We performed a comparison between Juniper vSRX 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."The most important feature, normally for small business customers, is link load balancing."
"Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"The SD-WAN feature is the most valuable. This feature evolved from link load balancing. It has helped us in terms of our uptime and privatizing applications whenever we experience an outage. The SD-WAN feature has been a plus for us. Two-factor authentication has allowed us to add more users in terms of remote working. We have two-factor authentication for remote workers to authenticate them before they get on the network."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"The technical support has been good."
"There are a few valuable features that offer very good quality on the solution. Especially NetScreen. We used to use NetScreen for the the product line. It was a very mature solution, very robust, easy to configure, easy to manage, etc. It made it easy to do everything."
"The command feature is valuable."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"We like the solution’s protocol and its dashboard system."
"The technical support services are excellent."
"The initial setup is pretty simple."
"One of Juniper vSRX's most valuable features is its integration with safety applications. It keeps the software secure from developers without relying on third-party solutions."
"The interface is very nice. We generally like the UI the product offers."
"The most important thing is that it's really user-friendly. I have almost stopped using the CLI because I like the graphical interface. You can do whatever you want on a single screen, including all the configuration and implementation, using Panorama. You don't have to switch from one place to another."
"Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls have a very nice interface for logging and monitoring. I find it easy to navigate and use, and the interface is organized as well. I can find answers within a couple of hours and have seen time savings."
"The DNS sync code in your filtering is the most valuable feature of the Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls."
"It worked fine normally."
"The configuration is very simple."
"Decryption is one of Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls' best features because we can decrypt by category. For instance, we can decrypt everything except for bank traffic so that we don't interfere with the passwords and two-factor authentication of those checking their bank accounts at work. We can still monitor for malware and other threats that come through a secure channel. It's seamless for users. The URL filtering and IPS are both great as well."
"We have not had to replace hardware routers nor purchase additional hardware. So, that has provided a little bit of an ROI."
"Technical support is good but the response time could be faster."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"Backup can be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding FortiAnalyzer to its solution, we should not have to use another solution. FortiAnalyzer can provide more detailed information."
"There are just some services that aren't available. For example, the Ethernet or point-to-point protocols. They could add these services to their product offering - especially services for ISPs."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
"It could use more tutorials."
"The pricing still needs some improvement."
"The biggest downside of Juniper vSRX is its pricing, which may be too high for smaller organizations. While it's a decent solution, the cost may limit its accessibility to smaller customers."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements made to the GUI because it isn't very good."
"The GUI really needs a lot of work, and it has got worse with successive version updates."
"They really need to improve the GUI."
"The GUI interface needs improvement."
"The solution could improve its technical support."
"I would like to see some Machine Learning because I have observed new types of attacks that are able to bypass existing security rules."
"There is room for improvement in the area of customer service."
"The pricing could be improved. They need to work on the setup over the firewall, VLAN, and PPPoE."
"In my opinion, the training provided is satisfactory, but there is certainly room for improvement. It would be great to have more comprehensive training at a lower cost, or even for free."
"I would like more reporting and metrics in the solution."
"Maybe they could add some tools and more competing services, like servers, but that would increase the cost of the solution."
"For an upcoming release, they could improve on the way to build security rules per user."
"Overall it is good. It is reliable and easy to understand. However, the monitoring feature could be improved."
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Juniper vSRX is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 33 reviews while Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 163 reviews. Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8, while Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". 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". Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is most compared with Check Point NGFW, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense. See our Juniper vSRX vs. Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls report.
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