Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls Review
March 30, 2022

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls Review

Kelvin Goh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

PA-3000 Series

Overall Satisfaction with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series

Palo Alto NGFW helps to protect web and network traffic which up to layer 7. There are many new threats and malware and Palo Alto NGFW is able to prevent and identity any potential threats. Palo Alto NGFW comes with WildFire which able to perform file analysis to detect any zero-day threats which can be very efficient to protect the organization.

Pros

  • WildFire file analysis.
  • Threat prevention.
  • DNS security.

Cons

  • Fasten policy deployment.
  • Provide more threat details.
  • Visibility over file analysis details.
  • High cost.
  • Some of the features may not in use.
  • Require to subscribe more features.
Palo Alto NGFW is quite stable and able to perform most of the security features. It is also have real-time updates for the latest signatures which helps to identify and prevent threats efficiently. The overall deployment is straight forward and easy to implement. User interface is simple and easy to adapt by the administrators.

Do you think Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series's feature set?

Yes

Did Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series again?

Yes

Palo Alto NGFW can be managed by Palo Alto Panorama which provides centralized management. This has greatly simplified the administration and daily operation tasks. Most of the configurations are available in Panorama which can be deployed to the managed devices. Somehow the policy deployment is not instantly and required to perform a commit before the configurations are applied to the firewall.

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series Feature Ratings

Firewall
8.5
Identification Technologies
8
Visualization Tools
7
Content Inspection
9
Policy-based Controls
8
Active Directory and LDAP
8
Firewall Management Console
9
Reporting and Logging
9
VPN
8
High Availability
10
Stateful Inspection
9
Proxy Server
8

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