We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Palo Alto Networks WildFire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It gives us the ease that we are secure. We have set up the proper things that help make our data safe."
"The most valuable features are security and support."
"The solution strengthens our IT posture."
"It is reliable and the support is very good."
"It provides complete security posture from end-to-end. This has given us better visibility into what our security aspects are."
"We have reduced the number of configuration lines by 90%. We need fewer number of admins right now because of it."
"The technical support for the solution is very good."
"It is nice to have a rock solid security platform that we can count on."
"It helps us when segmenting and securing the network and all sort of technologies, all sort of next generation needs. It's next generation phases of firewall like anti-virus, sandboxing, wifi, and VPN."
"What I like about Palo Alto is that it is a complete product, with everything in it."
"They have many different options with Palo Alto WildFire and the set-up is quick. If you have all the details in hand, it does not take more than 15 minutes to deploy a firewall."
"We have found that Palo Alto Networks WildFire is scalable. We currently have six thousand users for the product."
"I give the initial setup an eight out of ten."
"The backup is the best feature."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"For example, if a security Intel threat talks about an IOC. We can then go to our MSP and say, "Is there a signature for this particular type of malware that just came out?" And if they'll say yes, then we'll say, "Okay. Does it apply to these firewalls? And have we seen any hits on it?" There's absolutely value in it."
"The one issue that I didn't like is that the SNMP integration with interfaces didn't record the interface counters."
"The solution must improve Zero Trust integration and use cases."
"There should be an option for direct integration with the Azure platform."
"In the next release, I would like to see better integration of multi-factor authentication vendors."
"The command-line interface is something that some people struggle with and I think that they should have an option to go straight to the GUI."
"The product could provide protection above Layer 3, which gets into the application layer and provides better visibility into those aspects of application security."
"From time to time, they have released some content updates that have some issues, maybe twice a year."
"The only minor issue we've faced is with the app's ID configuration, which requires specific matching for application filtering."
"The free version does not have real-time updates. It is slow."
"They should make their user interface a little more user-friendly."
"The cost of the solution is excessively high."
"As a firewall and 360 degrees of security, there needs to be more maturity."
"Our main concern is that everything has to be synced with the WildFire Cloud and has to be checked through the subscription."
"The cyber security visibility and forensics features to receive more information about incidents could improve in Palo Alto Networks WildFire."
"They can keep on doing more updates. As new malware and viruses are coming out, they can make sure that WildFire is up to date."
"The initial setup was complex."
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 53 reviews while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 58 reviews. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6, while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Secure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Proofpoint Email Protection and Fortinet FortiSandbox. See our Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs. Palo Alto Networks WildFire report.
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