We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Zscaler Cloud Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"Secure, user-friendly, stable, and scalable network security solution. Installation is straightforward."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
"Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"I have not actually called their support line, because we have a direct contact to a senior engineer in the company for any issues that we handle with them. I will say they are very responsive, and they do give you the information you need when you need it."
"The most valuable feature is the Posture Assessment."
"It allows us to see all our traffic to properly secure it and only allow what is needed through the firewall."
"The feature that I have found the most useful is that it meets all our requirements technically."
"AWS has improved our agility to apply firewall rules. It has reduced the amount of time that it takes to apply firewall rules because everything is based in the cloud."
"The Palo Alto VM-Series is nice because I can move the firewalls easily."
"The VM series has an advantage over the physical version because we are able to change the sources that the machine has, such as the amount of available RAM."
"The most valuable features are the User ID, URL filtering, and application filtering."
"It is a stable solution."
"Once you have Zscaler running you have access to configure it however you want."
"The product’s firewall and VPN package are fantastic compared to any other solution."
"The solution is scalable."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall understands the applications in the current generation and adapts to the present generation cloud applications."
"The visibility and log availability offered are highly valued for troubleshooting purposes, and this is a key factor driving customer interest in the firewall module."
"I like the ease of deployment and its flexibility. We don't need to deal with license, quotes, procurement, delivery, and installation. Everything is software-based, and it's very easy to operate."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"Its filtering is sometimes too precise or strict. We sometimes have to bypass and authorize some of the sites, but they get blocked. We know that they are trusted sites, but they are blocked, and we don't know why."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"There are some tiny bugs that sometimes affect the operations. In the past revision of it, there was a bug. Because of the bug, we had to downgrade the version. It happened only with the last revision."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve if it had a cloud-managed solution."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing."
"The product needs improvement in their Secure Access Service Edge."
"The one issue that I didn't like is that the SNMP integration with interfaces didn't record the interface counters."
"The only minor issue we've faced is with the app's ID configuration, which requires specific matching for application filtering."
"The product could provide protection above Layer 3, which gets into the application layer and provides better visibility into those aspects of application security."
"The interface is all Java-based. I would prefer an HTML5 interface."
"People are less aware of Palo Alto."
"They made only a halfhearted attempt to put in DLP (Data Loss Prevention)."
"In the next release, I would like to see better integration between the endpoints and the firewalls."
"We are having some issues with internet access being denied when organizational ID-based policies change. For example, a lower level employee ends up getting the same level of access as that of a higher level employee."
"Instead of the standard license, they should certainly provide customers with the visibility to access and view the logs."
"The issue right now is probably that Zscaler is not providing web browser isolation. Another solution, Menlo, offers this. For one customer, we had to send traffic to Menlo to do the isolation for us. It was requested by the customer so that they could integrate any iframe. Zscaler needs to add this type of feature in their next release."
"When it comes to customer support, there is room for improvement in Zscaler's service."
"They do not provide a few components that are fundamental to differentiate the products"
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall should have a better understanding of all dynamic cloud applications."
"It would be better if they improved their policy, package visibility, and flexibility while we're creating rules for inspection. It could also be cheaper or more things could be included in the basic package. In the next release, I would like better coverage in the Asia Pacific region and better quality of service."
"Its technical support services could be better."
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 53 reviews while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 15 reviews. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6, while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Cloud Firewall writes "A highly stable and comprehensive cloud security and access solution". Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Juniper SRX Series Firewall, whereas Zscaler Cloud Firewall is most compared with Azure Firewall, OPNsense, Cisco Multicloud Defense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs. Zscaler Cloud Firewall report.
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