We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls 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."Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention)."
"I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"You can create multiple Virtual Domains (VDOMs), which are treated as separate firewall instances."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"The security fabric is excellent."
"Operationally, it is easier, and the manageability and their security features are good."
"You can easily integrate it with Active Directory, and you can use the GlobalProtect VPN for internal and external purposes. The URL Filtering is also clear and the application filtering is a plus. The application filtering is much better when you compare it to FortiGate or other firewall vendors."
"It has a solid network security with some robust tools. We can block unexpected attacks, especially zero-day attacks. Since they use the Pan-OS engine, they can collect attacks from all over the world and analyze them. They can then protect against zero-day attacks and unexpected attacks."
"The application IDs, application controls, URL filtering, visibility, monitoring, and reporting are the most valuable features."
"I can enable the features I want and configure the policies based on the user and not all users and network traffic, making firewall management much easier."
"The best features of this solution are URL filtering and traffic visibility."
"Comments have some delay, but overall, it's a good product."
"The feature that I like the most is its IPS model, the WildFire model. I really like how the whole threat protection model functions, including the vulnerability and anti-spyware aspects. That is really awesome."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The product’s firewall and VPN package are fantastic compared to any other solution."
"Most of the features that Zscaler has to offer, we will deploy."
"The scalability is okay. We have around 2200 people using this solution."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall understands the applications in the current generation and adapts to the present generation cloud applications."
"It is a stable solution."
"The solution offers good sandboxing."
"Zscaler provides effective protection against various cyber threats ensuring a safe environment"
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"Quality control on their firmware versions needs improvement. When they introduce new firmware, there tend to be bugs."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"There are some license issues. Not every feature must have a separate license. There must be some of kind synergy between the license so we don't have to pay for every individual license that we would like to have."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"I haven't had a single issue since using Fortinet."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"There is a tradeoff between security and network performance, as security is always top-notch, but performance can sometimes lag and has room for improvement."
"The scalability compared to other products is not good. You need to change the box whenever you want your number of connection sessions to increase."
"The initial configuration is complicated to set up."
"It would be better to have more tools to control Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. We don't have too many tools to access Palo Alto. For example, the IT team doesn't have access to it. We can see it physically and see if it's running or not. We need to contact a special team to receive that information. I would also like to see more reporting in the next release."
"We're working with the entry-level appliances, so I don't know what the higher-end ones are like, however, on the entry-level models I would say commit speeds need to be improved."
"Unfortunately, Palo Alto Networks products aren't cheap, but you have to pay the price for good security technology. I don't know the exact price, but it's about $10,000 to $15,000 without a subscription. Cisco is priced similarly. FortiGate is inexpensive in Poland, so a lot of customers prefer that."
"Customers don't want to buy extra things for extra capabilities"
"The price of the solution is very high."
"They do not provide a few components that are fundamental to differentiate the products"
"The issue right now is probably that Zscaler is not providing web browser isolation. Another solution, Menlo, offers this. For one customer, we had to send traffic to Menlo to do the isolation for us. It was requested by the customer so that they could integrate any iframe. Zscaler needs to add this type of feature in their next release."
"Its technical support services could be better."
"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."
"Because it's on cloud, it doesn't allow application of extra settings."
"Certain criteria need to be met if you want to scale this solution."
"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."
"Pricing is a challenge."
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Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 162 reviews while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 15 reviews. Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is rated 8.6, while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls writes "We get reports back from WildFire on a minute-by-minute basis". 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 NG Firewalls is most compared with Check Point NGFW, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense, whereas Zscaler Cloud Firewall is most compared with Azure Firewall, OPNsense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and Cisco Multicloud Defense. See our Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls vs. Zscaler Cloud Firewall report.
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