We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks WildFire and Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, ESET and others in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)."Scalable ATP solution that's quick to set up. It demonstrates good performance and stability."
"High availability with active-active and active-passive modes."
"Whole team can use the firewall and understand it."
"The solution is easy to use and the Panorama feature is good. The software management or the malware blocking and some authentication management system are good."
"WildFire has been instrumental in blocking a number of new threats, before common desktop anti-virus tools were able to detect them."
"The most valuable features are all of the security features in terms of protection and SSL and VPN."
"The most valuable feature is the improved security that it offers."
"For example, if a security Intel threat talks about an IOC. We can then go to our MSP and say, "Is there a signature for this particular type of malware that just came out?" And if they'll say yes, then we'll say, "Okay. Does it apply to these firewalls? And have we seen any hits on it?" There's absolutely value in it."
"It has a dynamic runtime engine, which gives it an advantage over Prisma that has a static engine. In Prisma, we have to do additional malware analysis, which is not required in Proofpoint."
"The only complaint that we receive from our customers is in regards to the price."
"The product fails to offer protection when dealing with high-severity vulnerabilities, making it an area of concern where improvements are required."
"When you contact support, there is no guarantee that they will be available to help you tackle the issue that you are facing."
"The global product feature needs improvement, the VPN, and we need some enhanced features."
"It would be nice if there was an easier way to install and deploy it, such as through the inclusion of wizards."
"The data analytical system for deployment needs to improve."
"The only problem with this solution is the cost. It's expensive."
"The automation and responsiveness need improvement."
"We are using the TRAP console that has a Linux-based UI, which is not user-friendly. The TAP console looks very advanced. Currently, we are maintaining three different consoles, and it is sometimes hard to switch between them or try to grab the data."
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Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 58 reviews while Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is ranked 23rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4, while Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection writes "Dynamic runtime engine and good protection, but needs better support and a single console". Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Proofpoint Email Protection, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Fortinet FortiSandbox, whereas Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Avanan, IRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Identity and VMRay.
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