We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Untangle NG Firewall 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."Anti-Spam web content filterinG."
"Centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances allow us to take control over our public and private infrastructure."
"The solution is extremely reliable."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"We have found it to be very reliable and that's why our teams and various users in our company use it as our main firewall every day."
"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."
"It ensures that every interaction, pre and post-loan processing, undergoes a thorough inspection, leveraging VPN features and comprehensive security protocols."
"We now know a lot more detail about what our users are doing on the network."
"The interface with Panorama makes it very easy to use."
"The Palo Alto VM-Series is nice because I can move the firewalls easily."
"It is nice to have a rock solid security platform that we can count on."
"It has excellent scalability."
"In terms of security breaches, the product aids in categorizing and monitoring traffic, allowing for the identification of potentially malicisous or incorrectly formatted applications."
"The most valuable feature is the CLI."
"Web Filter is effective, Web Cache offers bandwidth savings, and the VPN setup is easy."
"The product helps small and medium enterprises secure their networks from intrusions. It also has features like DNS blocking."
"Application Control and filtering features are valuable."
"It is very easy to deploy and monitor. "
"All features are useful. We are using premium features such as bandwidth sharing, failover, web filters, SSL controls, antivirus, and VPN. We use these features to the fullest. These features are available in the paid firewall license, not the free one."
"It is not attached to an appliance, meaning if you get a good PC/server, then you can already run a firewall."
"The product is easy to implement."
"What I like about this product, which is the reason that we continue to use it, is that you can install the software version on your own hardware. In case there is a problem with the hardware, we can just install the firewall in another machine and restore the configuration."
"I haven't had a single issue since using Fortinet."
"Fortinet FortiGate can be integrated with different platforms. They have integrations in place, but I can't say they're 100%."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"For the migration, everyone has a firewall in use and I am selling Fortinet. Typically, I am replacing another firewall. Previously, there was a tool available to convert configurations from one firewall, such as Palo Alto, to Fortinet, but this tool is no longer free. If it could be made free again, it would be very beneficial."
"We don't know how it will scale once we start putting more load on it."
"Palo Alto should update their documentation to make it more readable and provide easier-to-follow instructions through videos."
"The one issue that I didn't like is that the SNMP integration with interfaces didn't record the interface counters."
"It'll help if Palo Alto Networks provided better documentation."
"The web interface is very slow, and it needs to be faster."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series needs to improve its order process."
"The solution needs to improve its visibility. It's not straightforward to use. Understanding the policies, authorizations, and initializing features requires careful review. The product needs to offer proper training."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is a complex product to work with."
"The product must improve its reporting features."
"On their low-end appliance, they could have more memory and the largest storage space. The low-end appliance comes with a too-small hard drive, and it could use a little extra room. It only comes with about 4 gigs or 8 gigs of memory, and the hardware space is only 40 gigs, which is really small."
"We have a minor issue when assigning IP addresses in the ARP tables. You should be able to go into the ARP tables, look at the IP address and say, "Nope, they need to be on this side on this IP address." The ability to set a DHP reservation from the ARP tables would be great. It's no big deal, but it would be nice to have."
"The pricing should be reduced because it is expensive."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
"Web-filtering policies could be improved."
"The hardware can be improved."
"It does have multi-factor authentication in some areas, but I would love to see a more widely implemented version of that on the devices themselves."
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 52 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. 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 Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Juniper SRX Series Firewall, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and SonicWall TZ. See our Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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