We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls 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."Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs."
"The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"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 application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"Scalability is good; the company wants to be able to handle large customers."
"They have a very responsive customer service and support team."
"Enables us to define user application-level access, so our customers can work anytime from anywhere."
"Most people are using enterprise applications remotely, and there is no license for SSL VPN, or in other words point-to-site. There is no limit on that. On other devices there is a specific limit and you have to pay per use for SSL VPN."
"Live monitoring of what is happening inside and on the interfaces, either ingress or egress."
"I think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is one of the most advanced firewall platforms. I also like that it's easy to get top-level support right away. You get that security, and if you make a mistake, it doesn't break."
"The encryption and the security standards are valuable."
"One of the most important parts is, there is auto-upgrade of the hardware every fourth year."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the network protection."
"The solution is very stable."
"The App-ID, Content-ID, User-ID, and encryption and decryption are valuable features."
"We standardized on the product and got rid of several other types of firewalls from different vendors."
"The most valuable features are web filtering and application filtering."
"The most valuable features are the threat prevention and policy-based routing features."
"The WildFire reporting and Cortex XDR platform have huge infrastructures in the cloud that secures the network against threats. So, we have the potential on the system, specifically for users, where we take care of this since the user is the most dangerous. We get reports back from WildFire on a minute-by-minute basis, rather than a daily or weekly update like I used to with different AV vendors. These features can detect viruses and malware more quickly, which is super important."
"The most important part of this solution is its reliability, as it just works without any fancy features."
"The captive portal could be improved."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"Its price could be better."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve to be on par with its competitors, such as Palo Alto and Sophos. They are the market leaders. Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve its capabilities. However, we are happy with Fortinet FortiGate."
"There is room for improvement related to the logging and reporting aspect."
"The web-cache feature which was previously on the FortiGate device, but was deleted with the recent upgrade should be returned. It was a very valuable feature for us."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"The administration UI could be better. It should also have better application detection policies."
"It's a little bit complex in terms of handling. If you implement a change, there is a specific point where you have to commit it. It's not like you just push a button and it's always committed. If you don't know to check whether your commit command has been executed or not... that is something Barracuda needs to work on."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly dashboard and an easier interface."
"While using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we encounter issues with VPN profiles for Windows."
"Barracuda CloudGen Firewall should work a little bit more with the logs so that, in our company, we can generate a little bit more reports and get a bit more statistics, which would be fine for us."
"When you login from some sources, there is no feature in this box which can log you out after a certain timeout."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"The technical manuals, at times, have images that don't match the actual screens and are not always as clear as they could be on the configuration."
"Maybe they could add some tools and more competing services, like servers, but that would increase the cost of the solution."
"I would like to see it provide us with intelligent information from the data that it captures, within the same cost."
"The pricing of the solution is quite high. It's one of the most expensive firewall solutions on the market."
"Currently, they don't have email protection. They can maybe add it in the future. Currently, if you want to do so, you need to go with another solution."
"I think visibility can be improved."
"I would like to see better third-party orchestration so that it is easier for the team to work with different products."
"In the cloud, the HA could be a lot better. Its price could also be better. It is very expensive."
"The level of control and granularity in terms of rule customization could be enhanced. However, compared to our previous solution, Palo Alto provides much better drill-down capabilities."
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Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 163 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls writes "We get reports back from WildFire on a minute-by-minute basis". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Azure Firewall and Cato SASE Cloud Platform, whereas Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is most compared with Check Point NGFW, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls report.
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