We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiPortal and Palo Alto Networks Panorama based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The customer likes it for the graphs, the dynamics and the reporting functionality it offers."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is application control."
"I am very comfortable with it, including it's reporting on threats and through its activities."
"I like the tool's controller facility."
"The firewall and site-blocking features are valuable."
"It does a little bit better than some of the other products health-wise and updates-wise. It is really clear that a firewall is getting the signature updates in this timeframe. In some of the other products, usually, you have to go a couple of screens in to see that, but not so much in this product."
"I like the product's asset management which gives clear hardware details."
"The role-based access controls give us granular control over what features to present to a customer, and the integration into FortiAnalyzer is the most valuable feature."
"A valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks Panorama is reporting because it gives you different reports on data, logs, and threats. I also like the centralized firewall management feature of the product."
"It has shared profiles for all gateways. If I do not have Panorama, I need to create a separate profile for each and every gateway by logging into that particular gateway, but with Panorama, I can create a shared profile and just push it down to each and every gateway connected to it."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks Panorama is the simplicity of rule management. Both this device group and template management are very easy to use."
"The most valuable aspect of Palo Alto Networks Panorama for me is the centralized management of multiple firewalls."
"The ability to manage a large number of firewalls from a single point is most valuable."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is the ability to manage our devices centrally. Additionally, we can monitor the workforce connections, receive reports, and use the backup feature."
"Overall, the functionality was very good."
"The entire ease of use is most valuable. If you're managing firewalls locally with PAN-OS, the look and feel of Panorama is the same. So, you don't have to relearn another product. If you're used to managing firewalls from Palo Alto, you can easily use Panorama to manage them. It looks and feels the same."
"There can be defects in Fortinet FortiPortal when functioning at high temperatures."
"If you are a very small company or a person on your own, it's harder to get any response from technical support."
"So if it's more than a thousand, there could be some scalability issues. It becomes more complex as you go."
"The tool should provide a 10-15 days extension for customers when their license expires."
"I find their logging a little bit trickier to manage. The logging of events is broken up into a lot of different categories. Instead of breaking up my logs into several different places, I personally like to have all the events in one spot and then filter them down. In particular, I find that troubleshooting on Fortinet takes a little bit longer just because of those functional breakups in the logs."
"The solution is more expensive than other products."
"Fingerprint access security would improve this solution."
"It's useful for us but if it had more educational reporting, it would good. It's not necessarily lacking but it's an area that could get better."
"The price of Palo Alto Networks Panorama could be better."
"The licensing costs are quite high."
"We have experienced a few bugs which the team at Palo Alto don't have solutions for."
"There is room for improvement in response time for tech support."
"Palo Alto Networks Panorama currently lacks the capability of integrating with other software, such as AlgoSec to simplify rule management and schedule management. However, this feature has been requested by the company and it is uncertain if Palo Alto will implement it in the future. Additionally, the UI needs improvement, it is too slow."
"Palo Alto Networks Panorama could improve by making the solution less expensive."
"It should have more connection with Threat Intelligence Cloud. They can also include features related to SecOps and automation API."
"My pain point is the automation process is not well-documented. There are some things that they could improve on there."
Fortinet FortiPortal is ranked 10th in Firewall Security Management with 10 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Panorama is ranked 3rd in Firewall Security Management with 80 reviews. Fortinet FortiPortal is rated 7.8, while Palo Alto Networks Panorama is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiPortal writes "Suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and offers role-based access controls for granular control ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Panorama writes "Built-in proxy with the ability to maintain your own policies". Fortinet FortiPortal is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, VMware Aria Operations, vCloud Director, CloudStack and Fortinet FortiManager, whereas Palo Alto Networks Panorama is most compared with AWS Firewall Manager, AlgoSec, Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Tufin Orchestration Suite and Cisco Defense Orchestrator. See our Fortinet FortiPortal vs. Palo Alto Networks Panorama report.
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