable.

We tend to work with enterprise-level organizations.

The scalability is quite good. If a company needs to scale, it can do so with ease.

We found the technical support to be quite good. They are helpful, knowledgeable, and responsive. We have no complaints. We are very satisfied with the service they provide to us.

We also work with Fortinet.

I'd likely recommend Palo Alto over Fortinet as I find Palo Alto to be more user-friendly. The performance is also very good.

We found the initial setup to be very simple and straightforward. It was not overly complex or difficult. A company shouldn't have any trouble implementing the solution.

The deployment is also very quick. It only takes about ten to 15 minutes or so.

The cost, overall, is pretty expensive.

We are a Palo Alto partner. We are a systems integrator.

I'd recommend the solution. If a company has the budget, I would suggest the product to them. If a customer has a more limited budget, however, I would highly recommend Fortinet as an option.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.