Juniper SRX vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Juniper SRX
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Juniper SRX is a firewall offering. It provides a variety of modular features, scaled for enterprise-level use, based on a 3-in-1 OS that enables routing, switching, and security in each product.N/A
Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
The majority of attacks and exposure to malicious content occurs during the normal course of web browsing activities, which requires the ability to allow safe, secure web access for all users. URL Filtering with PAN-DB automatically prevents attacks that leverage the web as an attack vector, including phishing links in emails, phishing sites, HTTP-based command and control, malicious sites and pages that carry exploit kits.N/A
Pricing
Juniper SRXPalo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Juniper SRXPalo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Juniper SRXPalo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Juniper SRX
8.7
5 Ratings
2% above category average
Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
-
Ratings
Identification Technologies9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Visualization Tools7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Inspection8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Policy-based Controls10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Firewall Management Console7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting and Logging8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
VPN10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
High Availability10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Stateful Inspection10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Proxy Server9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Juniper SRXPalo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(8 ratings)
9.6
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.4
(3 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Juniper SRXPalo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
Likelihood to Recommend
Juniper Networks
SRXs seem to be well suited at the enterprise level for plain routers, firewalls, and IDP/IDS. They work well on MPLS and Ethernet, including Internet. I have 3 SRXs also performing edge duty, with 2 in a high availability (HA) cluster. The Juniper line of SRXs provides a good range of scaling from small business to extremely large enterprise. Wire speed is a common comparison factor and Juniper shines in that area.
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Palo Alto Networks
Because of it's complexity, Palo may not be well suited for a small organization that may not have dedicated networking staff. But for a mid to large-sized enterprise, Palo shines.
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Pros
Juniper Networks
  • Edge Device (Tunneling & Routing)
  • Routing Instances
  • Zone Based Firewall
  • L3 Gateway/Vlan termination
  • DHCP Server & DHCP Relay
  • Good support community & Good available documentation
  • Good support by the Vendor
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Palo Alto Networks
  • Threat Detection and Prevention (Malwares, Un-Authorized Access)
  • Out of the box patterns for threat detection
  • Built in and Updated identification patterns
  • Unified Dashboard/Alerting on anomaly
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Cons
Juniper Networks
  • My only real criticism of the product is that it's hard to figure out how to upgrade the firmware from the CLI via TFTP via the docs, but it works great once you get it sorted.
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Palo Alto Networks
  • Steep learning curve
  • The top-down URL filtering match can sometimes be tricky and requires some expertise in setting up the desired policy
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Support Rating
Juniper Networks
This is the one area where I have a beef with Juniper. When I called into Cisco TAC, 90% of the time, the first person I spoke with was able to resolve my issue. With Juniper TAC, 90% of the time, the first person I speak with is not able to resolve my issue, seems to almost be reading from a script, and must escalate my ticket. All of which takes time.
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Palo Alto Networks
Palo support is excellent, and I have never had to wait when contacting them for support. One of the best support teams in the business, in my opinion.
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Alternatives Considered
Juniper Networks
Juniper SRX stands tall compared to all these products for Large Service Provider Networks, where traffic volume is larger. Also, cost comparison with SRX's few other products can also be another contributing factor while selecting this. As well as Juniper Routers, Switches, and multiple products from the same vendor to maintain one single vendor environment. As well as Juniper Support is also really good.
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Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto is a much much better product. detailed options and controls, more visibility, and usability. Better performance and durability.
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Return on Investment
Juniper Networks
  • It is a workhorse for our field operations. It provides the last touch for an ISP to the customer. The customer has no view of the device, but with the repeatability of the device, they do not need to.
  • The ability to roll out a dynamic routing protocol attached to a security zone allows elasticity to the environment that supports growth.
  • VLAN support on the inside interfaces allow this to be the only device in some smaller deployments we install these in.
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Palo Alto Networks
  • We stopped to looking for external content filtering after acquiring PA URL Filtering
  • The dynamic updates help us to mitigate security issues caused by BAD URLs
  • Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering is helping us to achieve the high reliability of the Network
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