We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."It is simple to manage, and there are a lot of functionalities in the same box."
"The features that we have found most valuable are the SSL VPN and the User Portal."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"The technical support in our region is excellent."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus."
"The stability and scalability of this solution are satisfactory. Its SD-WAN, VPN, and URL filtering features are very useful."
"The most valuable feature is SD-WAN."
"The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats."
"The Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a scalable product."
"The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we can get good support from them."
"It is a scalable solution."
"I like the Firewall and the IPS."
"Next Generation Firewall's best feature is that it can be managed on one platform."
"I have found that Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is easy to use, highly secure, and the main VPN tunnel is created automatically which is a benefit."
"Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is easy to use, easy to operate, and easy to edit."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable feature is that the product can do everything in a single device, including the firewall, rules, and the PBL. It also has good routing and switching."
"Prohibited URLs can be listed by category."
"The Palo Alto solution has improved our organization by providing threat protection across a variety of internet connections. Our company also gets valuable insights regarding threat analysis."
"Being able to manage blacklists and whitelists easily is very useful, especially for internal access and limiting outbound access."
"It's allowed us to have better visibility and protection from threats."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I don't get proper reports."
"The pricing could always be better."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation of the product, and to having a proper understanding of the case."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"They need to work on stability, it has not been the best in our experience."
"I would like to see more sizing in the next release, and the roadmap should be clear."
"In larger companies with extensive infrastructure, retrieving logs for a longer period of time can sometimes take a bit longer than desired."
"Configuration is not easy because it has an old-fashioned interface. The configuration interface is highly complex, and it's been the same for years. They have to change the interface."
"This solution would be improved with the inclusion of custom reporting."
"They need to improve their alerts."
"One way Palo Alto can improve is by offering sandboxing. I don't know if they currently offer a sandboxing feature together with the firewall or not. They should provide secure sandboxing with the firewalls."
"We have had some challenges with making Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB work with ELK stack."
"An area for improvement would be the technical support, which can be slow."
"Performance monitoring could use improvement."
"For hosting sites like Blogspot, they host sites that should be in different categories, but get lumped together in general. There needs to be more granularity or multiple categorizations."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"It is an expensive solution and not everyone has the budget for it."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 37 reviews while Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is ranked 18th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS). Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB writes "Provides regular updates with an auto download option; prohibited URLs can be listed by category ". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense, whereas Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is most compared with Check Point IPS, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Zscaler Cloud IPS, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention and Trend Micro Deep Discovery.
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