Azure Virtual Network vs. Palo Alto Panorama

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Virtual Network
ScoreĀ 8.5Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
N/A
Microsoft's Azure Virtual Network allows the user to gain granular control over network traffic, build a hybrid infrastructure, and create secure, isolated network topographies to run virtual machines and applications.N/A
Palo Alto Panorama
ScoreĀ 8.6Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
N/A
According to the information provided by the vendor, Palo Alto Panorama is a network security management solution that intends to simplify and enhance cybersecurity processes for businesses. The product's primary objective is to offer various features, including unified policy management, centralized visibility, automated threat response, simplified configuration, unrivaled scalability, and rapid security adoption. It claims to assist organizations in efficiently managing their firewalls andā€¦
$9,500
Pricing
Azure Virtual NetworkPalo Alto Panorama
Editions & Modules
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25 Devices
$9,500.00
100 Devices
$23,750.00
1000 Devices
$71,250.00
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Virtual NetworkPalo Alto Panorama
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Azure Virtual NetworkPalo Alto Panorama
Top Pros
Top Cons

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Features
Azure Virtual NetworkPalo Alto Panorama
Firewall Security Management
Comparison of Firewall Security Management features of Product A and Product B
Azure Virtual Network
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Ratings
Palo Alto Panorama
9.4
12 Ratings
15% above category average
Policy planning and rule management00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
Automated Policy Orchestration00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Device Discovery00 Ratings9.49 Ratings
Policy Compliance Auditing00 Ratings9.411 Ratings
Attack Path Simulation Testing00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
Anomalous Event or Behavior Deviation00 Ratings9.311 Ratings
Vulnerability Scans00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Firewall Rule Cleanup00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Azure Virtual NetworkPalo Alto Panorama
Small Businesses
Vultr
Vultr
ScoreĀ 6.0Ā outĀ ofĀ 10

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Medium-sized Companies

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Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
ScoreĀ 7.9Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
Enterprises

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ServiceNow IT Operations Management
ServiceNow IT Operations Management
ScoreĀ 8.2Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
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User Ratings
Azure Virtual NetworkPalo Alto Panorama
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.6
(13 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Virtual NetworkPalo Alto Panorama
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
For SAAS it's not required but for most of IAAS and PAAS components Virtual network are required the deployment of storage account doesn't require virtual network .
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Palo Alto Networks
I think Palo Alto Panorama is suited for administrators of all levels because certain things can be locked down to certain permission levels. But there are executive dashboards all the way down to the weeds for the highest of administrators. This truly is a single pane of glass tool because you never have to go into the individual firewalls for anything.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Allows connectivity within Vnet
  • Secure Communication can be established
  • Security Rules can be enforced
  • Routing Can be Established
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Palo Alto Networks
  • If you need to push a setting or config to multiple firewalls Panorama can do that flawlessly.
  • Panorama has its logging centralized and this makes it easy to locate and reviews logs compared to having to get logs from each device.
  • I love how the interface matches the interface on the firewall. This makes the learning curve less steep.
  • Adding new firewalls to Panorama is super easy and not complex. Panorama can push a lot of the config and settings so you don't have to manually do it.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Integration of Express Routes needs to be simplified
  • Endpoints Security has to be available in Vnet itself
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Palo Alto Networks
  • The ability to push out OS updates could be improved in Panorama. It has the abilities, but the use is not intuitive, to the point that we generally connect directly to the firewalls to download the OS updates directly.
  • Scheduling. It would be nice to be able to schedule jobs to run at certain times. Pushing out updates, like OS updates mentioned above, can require significant bandwidth. So being able to schedule that work for hours that would not directly affect the users would be a welcome addition.
  • The list of devices in the Templates tabs should be sorted the same way that he devices are grouped in the Device Group tab, rather than just alphabetical. If there was a way to chose the order of the devices, maybe by tag, that would work as well.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
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Palo Alto Networks
Panorama has given us much more than we expected and the support for the product, by Palo Alto Networks has been great. We would like to see some improvements that I mentioned in another review, like scheduling changes, but overall Panorama has provided a very capable product and we are very happy with it.
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Usability
Microsoft
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Palo Alto Networks
You can do anything via the GUI without going to the CLI. High real time security as every five minutes, it updates the list of phishing websites. High protection as the firewall communicates with the cloud, a machine running artificial intelligence helps to detect malware or other threats.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
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Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto has a very nice customer support. People are very nice and were quick to reply, whenever we had an issue with the subscription or the blacklist tool. There is also a great deal of information on their website that covers each and every detail about the uses and the threat signatures. The community keeps on updating their information very frequently. Small issues are easily solved from the documentation, and for other issues, the customer support service is always present. However, on Fridays it becomes a little delayed as per my observation.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
During Initial Phase itself on cloud Journey Azure Services was opted for there was no comparison done
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Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Panorama and Junos Space Security Director have many similar features but Palo Alto Panorama excels in almost all of them. The monitoring tools in Palo Alto Panorama are easy to use and give more in-depth insight into what is going on in your network. Palo Alto's security is ranked much higher and the Web Application Security is also superior to that of the Junos counterpart.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Deployment of Gateway needs to be faster as it takes a lot of time which is negative
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Palo Alto Networks
  • At a previous company, I deployed Palo Alto firewalls to a data center, and 12 branch locations. This allowed us to replace MPLS links with IPSec tunnels between the sites. This resulted in significantly more throughput and soft savings of increased productivity. However, the estimated net of $220,000 in hard savings over five years is what is most impressive. I could not have effectively managed all those devices without Palo Alto Panorama.
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