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- Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection and Ubiquiti Networks UniFi are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
79%
4 Ratings

7.9
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
79%
41 Ratings
Usability
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
N/A
0 Ratings

9.5
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
95%
3 Ratings
Support Rating
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
N/A
0 Ratings

7.5
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
75%
10 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
Palo Alto NTP is an appropriate suite of protection for any enterprise environment or anyone that truly needs some serious perimeter protection in a one-stop, all-in-one unit. There are no modules or add-ons or clunky interfaces to deal with it; everything works out of one management plane, licensing, implementation, monitoring. updating, etc. As a network admin, that is immensely valuable to me. Additionally, I get real-time reporting on all the stuff NTP is catching, and it is nothing to shirk at. The real value in NTP comes in only after you begin doing SSL-decryption, however, to truly inspect the traffic. Short of that, you are just seeing a bunch of encrypted data and the NTP suite of tools isn't going to avail you. NTP plus decryption, though, is invaluable!
Infrastructure , Network Administrator
Dynamic AviationAviation & Aerospace, 501-1000 employees
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
In the past few months we purchased thousands of dollars in brand new networking equipment from Ubiquiti. IT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLYWe bought 2 sets of hardware. 1 for home office and 1 for work. They both have the same issue (internet stops working). We have emailed literally dozens of times with customer service and they have not been able to resolve the issue. We have requested escalation to more trained technicians and have asked them to log into our system to assess. None of this has happened and our internet continues to intermittently work.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Other
Education Management Company, 1-10 employeesPros
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
- Anti virus
- Vulnerability protection
- Anti spyware
Presales
Network TechlabInformation Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
- AP's are very affordable.
- Most of the AP's are highly reliable and can be used indoors or in covered outdoor spaces.
- Outdoor Mesh AP's with an external directional antenna can effectively cover outdoor spaces with dual band wifi better than much more expensive APs.
- Unifi Protect via the Cloud Key Gen2+ is probably the slickest, most affordable IP camera system on the market right now.
- Unifi controller is powerful yet simple to administrate.
- Remote management of entire networks through a single pane of glass is easy to accomplish with the Unifi controller.
- Cloud Key Gen2 solves problems with the first Cloud Key wiht a built-in battery backup.
- When you are "full stack" Unifi with wifi, network switches and gateways, the control you can wield over a network in just a few clicks and the amount of data you can glean from a quick glance in the controller is incredibly impressive. It makes an IT guy wish every product/service could be so tightly and well-integrated.
- Community support is excellent, Unifi staff monitors their official forums and responds to almost every thread.
CTO (Chief Technical Officer)
Pachyderm ConsultingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Cons
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
- Sometimes I struggle to find the deny or specific traffic log for file blocking profile under Unified logs.
- Reporting around Threat Prevention suite could be much better.
- Possibly a specific threat prevention search function that spans across of threat features.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesUbiquiti Networks UniFi
- VLANs: They can make these work more smoothly. Setup can be more intuitive.
- Cloud Key: These need to be stabilized; they lose their programming a little too easily.
- Stop selling the Gen-1 cloud key: No battery means you need an external power source or you must be onsite to power it off before updating.
- Portal can be modernized.
IT Director
Sahadi Fine FoodsWholesale, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Usability
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
No score
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Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi 9.5
Based on 3 answers
UniFi's system is intuitive in how options are placed and explained throughout the interface. What is not directly explainable within the interface, Ubiquiti does provide several knowledgebase documents explaining best practices and methods of troubleshooting when things don't go exactly right. We've been using them for over three years, and the benefits vastly outweigh any negatives we could come up with on the equipment and system.
Manager, Information Technology
Engineering InnovationIndustrial Automation, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi 7.5
Based on 10 answers
Support tickets can be proactively created within the dashboard with full detailed documentation. The Ubiquiti website provides detailed documentation on support. Forum and user groups also provide the interested community with information that covers all aspects of issues or questions users can encounter with the latest and most updated information.
IT Senior System Network Administrator
Revise Clothing IncApparel & Fashion, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
It is comparable but not as robust as other stand alone IPS/IDS.
Security Architect
Securicon, LLCComputer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
Ubiquiti is overall easier to work with. There is no special training needed to accomplish many of the things required with a Cisco product. Since my time is stretched thin, I need something that I can manage without being weighed down by command-line communications. Also, I am able to use my wireless devices to maintain every Ubiquiti device on my network.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Religious Institutions Company, 11-50 employeesReturn on Investment
Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection
- We have various compliance standards we have to meet and the Palo Alto with its Networks Threat Protection suite has checked off pretty much all the boxes we needed and at a price point that couldn't be easily beat for comparable features, throughput, etc.
- IT/Network staff has saved a A LOT of time using this platform for protection (coming from an ASA)
Infrastructure , Network Administrator
Dynamic AviationAviation & Aerospace, 501-1000 employees
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
- The access points and switch were extremely affordable and we've had minimal downtime over the life of the products.
- The switch was in our main rack and there was a bug in the firmware that would reboot the switch if you made a change to one of the switch ports (that was not in use at the time). This caused our entire organization to have a network outage, in the middle of the day. Fortunately we didn't have any customer refunds to issue. We've had to purchase different switches for the main racks, and place the UniFi switch in a better suited place.
Information Technology Manager
TimeTrak Systems, Inc.Computer Software, 11-50 employees