Likelihood to Recommend Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

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Overview

What is Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series?

Palo Alto Network’s Next-Generation Firewalls is a firewall option integrated with other Palo Alto security products. Released in late 2023, the PA-7500 ML-Powered NextGeneration Firewall (NGFW) enables enterprise-scale organizations and service providers to deploy security in high-performance environments.

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Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series Bugatti of this industry

Rating: 8 out of 10

July 4, 2025

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We have Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series deployed at network edge for outbound /inbound security protection like IPS/IDS, Vuln protection, DDoS protect...

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Manager

9 years of experience

Palo Alto Next Gen Firewalls Real World Review

Rating: 8 out of 10

June 20, 2025

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We are using Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series as on prem edge security solution and cloud application security solution. These next gen firewalls are h...

Vinayak Mishra

Engineer - Information Technology

Senior MS Security Engineer

NTT Ltd.

15 years of experience

Palo Alto Next Gen Firewall lives up to expectations.

Rating: 9 out of 10

June 18, 2025

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I utilize my Palo Alto Next-Gen firewall to protect a school district comprising approximately 6,500 students and over 1,000 staff members. I can see that we are constantly at...

Branden Beachy

Engineer - Information Technology

Network Administrator

Goshen Community Schools

5 years of experience

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series for the win

Rating: 9 out of 10

March 29, 2025

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We use Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series at all our locations. They function as router/firewall appliances, perform web filtering, and provide both clie...

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Manager

12 years of experience

The best of both worlds for cyber security and network performance.

Rating: 10 out of 10

December 27, 2024

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We utilize Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series for our physical locations as well as the virtual appliances to extend capabilities to our cloud infrastruc...

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Director

5 years of experience

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Starting price (does not include set up fee)

$1.50 per hour per available zone

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Features

Firewall

A firewall is a filter that stands between a computer or computer network and the Internet. Each firewall can be programmed to keep specific traffic in or out

8.7

Avg 8.6

9.4
Identification Technologies
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Policy-based visibility and control over applications, users and content
8
Visualization Tools
(25) Ratings
Visualization tools present administrators with data on applications traversing the network, who is using them, and the potential security impact.
9.4
Content Inspection
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Inspecting permitted application traffic by means of threat prevention, URL filtering and data filtering
9.6
Policy-based Controls
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Firewall policy controls enable administrators to create firewall policies controlling what data is allowed to traverse the firewall
9
Active Directory and LDAP
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Integration with Active Directory and LDAP directories
8.6
Firewall Management Console
(26) Ratings
Either command-line or web-based interface for centralized control and management
8
Reporting and Logging
(26) Ratings
Custom and summary reports, and log files enabling analysis of security incidents, application usage and traffic patterns
8.4
VPN
(26) Ratings
VPN's implement encryption and anonymize IP addresses
8.8
High Availability
(25) Ratings
Built-in capacity to prevent exposure if primary firewall stops working
9
Stateful Inspection
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Stateful inspection analyzes packet headers and contents of packets
7
Proxy Server
(12) Ratings
A proxy server changes your IP address and masks the origin of your network traffic

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What is Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series?

Palo Alto Network’s Next-Generation Firewalls is a firewall option integrated with other Palo Alto security products. Released in late 2023, the PA-7500 ML-Powered NextGeneration Firewall (NGFW) enables enterprise-scale organizations and service providers to deploy security in high-performance environments, such as large data centers and high-bandwidth network perimeters. It is designed to handle growing throughput needs for application-, user-, and device-generated data, with prevention capabilities that stop advanced cyberattacks, and high-throughput decryption to stop threats hiding under the veil of encryption. The PA-7500 features a new modular chassis that upgrades the PA-7000 Series firewall. The PA-7500 is intended for deployments where scalability and high speed connectivity are needed, such as high-end enterprise and service providers.

The Palo Alto Networks' line of NGFWs classify and monitor all traffic, including encrypted and internal traffic, based on application, function, user, and content. Palo Alto emphasizes the Zero Trust policy, through which users can create security policies to enable only authorized users to run sanctioned applications, reducing the surface area of cyber attacks across the organization.

Palo Alto’s NGFW provides in-firewall encryption and decryption, as well as data and application segmentation. It integrates with PA’s WildFire malware prevention service and supports easy adoption with an open-source tool for firewall migration. It encompasses on-premises and cloud environments for full-system security.

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Meet the PA-Series 7500 - Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

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Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series Technical Details

Deployment Types	On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating Systems	PAN-OS
Mobile Application	No

Frequently Asked Questions

Palo Alto Network’s Next-Generation Firewalls is a firewall option integrated with other Palo Alto security products. Released in late 2023, the PA-7500 ML-Powered NextGeneration Firewall (NGFW) enables enterprise-scale organizations and service providers to deploy security in high-performance environments.

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series starts at $1.5.

CheckPoint are common alternatives for Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series.

Reviewers rate Policy-based Controls highest, with a score of 9.6.

The most common users of Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

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Palo Alto Next Gen Firewall lives up to expectations.

Rating: 9 out of 10

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June 18, 2025

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Branden Beachy

Network Administrator

Goshen Community Schools (Primary/Secondary Education, 1001-5000 employees)

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5 years of experience

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Anywhere where high performance and application-specific rules are necessary would be a great fit. Palo Alto NG firewalls are exceptionally well suited to doing application-based rules, rather than service-based rules, although they can still easily do those. The cost might make it less well-suited for smaller installations or where the more complicated setup procedures are too much for a user with limited proficiency to handle.

Palo Alto Next Gen Firewalls Real World Review

Rating: 8 out of 10

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June 20, 2025

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Vinayak Mishra

Senior MS Security Engineer

NTT Ltd. (Information Services, 5001-10,000 employees)

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15 years of experience

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Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series is best suited for large scale enterprises. Use of features like Prisma Access, Panorama and Strata Cloud Manager makes it easy to mange firewall devices across the globe. Next generation firewall capabilities enhance the secure posture of the organization and also helps in deploying zero trust model in the network.

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series for the win

Rating: 9 out of 10

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March 29, 2025

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Manager in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Verified User

12 years of experience

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The clientless VPN is great when you need to offer temporary access to a consultant or vendor and limit their access. However, get the best model for your user count, or you may encounter performance issues or limited storage capacity for logs. Additionally, these are not plug-and-play devices and you must either have a strong networking foundation to configure them correctly or hire a consultant to perform the configuration for you.

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series Bugatti of this industry

Rating: 8 out of 10

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July 04, 2025

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Verified User

9 years of experience

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Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series are very suitable firewalls for Zero Trust Architecture as it provides User-ID, Device-ID, and App-ID which can be used to enforce granular access control and microsegmentation with least privilege access. In addition to Zone based architecture where secure network level segregation between different segments, subnets, and vlans.

The best of both worlds for cyber security and network performance.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

December 27, 2024

Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 51-200 employees

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Verified User

5 years of experience

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Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series are extremely versatile. Whether it be a one office location or multiple sites, the Panorama interface allows centralized management. I've found Palo Alto does a great job with their updates and supporting customers. As a cybersecurity professional, I like that Palo Alto's products offer a wide range of controls to support defense in depth. It is easy for security and network infrastructure teams to use the same consoles to deliver performance with security built in.

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