We performed a comparison between Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I found most valuable in Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is the VAS, such as the web application and API security. I feel that VAS adds a lot of value, mainly because it gives visibility through the application layer and threat detection features."
"The most valuable feature of Prisma Cloud is WAF (web application firewall)."
"Prisma Cloud's inventory reporting is pretty good."
"I was looking for a vulnerability scanner and I was looking for one place in which I could find everything. This tool not only does vulnerability scanning, but it also gives me an asset management tool."
"The framework to configure controls is pretty good; it's pretty sophisticated. We can implement a fair amount of testing for a fair number of controls."
"Technical support is quite helpful."
"The application visibility is amazing. For example, sometimes we don't know what a particular custom port is for and what is running on it. The visibility enables us to identify applications, what the protocol is, and what service is behind it. Within Azure, it is doing a great job of providing visibility. We know exactly what is passing through our network. If there is an issue of any sort we are able to quickly detect it and fix the problem."
"The solution's dashboard looks very user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of VMware NSX are the tight integration with the VMware Hypervisor natively and the management console. We have a lot of other integrations where you are able to see the virtual machine's end-to-end visibility."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It follows a certain structure and you won't miss a step. It's all on the same level, step by step."
"The microsegmentation is a good feature. You can segment details, products, or hardware information."
"The initial setup was straightforward. You just have to click it and follow the manuals."
"The best part is the blueprint creation where I can create their things and then move on to the target environment."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create, develop, and deploy servers in minutes to hours, rather than days."
"Has a great firewall."
"The installation is straightforward, it took a couple of hours."
"Prisma Cloud's dashboards should be customizable. That's very important. Other similar solutions are more elastic so you have the power to create customized dashboards. In Prisma Cloud, you cannot do that."
"The dashboard can be created at the user level instead of the cloud account level, which will help save time."
"The regional cost of Prisma Cloud in South Africa is high and could be improved."
"Getting new guys trained on using the solution requires some thought. If someone is already trained on Palo Alto then he's able to adapt quickly. But, if someone is coming from another platform such as Fortinet, or maybe he's from the system side, that is where we need some help. We need to find out if there is an online track or training that they can go to."
"A couple of exporting functionalities should be more user-friendly because if I want to export something, I can get a lot of data visible to that particular CSV."
"The visibility on the SIEM needs to be streamlined so we can get the data without any issues."
"Palo Alto should work on ease-of-use and the user-friendliness to be more competitive with some competing products."
"It can be too expensive for small companies."
"Going through and getting more features sets from the routing protocols is definitely necessary for the future."
"Occasionally the licensing is not very clear. They should make it easier to understand."
"We would like better integration with the standards on the market. For example, with OSPF, their integration in NSX is very low. It's not a full OSPF integration. It is too thin from a protocol perspective."
"VMware NSX only supports some platforms like KVM."
"We've have had good and bad experiences with them. We don't always find them to be so impactful. Sometimes the support guy isn't so on top of resolving the issue and it can take a while to sort out."
"If there are other solutions already in place, it can be difficult to implement."
"I would rate NSX's stability eight out of ten - there's room for improvement."
"Just being more knowledgeable about the different functions."
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Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is ranked 1st in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) with 82 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 2nd in Network Virtualization with 94 reviews. Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is rated 8.4, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks writes "The dashboard is very user-friendly and can be used to generate custom RQL based on user requirements". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is most compared with Wiz, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Aqua Cloud Security Platform, AWS Security Hub and CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco ACI and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. See our Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks vs. VMware NSX report.
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