We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS and Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB 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."The product is scalable."
"The solution can scale."
"This solution has a unique range of features that are not available with any other product."
"The solution effectively blocks unwanted traffic."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"We like FortiGate's website change feature."
"Has a very user-friendly interface and doesn't require any prior knowledge."
"Provides good VPN capabilities."
"Being able to manage blacklists and whitelists easily is very useful, especially for internal access and limiting outbound access."
"It's allowed us to have better visibility and protection from threats."
"Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is easy to use, easy to operate, and easy to edit."
"The tool blocks URLs."
"Prohibited URLs can be listed by category."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable feature is that the product can do everything in a single device, including the firewall, rules, and the PBL. It also has good routing and switching."
"The Palo Alto solution has improved our organization by providing threat protection across a variety of internet connections. Our company also gets valuable insights regarding threat analysis."
"IPs are not handled well and the process is unnecessarily complicated."
"Security level could be increased."
"It would be helpful to have a better tool for migrating all policy rules using an automatic script."
"The reporting was limited."
"The solution could improve the configuration, there are times the configuration is missing."
"They should add a feature for detailed reporting."
"Deploying FortiGate is hard."
"They should provide us with a CSV number for patch updates. It will help us block specific signatures as well."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"For hosting sites like Blogspot, they host sites that should be in different categories, but get lumped together in general. There needs to be more granularity or multiple categorizations."
"We have had some challenges with making Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB work with ELK stack."
"One way Palo Alto can improve is by offering sandboxing. I don't know if they currently offer a sandboxing feature together with the firewall or not. They should provide secure sandboxing with the firewalls."
"Support needs to be enhanced."
"It is an expensive solution and not everyone has the budget for it."
"Performance monitoring could use improvement."
"An area for improvement would be the technical support, which can be slow."
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Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is ranked 19th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 8 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is rated 8.4. 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 URL Filtering with PAN-DB writes "Provides regular updates with an auto download option; prohibited URLs can be listed by category ". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS and Trend Micro Deep Discovery, whereas Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB is most compared with Check Point IPS, Zscaler Cloud IPS, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro Deep Discovery and Splunk User Behavior Analytics. See our Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs. Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB report.
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