We performed a comparison between Darktrace and Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Darktrace is very flexible."
"It is a very simple product to use."
"It's a very stable product."
"I like the Antigena feature in Darktrace, as it offers immediate response and is helpful."
"I have found the automation and AI features to be valuable. If someone were to come in to the office at midnight and log in, Darktrace would flag it."
"We are able to detect a lot of things, actually, and see what is happening in our network."
"I like the dashboards, which are cool. They are more user-friendly, in my experience. Its learning capabilities are really good."
"I find the complete portfolio to be excellent."
"We are currently using the URL filtering feature, which is the most popular."
"One of the most valuable features is the anti-malware protection."
"With the IP address flag, I was able to see that I was being hacked. The moment there was an interaction between somebody on my network and that IP, the solution was able to flag it, and we were able to protect ourselves."
"Most of the features of Palo Alto Threat Prevention are alright. I recommend features like content filtering, IP address, & intelligent firewalls. The reporting feature is very good."
"For those who want a next-gen firewall that's easy to configure and easy to operate, I think you should go for Palo Alto."
"The most valuable features are the simplicity, transparency, and overall ease of management."
"You can scale the product."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It's quite easy. Deployment took one to two weeks."
"Darktrace needs to automate the reports of false positives, botnets and everything."
"A reporting portal could be a great addition to help customize reports."
"There is a high ratio of false positive information."
"The module can improve so that every time it's more intelligent."
"It would be helpful if they could recognize incidents and simplify the customer's challenge to identify what is happening."
"This product needs more in terms of prevention. The detection capabilities work well but once a threat has been detected, Darktrace should work to prevent it from doing anything malicious."
"The interface is too mathematical and it should be simplified."
"The main portal needs improvement as it is difficult to use."
"In Africa, the technical support is probably not as good as in Europe and the USA because it's a specific premium support, partner-enabled premium support and all of that. But it's really good, I don't really have any complaints, it's fairly good. I'll give them 80%."
"The price of licenses should be lowered to make it less costly to scale our solution."
"The cost involves the price of the hardware, which is expensive. However, most of the Palo Alto solutions are expensive."
"It's not so easy to set up a test environment, because it's not so easy to get the test license. The vendor only gives you 90 days for a test license; it's a tough license to get."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The pricing has improved with the newer generation of their Firewalls, but the price could always be lower. In comparison with other solutions, I believe they're quite competitive."
"The solution needs to improve its local technical support services. There is no premium support offered in our market."
"The installation was complicated."
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Darktrace is ranked 1st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 66 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is ranked 7th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 24 reviews. Darktrace is rated 8.2, while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Darktrace writes "Great autonomous support, offers an easy setup, and has responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention writes "A good amount of granularity and advanced URL filtering capabilities". Darktrace is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Vectra AI, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and ExtraHop Reveal(x), whereas Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is most compared with Check Point IPS, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Arista NDR, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System and Cisco NGIPS. See our Darktrace vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention report.
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