Azure Firewall Previous Solutions
We used to use FortiGate. We switched as we didn't want the hassle of going through another vendor. It was there, so we started using it.
View full review »We used Cisco before that. We switched because we moved from on-prem to the cloud, so we wanted to have a native cloud solution.
View full review »We used Palo Alto. We switched because we needed to do the configuration manually. Another issue was the pricing. Azure Firewall pricing is based on a pay-as-you-go model, while the Palo Alto pricing includes the cost of the VM-Series license. It's a different usage model.
The best choice depends on your specific needs and the level of security features you require. If you need more security features, then Palo Alto would be the better one, but if you want simple management and a cost-effective solution, Azure Firewall is enough.
I also used Fortinet FortiGate. It is very popular for the same reasons that Palo Alto is. I have also used Check Point CloudGuard and some of my colleagues use Barracuda and Cisco. Nowadays it's mostly between Azure, Palo Alto, and Fortinet.
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Tirumalesh M
Senior Cloud Architect at Kyndryl
I have used solutions such as Fortinet.
View full review »We did not use a different solution. This is the first solution we've used and we'll keep the same solution for now.
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reviewer1574409
Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
We have Barracuda, FortiGate, and Check Point as well.
As a comparison, it would be difficult because it is managed by a completely different team from an on-premises perspective. Before deploying Azure, we were looking for what parameters actually made the point, The security team was able to identify that it was good enough for our security parameters to meet our company's requirements. This is why we are using it, and how we deployed the Azure Firewall, subject to security approvals.
The rest of the firewalls on-premises are managed by a different team.
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Reviewer45205
Group Cloud Competency Center Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
We didn't have any cloud solution previously. We deployed it from scratch.
Before using Azure Firewall, we used on-premises applications and Microsoft Firewall.
Previously, we utilized Fortinet, but we made the transition to Azure because Microsoft introduced advanced features and Next Generation functionalities into Azure Firewall, and we anticipate a seamless shift to Microsoft Azure, leveraging the convenience of managing multiple products effortlessly through it.
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KrishnaInfosec
Manager - Network & Security at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
We have experience with Palo Alto, Check Point, FortiGate, and Cisco firewalls. Azure Firewall is more scalable than these other solutions.
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Geo Thomas
Network Security Engineer at Diyar United Company
I have experience with several other firewalls including FortiGate and Palo Alto.
Another product that I have sold to my enterprise customers is SonicWall NSV.
View full review »I haven't worked with other firewalls.
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Christian Cutajar
Head of IT at NetRefer
We use both Azure Firewall and Fortinet solutions, including Fortigate. I personally find that Azure doesn't offer the same capabilities. Fortinet is better.
View full review »I'm still using Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Fortinet, Check Point and Juniper. Basically I use all of them. For small businesses with one standard, though, I would recommend Azure Firewalls. It's quite simple and easy to implement the whole security policy. For medium and large enterprise companies, however, they already have their on-premise firewall devices implemented. Users are trying to centralize their firewall security management and they prefer it to using virtualized firewalls like Checkpoint Virtual Firewall or Fortinet Virtual Firewall. That way, they can leverage their user technology capability, and try using a single interface to manage those devices.
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reviewer1651275
Senior Security Operations and Cyber Risk Analyst at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Previously, we were using FortiGate Firewall. We switched because of the migrating of the Security Center and the ease of use. The cost was also considered.
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JasperAdolfs
Freelance Consultant at The Future Group
We used a different solution. We had on-prem Palo Alto.
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reviewer896049
Cloud Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Most of the time, I've used Azure Firewall for cloud services. We also have AWS, and then, of course, we have hardware firewalls on-premise, but I haven't worked with anything.
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Rajneesh Kaur
Senior Security Analyst at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
We started using it because we were new to the cloud and, at that time, we didn't have options. We started using whatever came with Azure. Now that we have started to grow, we have started exploring other options.
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reviewer1404387
Cloud Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Before Azure Firewall, I used to work on a VPN-based firewall.
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Velizar-Todorov
IT Senior Architect, Infrastructure and Cloud Solutions at a government with 501-1,000 employees
We use several solutions.
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Vladimir Jirasek
CEO at Foresight Cyber Ltd
I have experience with similar solutions by Palo Alto and Fortinet. With the inclusion of more advanced features, Azure Firewall will be on par with these products.
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