We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series 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."We were looking for the VPN feature and controlling the inflow and outflow of all the traffic within the site and across the sites. We are also using it for the VPN and VLANs."
"Anti-Spam web content filterinG."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"The most useful feature is the performance of the firewalls and networking operations."
"The mapping features and traffic logging are good."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"The solution's implementation is pretty easy."
"The user interface is very, very good."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"I like that the initial setup is straighforward. It's also a scalable solution."
"The main advantage of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series stems from the fact that you can access it with the help of cloud services."
"In Palo Alto the most important feature is the App-ID."
"Palo Alto’s Panorama centralized management system simplifies our security posture based on our requirements. Instead of manually pulling logs, then generating them into readable formats, it gives us the console in a readable format to view."
"I have not actually called their support line, because we have a direct contact to a senior engineer in the company for any issues that we handle with them. I will say they are very responsive, and they do give you the information you need when you need it."
"It allows us to see all our traffic to properly secure it and only allow what is needed through the firewall."
"It is reliable and the support is very good."
"It is nice to have a rock solid security platform that we can count on."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series's most valuable feature is the visibility of the environment."
"The pricing could be a bit better, especially when you consider how they have the most basic offering priced."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"I don't like that anything more than very basic reporting is not included."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"It would be a benefit if Fortinet would release a one-stop solution that is better integrated with other products and an automated emergency response system."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"The IPS feature must be improved."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"There needs to be more security equipment for the solution."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"One issue is integration. Huawei can't detect Indicators of Compromise (IoC). I can get a lot of information about security, but can't automatically input the EP, domain URL, and file hashes I get from Hackersworld into my blocklist."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"The one issue that I didn't like is that the SNMP integration with interfaces didn't record the interface counters."
"The web interface is very slow, and it needs to be faster."
"The interface is all Java-based. I would prefer an HTML5 interface."
"All areas need improvement: manufacturing, education, financial, etc."
"I would like to see a more thorough QA process. We have had some difficulties from bugs in releases."
"Palo Alto should update their documentation to make it more readable and provide easier-to-follow instructions through videos."
"The product's AIOps process needs improvement."
"There should be an option for direct integration with the Azure platform."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 19 reviews while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 53 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Meraki MX and Sangfor NGAF, whereas Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Sophos UTM. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series report.
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