We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Zscaler Cloud Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Fortigate represents a really scalable way of delivering perimeter network security, some level of layer 7 security, WAF, and also a way to create a meshed ADVPN solution."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"Good load balancing feature."
"It is a safe product."
"I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud."
"The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable."
"It increases security posture and is helpful for firewall reporting, intrusion protection, web filtering, and SD-WAN implementation."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"The VM-Series scalability is fast and easy to implement, improving our security posture as our Azure network grows."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its stability, ease of implementation, ease of operation, and security."
"We can monitor the traffic manually and detect threats. Additionally, we can block different IP addresses and URLs."
"It has excellent scalability."
"It is very stable. It is fairly easy to use."
"It has the ability to create Palo Alto VM-series using software."
"The main advantage of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series stems from the fact that you can access it with the help of cloud services."
"We have reduced the number of configuration lines by 90%. We need fewer number of admins right now because of it."
"The product’s firewall and VPN package are fantastic compared to any other solution."
"Once you have Zscaler running you have access to configure it however you want."
"It provides in-depth visibility into your network, ensuring that traffic flowing into your organization, be it from offices or individual users, is effectively filtered and secured through multiple layers of protection."
"Most of the features that Zscaler has to offer, we will deploy."
"Zscaler provides effective protection against various cyber threats ensuring a safe environment"
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The scalability is okay. We have around 2200 people using this solution."
"The visibility and log availability offered are highly valued for troubleshooting purposes, and this is a key factor driving customer interest in the firewall module."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"Web security solutions can be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"FortiLink is the interface on the firewall that allows you to extend switch management across all of your switches in the network. The problem with it is that you can't use multiple interfaces unless you set them up in a lag. Only then you can run them. So, it forces you to use a core type of switch to propagate that management out to the rest of the switches, and then it is running the case at 200. It leaves you with 18 ports on the firewall because it is also a layer-three router that could also be used as a switch, but as soon as you do that, you can't really use them. They could do a little bit more clean up in the way the stacking interface works. Some use cases and the documentation on the FortiLink checking interface are a little outdated. I can find stuff on version 5 or more, but it is hard to find information on some of the newer firmware. The biggest thing I would like to see is some improvement in the switch management feature. I would like to be able to relegate some of the ports, which are on the firewall itself, to act as a switch to take advantage of those ports. Some of these firewalls have clarity ports on them. If I can use those, it would mean that I need to buy two less switches, which saves time. I get why they don't, but I would still like to see it because it would save a little bit of space in the server rack."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"The product could be better in terms of performance than one of its competitors."
"The product's AIOps process needs improvement."
"Palo Alto should update their documentation to make it more readable and provide easier-to-follow instructions through videos."
"We have ran into issues with Palo Alto’s limitations for resolving large IP lists from DNS lookups, as well as the antivirus interfering with App-ID."
"The user-friendliness of the UI could be improved."
"The disadvantage with Palo Alto is that they don't have a cloud-based solution that includes a secure web gateway."
"The utilization monitoring and GUI have room for improvement."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is a complex product to work with."
"Pricing is a challenge."
"It would be better if they improved their policy, package visibility, and flexibility while we're creating rules for inspection. It could also be cheaper or more things could be included in the basic package. In the next release, I would like better coverage in the Asia Pacific region and better quality of service."
"We are having some issues with internet access being denied when organizational ID-based policies change. For example, a lower level employee ends up getting the same level of access as that of a higher level employee."
"Certain criteria need to be met if you want to scale this solution."
"Its technical support services could be better."
"They do not provide a few components that are fundamental to differentiate the products"
"Data Leak Prevention is only for web filtering and there is no protection for email."
"Instead of the standard license, they should certainly provide customers with the visibility to access and view the logs."
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 53 reviews while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 15 reviews. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6, while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Cloud Firewall writes "A highly stable and comprehensive cloud security and access solution". Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Juniper SRX Series Firewall, whereas Zscaler Cloud Firewall is most compared with Azure Firewall, OPNsense, Cisco Multicloud Defense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs. Zscaler Cloud Firewall report.
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