We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Palo Alto Networks K2-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."The virtual firewall feature is the most valuable. We have around 1,500 firewalls. We did not buy individual hardware, and the virtual firewalls made sense because we don't have to keep on buying the hardware. FortiGate is easier to use as compared to Checkpoint devices. It is user friendly and has a good UI. You don't need much expertise to work on this firewall. You don't need to worry much about DCLA, commands, and things like that."
"Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."
"The technical support is great."
"It's very easy to configure."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"There is a lot of flexibility in how you can commit, check, and back out of a configuration."
"I like the Junos OS, which has been very good for me. It's very clever."
"I like the routing and firewall features."
"Juniper SRX is a very powerful firewall and sometimes can be used as a router."
"Security policies in combination with zones: It is very easy to organize the security polices in a logical structure."
"The solution's stability is very good."
"Technical support has been quite helpful."
"We use it as a firewall at our head office and branches."
"The most valuable features are the intuitive user interface, ease of use, and reporting."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is the configuration, it is very clear."
"I have found that Palo Alto Networks K2-Series has the best security. They are more user-friendly, older firewalls used to have to be configured using the command-line interface, but in this solution, it can be done in the GUI."
"Simple integrations with the domain controllers and other inventories"
"Palo Alto has an approach that makes the configuration easier not only for the customers but also for the IT help for the customers."
"The scalability of the product is quite high."
"Palo Alto has better and finer controls than, say, Cisco or Check Point."
"This is a very reliable firewall and we have never had problems with it."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"FortiOS is not simple."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"One issue that I have had is that sometimes I need to monitor the traffic, so I need to filter it according to the user and which user is using it the most. I experience a bottleneck most of the time, particularly at the peak time when the number of contracts and users are at maximum."
"I think improvement can be done to the security part, particularly the UDM, and the product should have a user-friendly interface similar to FortiGate. It should have the Azure RBAC in the next release."
"The solution could cost less. It's a bit expensive right now."
"IPS is one that I would definitely want to be improved. I would also like SSL VPN to be integrated."
"I would like to see endpoint control and endpoint testing security."
"The solution isn't very granular or detailed."
"It could have features that other products support like blade options and stand-alone endpoint security."
"The capacity can be limiting. We have outgrown its capacity. You can only scale up to a certain extent, depending on the device purchased."
"I would like to have a better web UI for administration. Juniper could simplify the web UI and make it more compatible with mobile devices."
"Palo Alto releases a lot of bug fixes for their firewalls, which means it's necessary to do frequent upgrades. They should work on decreasing their bugs so that upgrades aren't needed so often."
"It would be really helpful to have dashboards that provide information on IOC blockings such as where and how many. It will also be good to know how many hashing files have been reported. It would also be nice to have easy access to this information. Otherwise, it's a painful, manual task."
"They should implement the features that the other firewalls have."
"If we have issues, they take anywhere from two days to a week to respond. I even wrote to their CEO because there was no response. When it comes to support, this is the worst company."
"They could improve by providing more features in the solution."
"The ease of management and configuration should be improved."
"We had some issues with upgrading in the past. They could make the process easier."
"Higher levels of support are excellent but new users may need additional options."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 86 reviews while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 28th in Firewalls with 29 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW, whereas Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series report.
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