Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Pricing

Kim Ejby Lorentzen - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Principal Solutions Architect, HPE Aruba Networking - Full Stack Platform Expert at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The smaller firewalls, like the PA-400 Series, are very good priced. Some of the challenges come with licensing and support on the larger boxes. Sometimes, it's cheaper to buy a new firewall with licensing instead of renewing the licenses of an old firewall.

Suppose you have a PA-3000 Series firewall. By the time of its renewal, Palo Alto will come up with the PA-1400 Series with better performance than the old PA-3000 Series. If the customer had one of the older ones, it would be cheaper for them to buy a new firewall on a lower tier and then get the licenses.

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AW
Sr. Networking Engineer at Emerson

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is notably cheaper than other firewall vendors, except Fortigate. Fortigate is number one in terms of pricing.

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RM
Security Consultant at Airpel

Based on the customer budget, they can choose from 12-month, 36-month, or 60-month licensing models. The solution is quite expensive compared to Fortinet, Check Point, or Cisco. Customers can go for the solution's premium version, which I wouldn't say is expensive because it secures important data.

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March 2024
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JH
Director of IT at Tavoca Inc

This is not the cheapest firewall but it's not the most expensive of the options on the market.

There's a new licensing structure coming in that we're really trying to understand, so I would suggest studying up on it. I recommend getting a partner involved for purchasing the product.

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Aqeel Junaid - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior Executive - Information Security at sunshine holdings

There is a need to make payments toward a yearly subscription-based model in which you need to add modules that you want to use in your company.

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Mitul Rajput - PeerSpot reviewer
GM COE at Anuntatech Management Services Ltd

The license fee is slightly high. We must choose the right licensing.

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PM
Senior technical specialist at Softcell Technologies Limited

The product is costly but provides all essential security features. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten.

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Ahmed MohammedKhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Network secur eng at Qatar Free Zone

It is an expensive product. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten. We purchased a three-year license for it.

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BK
Manager, Information Technology at SWPA Corp

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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SB
Network Architect at Correla Ltd.

Regarding pricing, I initially downloaded the product for feature comparison purposes, not specifically due to pricing concerns. However, the current licensing model can be a sore point as we're paying for features we're not fully utilizing. Simplifying the pricing structure would be beneficial, especially given the duplication of services in some cases, leading to increased costs.

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Ahmed_Shalaby - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at Beta Information Technology

The solution is a little bit expensive compared to other vendors.

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Hendrik-Du Plooy - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Manager at Saber1

I rate Palo Alto Networks VM-Series pricing an eight out of ten.

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Ricardo S. - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Its cost is $75.000. This is the total cost, and it includes the license, implementation fee, and support for two years.

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Nasir Akbar - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at SAUDI PARAMOUNT COMPUTER SYSTEMS

The product is cheaper than the on-premise version.

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Monica Gorasia - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Information Technology at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is an expensive product but the best one in the market. 

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IC
Lead Security at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The price is fair enough. The most expensive is Cisco, followed by Fortinet, then Palo Alto. Palo Alto is very much within the range. We use Software Next-Generation Firewall Credits for licensing and consuming VM-Series. They have a cloud solution using their portal. You can go in and put it through the license.

We can't use the credits on the fly. It is not possible because they acquire new CPU RAMs. We cannot change this on the fly. It will take one day of downtime. It is not easy. This is planned downtime. You have to plan for it outside of business hours. If you do the downtime during the business day, you can't do anything. 

The Software Next-Generation Firewall Credits enable us to protect ourselves without going through a long procurement cycle. The licensing part plus implementation is very easy. You just create the firewall, and it can do everything.

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JR
Manager, Information Technology at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Initially, pricing was high. Later on, we were able to negotiate the pricing and get something that fits our budget.

The solution provides protection and there wasn't an additional cost involved, in terms of security.

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PK
Cloud Practice Engineer at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

The purchase process through AWS Marketplace was easy for us because we are partner to Palo Alto, so it was straightforward. All we need to do was purchase it from AWS Marketplace because we had a license.

AWS is available as a AMI that you can purchase from the AWS Marketplace. Therefore, you need to purchase the licensing, since it is per AMI. Then, you deploy it on a regular EC2. Then, for on-premise, you can use both Palo Alto's software and hardware. So, it depends on your usage.

Compared to other solutions, I think the pricing is efficient.

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SS
C.T.O at Sastra Network Solution Inc. Pvt. Ltd.

Palo Alto definitely needs to be more competitive compared to other products. The problem that I have faced is that the price of licensing is very high and not very competitive. When a customer wants to implement Palo Alto, even a small box, there are several licenses, and having all of them is sometimes really hard to justify. It is difficult for some clients to understand why such a small box costs so much.

For instance, they have the dashboard license, and then they have the user license, and so on. If the pricing were more competitive then it would be good because more customers would use the product, rather than use simpler firewalls.

