We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX and Palo Alto Networks WildFire based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Juniper SRX finishes slightly ahead of Palo Alto Networks WildFire in this comparison. Juniper SRX provides robust enterprise network protection and connectivity and comprehensive performance, is stable, and scales easily. Palo Alto Network WildFire can be challenging for some users to learn. The overall configuration is a bit complex to use.
"The main benefit is the grouping of our security monitoring."
"It is useful for protecting and segregating the internal networks from the internet. Most of our customers also use the FortiGate client to connect to their offices by using the VPN client, and of course, they usually activate the antivirus, deep inspection, and intrusion prevention services. They are also using it for web filtering and implementing various policies dealing with forwardings, NAT, etc."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"Good load balancing feature."
"FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"Security policies in combination with zones: It is very easy to organize the security polices in a logical structure."
"Technical support has been quite helpful."
"I like that Juniper SRX is easy to use, scalable, and stable with good performance."
"Juniper is a highly flexible platform, and you get more bang for your buck compared to a Cisco product."
"It protects from distributed denial-of-service attacks with Screen Options."
"Commit: You can update the whole configuration without affecting the production. The new configuration will be loaded once the command "Commit" is submitted. You can also do a Commit confirmed to automatically roll back to the previous config after X minutes."
"Juniper has the "recovery safety feature", so if you perform a "commit confirmed" and the new configuration disconnects you. then there is no "confirmed" command with X mins (default = 10 mins). It automatically reverts (recovers) to the previous configuration. This is handy for when you do not want to make that trip down range just to reboot a router."
"I like the Junos OS, which has been very good for me. It's very clever."
"Scalable ATP solution that's quick to set up. It demonstrates good performance and stability."
"The most valuable feature for us is the VPN."
"Intuitive threat prevention and analysis solution, with a machine learning feature. Scalable, stable, and protects against zero-day threats."
"WildFire has been instrumental in blocking a number of new threats, before common desktop anti-virus tools were able to detect them."
"The most valuable feature is the improved security that it offers."
"The cloud-based services are a nice feature."
"My primary use case for this solution is for a secure gateway."
"I love the idea of Palo Alto Networks WildFire. It's more geared toward preventing malware. If someone's laptop or phone is malware-infected, the tool prevents it from uploading valuable corporate data outside the corporate network. That's what I love about Palo Alto Networks WildFire. It stops malware in its tracks."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"I've noticed that the management interface could use some updates and upgrades."
"It could be more secure."
"We tried configuring the IDS for more than four months, but it did not work properly."
"The solution isn't very granular or detailed."
"I think Juniper SRX should have a GUI. Some of the competitors are already implementing GUI for the firewall."
"Ongoing costs are something that we need to manage and make sure that we're getting value on."
"It would be ideal if the solution could use cloud services to help update signatures or threat prevention systems."
"Junos Space should be improved to be on par with FortiGate's solution for managing firewalls and routing."
"In the future, I would like to see more automation in the reporting."
"The GUI is better in 8.0, but I still feel it lacks the fast response most of us desire. Logs are much quicker."
"There are some formats that the solution cannot support ."
"The only problem with this solution is the cost. It's expensive."
"The global product feature needs improvement, the VPN, and we need some enhanced features."
"They provide a medium level of technical support."
"There are certain changes that I was expecting in the previous version, and I hope that they are soon fixed. All of the problems that I have faced so far have been resolved."
"The cyber security visibility and forensics features to receive more information about incidents could improve in Palo Alto Networks WildFire."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 86 reviews while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 58 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Check Point NGFW and Meraki MX, whereas Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Proofpoint Email Protection, Fortinet FortiSandbox, Check Point SandBlast Network and Zscaler Internet Access.
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