We performed a comparison between Google Cloud VPN and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenVPN, Fortinet, Cisco and others in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN."The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"Any time we had an issue with connecting the OpenVPN to a user, we just to them on the group's VPN and connected our VPN."
"I like it because it's very easy to use. You install the client and you have to know your gateway, but that's something we give to our users. Beyond that, it takes about three seconds to train them on how to use it. And it just works well. That's great for us because it means less administrative time."
"The solution improved the consistency of our security controls and the BCP. There has been a 20 percent reduction in TCO. Prisma Access also enabled us to deliver better applications by centralizing security management."
"Prisma integrates well with Cortex XDR and Cortex Data Lake. My company has been also using Prisma Access in-house for nearly a year, and it integrates seamlessly."
"There is a system for monitoring the traffic. You can monitor the traffic of the connected people and point out any issues on the connection part."
"The most valuable feature is the zero-trust part of this solution."
"The features I find most valuable is WildFire, user integration, and the basic technology features."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to join your network and provide access through the VPN."
"It supports auto-scaling for mobile users. It auto-scales depending on the mobile user traffic. For example, if 1,000 people are working from home today, and tomorrow, the number increases to 2,000, it is not going to be an issue."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The logging needs improvement."
"Prisma's integration between operational technology and IT should be more seamless. Right now, it requires additional setup and maintenance."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"There is some particular traffic that the security team wants to filter out and apply their own policies and they cannot."
"The frequency of updates could be reduced."
"Their next release should provide solutions for the mobile environment."
"I would like to see support for custom applications."
"It would be nice to manage Prisma Access through the cloud instead of through Panorama. You can use the cloud version to monitor Prisma Access, but it doesn't have all the features yet, and it's not 100% done."
"There is room for improvement in the multi-environment visibility, especially around containers."
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Google Cloud VPN is ranked 26th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 1 review while Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks is ranked 5th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 59 reviews. Google Cloud VPN is rated 7.0, while Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Google Cloud VPN writes "Is fairly priced and has a straightforward initial setup, but the logging needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks writes "Integration with Palo Alto platforms such as Cortex Data Lake and Autofocus gives us visibility into our attack surface". Google Cloud VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Tailscale, whereas Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks is most compared with Netskope , Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cisco Umbrella, Zscaler Internet Access and Prisma SD-WAN.
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