We performed a comparison between Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System and Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Darktrace, Vectra AI, Check Point Software Technologies and others in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)."Setup is straightforward with the same reliability and scalability as the firewall series."
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"It's allowed us to have better visibility and protection from threats."
"Being able to manage blacklists and whitelists easily is very useful, especially for internal access and limiting outbound access."
"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."
"Prohibited URLs can be listed by category."
"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."
"Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is easy to use, easy to operate, and easy to edit."
"Lack of tools to help educate end users"
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"Performance monitoring could use improvement."
"An area for improvement would be the technical support, which can be slow."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"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."
"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."
"It is an expensive solution and not everyone has the budget for it."
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Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is ranked 28th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) while Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is ranked 18th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS). Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is rated 9.0, while Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System writes "Complements any firewall". 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 ". Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is most compared with Darktrace and Arista NDR, 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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