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."I love the interface."
"I value it's IPS and application control solution."
"Simple interface and easy to deploy."
"It does not require a lot of maintenance."
"You have access to CLI in case you have no web access."
"The solution can scale."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"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."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Prohibited URLs can be listed by category."
"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 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."
"It's allowed us to have better visibility and protection from threats."
"Whitelisting could be better."
"The tool is expensive for small businesses, making it an area where the tool can improve the product by making it available at a cheaper rate."
"It would be better if they had a dashboard where we could see what attacks were happening. It would be good to see who's trying to get into our network."
"The price of the solution could be cheaper."
"It would be helpful to have a better tool for migrating all policy rules using an automatic script."
"The solution could improve the configuration, there are times the configuration is missing."
"I have used technical support and they could improve."
"The dashboard is not user friendly so is a bit complicated."
"Performance monitoring could use improvement."
"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."
"Support needs to be enhanced."
"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."
"An area for improvement would be the technical support, which can be slow."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"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."
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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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