We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS and Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Provides good VPN capabilities."
"The solution provides an easy way to filter information and Fortinet lab is a great place to discover new things."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate IPS are firewall and filtering."
"You have access to CLI in case you have no web access."
"Fortinet FortiGate IPS has an easy-to-use interface and configuration."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"I like its ability to prevent external intrusion into our database. It's so fun."
"I have found the decryption of Fortinet FortiGate IPS very good. It's called SSL deep inspection, it's working very well. This is how you decrypt access and traffic, and it is through the IPS antivirus center. Additionally, the UI is user-friendly."
"Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is easy to use, easy to operate, and easy to edit."
"It's allowed us to have better visibility and protection from threats."
"The most valuable feature is that the product can do everything in a single device, including the firewall, rules, and the PBL. It also has good routing and switching."
"Being able to manage blacklists and whitelists easily is very useful, especially for internal access and limiting outbound access."
"The Palo Alto solution has improved our organization by providing threat protection across a variety of internet connections. Our company also gets valuable insights regarding threat analysis."
"The tool blocks URLs."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Prohibited URLs can be listed by category."
"FortiGate IPS is somewhat pricey compared to other solutions. There is also room for improvement in terms of the radio signals. The FortiGate WiFi has a relatively short range. I've found there is a lag in its zero-day malware response that could be better, and FortiGate could integrate better with other brands of equipment or identity management solutions."
"There could be more modifications."
"Security level could be increased."
"I would like to be able to generate reports about the protections that we have. I would like a report feature."
"We'd like to have multi-factor authentication via fiber."
"Integration with the antivirus companion Webroot is not seamless on Mac computers."
"While the security is good, we'd always prefer if it was even better to ensure protection."
"It would be helpful to have a better tool for migrating all policy rules using an automatic script."
"For hosting sites like Blogspot, they host sites that should be in different categories, but get lumped together in general. There needs to be more granularity or multiple categorizations."
"We have had some challenges with making Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB work with ELK stack."
"It is an expensive solution and not everyone has the budget for it."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"Performance monitoring could use improvement."
"Support needs to be enhanced."
"An area for improvement would be the technical support, which can be slow."
"One way Palo Alto can improve is by offering sandboxing. I don't know if they currently offer a sandboxing feature together with the firewall or not. They should provide secure sandboxing with the firewalls."
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Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is ranked 19th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 8 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB writes "Provides regular updates with an auto download option; prohibited URLs can be listed by category ". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Trend Micro Deep Discovery, whereas Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is most compared with Check Point IPS, Zscaler Cloud IPS, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro Deep Discovery and Splunk User Behavior Analytics. See our Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs. Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB report.
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