Palo Alto Networks PA-Series Reviews

Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is the Gartner leader product for the next-generation firewall. The solution's security features and managing issues are very user-friendly. The solution has two panels: one is the management panel, and the other is the data panel. If I have the maintenance on the data panel, the data panel will not be impacted. The management panel has different modules. The solution provides all the security features in a competitive world.

The solution provides good customer support.

The solution’s pricing could be improved because it is an expensive solution.

I have been using Palo Alto Networks PA-Series for two years.

Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is a stable solution.

The solution’s technical support is good.

The solution can be deployed within three working days.

They have the management console and management code. I put the management IP on the firewall and logged in to the GUI console. After that, I connect the management code in our management network from my office network. Then, I connect to the insight port, outside port, and other zones. We have created eight zones on that part.

I have finished the initial configuration and installation part within three working days. After that, there are many issues with fine-tuning and policymaking, and it goes through step by step in the operational part.

Since Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is a very expensive solution, rich customers like banks, financial organizations, and telecom companies prefer the solution.

Overall, I rate Palo Alto Networks PA-Series nine and a half out of ten.

It is a standard firewall implemented in the company to protect the corporate network from outside networks. We have a VPN for our clients who work from home, protecting all traffic between their network and our network by filtering DNS ordering and all mechanisms to protect us.

It is stable when you set up something and put it into production. Once it works, you don't have other tasks or actions to perform. You shouldn't touch anything after you finish the setup correctly. When setup is done properly, it remains stable.

There should be an improvement in the protection of endpoint computers when working outside the office. Currently, they are not protected with any data security when they work from home or outside the network. They surf the Internet directly and should implement a proxy or firewall to monitor the data between the endpoint and the Internet.

In future releases, there may be better monitoring and reporting. In the past, there were some situations with vendor utilization where it was sometimes challenging to catch in real-time which user or device was generating excessive traffic, leading to increased utilization. There were some situations where it was easy to catch the source of high utilization through the device. There may be better monitoring or reporting capabilities.

I have been working with Palo Alto PA Series for about seven years. It is not new to me; we have a lot of experience with this solution.

We have the Palo Alto model 820, which is an appliance device. 

The solution's stability is great. We do not have any issues in the seven years of implementation in production.

I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.

I rate the solution's scalability an eight out of ten. 

For a setup, you must have extensive knowledge of the other services. We have an active directory on-premise, which we like to have as user authentication. It is not just a few clicks and a few steps to configure. You need to put more effort into configuring everything needed for that operation.

There are around 200 people using this solution in our organization.

I have contacted technical support for CentOS two or three times in the last five years.

Positive

We set up the firewall here in three different locations. It's not difficult once you learn what to do during the initial configuration. It is pretty simple.

Moreover, only two-person required for the maintenance of the solution.

I have done most of it myself. On one of the first configurations, I worked with a colleague from college who works for an ISP and has a lot of experience. I work with him on some configurations. After that, I took all the other setups to myself. 

There are good guidelines and knowledge available on the web. It just takes time to reach the knowledge base and find what we need. It's not so tough to configure and test any functionality.

FortiGate has a better price than Palo Alto Networks in the same area. Both have the same set of functions and characteristics, but FortiGate is slightly less expensive. It's better for a small company that doesn't have a big budget for security solutions.

I rate the solution's pricing a one out of ten. The solution is expensive compared to other vendors.

I have been searching and researching for endpoint computer solutions for my customers. We already use Palo Alto firewall, but it's no longer sufficient to protect the endpoint computers in our company. Nowadays, most people are traveling and working remotely, so we need a solution that can protect computers regardless of their location.

Whether the computers are at home, on-site, or anywhere else, we need a reliable solution to safeguard them.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We use Palo Alto Networks PA-Series for web filtering and VPN features. 

The product's most valuable feature is web filtering.

Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is complicated to configure compared to Fortinet.

The platform is much more stable than the other firewalls.

The product is complicated to scale.

The product generates a return on investment by lowering the profile cost. The existing firewall version is up and running and is not slowing down like other brands.

Palo Alto Networks PA-Series's price is much higher than other firewall brands.

The product is easy to use. I rate it an eight out of ten.

We use the tool as a firewall to protect internet traffic. 

I like the tool's security and web filtering features. 

Palo Alto Networks PA-Series should improve its price. It should also include a feature similar to Sophos Security Heartbeat. 

I have been working with the solution for two years. 

The product is stable. 

I would rate Palo Alto Networks PA-Series' scalability an eight out of ten. 

Support needs more time to solve issues. 

Neutral

Palo Alto Networks PA-Series's installation is simple. 

I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.