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DR
Director of Infrastructure at Arcadia.io

Our company is entirely AWS, so it is the only place to go to purchase anything. 

Some parts of purchasing through AWS Marketplace are good, such as this product was easy to find and launch. Some of the other parts could be clearer in the AWS Marketplace, e.g., how to properly do an annual subscription.

The pricing and licensing are reasonable.

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JL
Executive Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I do not have to do budgets and I am thankful for that. I am just the guy in the chain who tells you what license you are going to need if you choose to go with Palo Alto VM-Series. How they negotiate the license and such is not my department. That is because I do not resell.  

I know what the costs might be and I know it is expensive in comparison to other solutions. I get my licenses from Palo Alto for free because they like me. I have proven to be good to them and good for them. When they have customers that are going to kick them out, I can go in and save the account.  

I will tell you, they do practice something close to price gouging with their pricing model, just like Cisco does. When I can go out and I can get an F5 for less than half of what I pay for Palo Alto, that is a pretty big price jump. An F5 is really a well-regarded firewall. When I can get a firewall that does twice what a Palo Alto does for less than half, that tells me something.  

Sophos decided that they were going to play with the big boys. So what they did is they went in and jacked up all their prices and all their customers are going to start running away now. The model is such that it is actually cheaper to buy a new firewall with a three-year license than it is to renew the Sophos license of the same size firewall for an older product. It sorta does not make sense.  

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MR
Infrastructure Team Lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

We used BYOL, because of the cost to own.

We procure the solution through AWS Marketplace because previous experience with their physical appliances.

The pricing and licensing of this product on AWS for a three-year commitment is a great deal, if you can plan that far ahead.

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SS
Director of Cloud Security at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Because the solution was getting deployed on AWS, it was the best place to go and it was available there.

One of the factors for selecting Palo Alto was they had flexible pricing. They had a pay-as-you-go model. Comparable to other products, such as Check Point, the price point was definitely a plus. It was expensive but it was comparable.

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CA
Support Engineer & IT Professional at SISAP

I know Palo Alto is not cheap because my finance team has been telling me that it is not a cheap solution. It is about the maturity of your security team or infrastructure team and whom you want to work with no matter how big your organization is: small, medium, or large.

The newest version of Cisco, the Next-Generation Firewall, is less expensive than Palo Alto. The price is more comparable to Check Point.

For licensing, it depends how you want to use the firewall. The firewall can be used only for IPS purposes. If you only want that firewall IPS, you will only need a license called threat prevention which includes vulnerabilities, antivirus signatures, and one additional measure; it includes three measures and security updates. 

If you do not want to buy the threat prevention license in the box, you can buy it with only the support license which is for the support of the hardware. It works like a simple firewall. It integrates what it calls user IDs and application IDs. If you do not buy any other license, only the firewall, Palo Alto will also help you improve your security.

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it_user848262 - PeerSpot reviewer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace is a secure way to purchase this solution. Our organization chose to procure this solution via the AWS Marketplace because we have clients who were interested in the solution. Also, for out proof of concept, we decided to purchase it.

The pricing and licensing of this product on AWS should be from $1.28/hr or $4,500.00/yr. Then, it would be a good price for the performance that it delivers.

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CB
System Administrator at DeepMap

Purchasing on the AWS Marketplace was simple, effective, and easy.

The price is not bad. They have a yearly renewal fee, and the pricing is exactly where we expect it to be.

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PT
Solution Architect at JM Family Enterprises

We found purchasing process the product on the AWS Marketplace to be very good. We used the AWS Marketplace because we were set to move to AWS. We rely on Amazon and their partners to process our research.

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KO
ICT Infrastructure Specialist (E-Transform Project) at Ministry of Communications and Information

The price of this solution is very high for some parts of Africa, which makes it a challenge. If it were lowered then it would be more popular.

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DS
Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The VM series is licensed annually.

The option exists to procure a basic license. With this, the firewall feature comes with the application and the board, with everything in code. A subscription is included. 

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AS
Assistant Professor at Facultatea de Economie și Administrarea Afacerilor din Iași

Because I work for a university and the URL is for the institution, it's a free license for us.

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IW
Solution sales at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The solution is expensive. I rate its pricing a three out of ten. 

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AC
Managing Partner at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Do not buy larges box if you do not need them. Rightsizing is a great task to do beforehand.

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RO
System Engineer at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees

The licensing is pretty much like everyone else.

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it_user798924 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead Infrastructure at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees

For what you get, it does do what it says it does. It is a good value for an enterprise firewall.

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it_user1386156 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Specialist at Accretive Technologies Pvt Ltd

I don't have any dealings with the accounting side of the solution. That's handled by someone else. I'm not sure what the cost is or if we pay monthly or yearly.

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Buyer's Guide
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Palo Alto Networks VM-Series. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.