We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS 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."I like its ability to prevent external intrusion into our database. It's so fun."
"The product has an inbuilt IPS software. We can configure it to block specific anonymous attacks that are happening."
"The GUI is the most valuable feature."
"I have found most of the features to be good with excellent functionality."
"We like FortiGate's website change feature."
"Before using this solution, we had so many problems accessing our resources because we don't have a lot of internet bandwidth. And by using application control and traffic shaping, we were able to manage user to quickly access services that are important. This tool has aided to the simplicity of our day-to-day management."
"It's simple to operate and use."
"I prefer FortiGate because it has a lot of other solutions embedded within it and is the easiest for our technicians to operate."
"One of the most valuable features is the anti-malware protection."
"It's very easy to use and configure. What is nice about Palo Alto is that even if you don't understand how to use it, you can just click on upload and upload everything that needs to be blocked."
"Everything has been okay with the solution. We are using all of the features."
"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."
"The most valuable features are that it's user-friendly, has interesting features, URL filtering, and threat prevention."
"The application control and vulnerability protection are the most valuable features."
"Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention is the market leader as far as security gateways and endpoint protection. Additionally, the threat database that is used is one of the best."
"The sandboxing tools offer great prevention for cloud feeds."
"The learning curve is a bit higher."
"The dashboard is not user friendly so is a bit complicated."
"The system can slow down when inspections are carried out."
"The solution could improve the integration."
"The IPS monitoring can be improved."
"The tool is expensive for small businesses, making it an area where the tool can improve the product by making it available at a cheaper rate."
"Integration with the antivirus companion Webroot is not seamless on Mac computers."
"We would like to see an improvement in the consistency of the product's performance levels."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The application’s pricing and dashboard need improvement. It could be user-friendly."
"Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention could improve the commercial offing. Other solutions, such as Fortinet provide better commercial features."
"Right now we are focusing on email. If Palo Alto can increase the features related to email filtering and the new malware, it would help us protect our systems."
"Sometimes when you want to group a set of ports, and communicate with Palo Alto, you cannot group TCP and UDP ports together. This needs to be adjusted."
"We are attempting to improve the use of URL filtering beyond threat protection."
"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 solution needs to improve its local technical support services. There is no premium support offered in our market."
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Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is ranked 7th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 24 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". 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". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT, Check Point IPS and Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB, whereas Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is most compared with Check Point IPS, Arista NDR, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Darktrace. See our Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention report.
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