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."The most useful features of Fortinet FortiGate IPS are you can create a virtual firewall within it, most other firewalls do not have this feature. You are able to manage your network and have network segmentation within your firewall. Additionally, you can create virtual switches within the firewall and have policy management, such as firewall and access policy."
"It is a good product. It does what we want it to do so. I didn't find many false-positives or things like that. We mainly use the IPS and URL filtering features, and they are pretty good."
"It is a reliable solution."
"The most significant aspect of IPS is self-explanatory as it primarily focuses on intrusion prevention, which is crucial for Fortinet's internal outbreak prevention efforts and ensuring compliance on endpoint devices."
"Its interface is the most valuable. It is quite easy to manage."
"You have access to CLI in case you have no web access."
"Before using this solution, we had so many problems accessing our resources because we don't have a lot of internet bandwidth. And by using application control and traffic shaping, we were able to manage user to quickly access services that are important. This tool has aided to the simplicity of our day-to-day management."
"We like signature-based anomaly detection and zero-day protection features."
"It's allowed us to have better visibility and protection from threats."
"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 initial setup is easy."
"The tool blocks URLs."
"Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is easy to use, easy to operate, and easy to edit."
"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."
"Prohibited URLs can be listed by category."
"The prevention mechanisms and implementation are not easy."
"The solution is not scalable."
"The solution could improve the integration."
"The IPS monitoring can be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve performance. There was a huge challenge in terms of CPU and memory where the IPS engine would keep triggering. There were random spikes of overutilization in the CPU and memory resources. They have to work on CPU and memory stability considering these IPS engines. A few versions were very unstable."
"The system can slow down when inspections are carried out."
"To stay ahead of the competition Fortinet FortiGate IPS needs to think about how to adjust pricing."
"IPs are not handled well and the process is unnecessarily complicated."
"An area for improvement would be the technical support, which can be slow."
"It is an expensive solution and not everyone has the budget for it."
"Performance monitoring could use improvement."
"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."
"Support needs to be enhanced."
"We have had some challenges with making Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB work with ELK stack."
"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, Check Point IPS 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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