AWS Firewall Manager vs Palo Alto Networks Panorama comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Firewall Manager
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palo Alto Networks Panorama
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Firewall Security Management category, the market share of AWS Firewall Manager is 5.0% and it decreased by 27.2% compared to the previous year. The market share of Palo Alto Networks Panorama is 8.5% and it decreased by 19.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

SS
Sep 28, 2023
Streamlining security and enhanced file transfer control
We primarily use it for the file transfer aspect of our operations. We establish connections with vendor sites, specifically their file transfer servers, and engage in a substantial volume of file transfers to and from these sites. Vendors also utilize various applications to connect with our…
RonaldPowell - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2024
Provides a centralized and efficient management solution for multiple firewalls
Palo Alto Networks Panorama is essential for those adopting a centralized landing zone firewall approach as it provides a unified management point for enforcing security policies. It becomes particularly crucial in multicast strategies and cloud environments, streamlining configuration and…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It has centralized cloud firewall management rules. It provides compliance in tracking and reporting."
"The interface is intuitive and it is easy for the users."
"Once this solution is set up, we hardly have to touch it."
"AWS Firewall Manager isn't a separate solution when you create the virtual private cloud (VPC), so you can control the traffic through that security group."
"Also, the strength of the community is invaluable."
"The most valuable feature is the centrally managed rule. I also like the central orchestration."
"It's helpful that the solution allows us to control all the firewalls from one device."
"The solution offers good logging features."
"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 its innovation and impressive capacity to handle network traffic efficiently."
"Panorama enables you to provision all your firewalls and other things as a cluster. It is quite useful for that."
"Templates and the possibility to apply a configuration to many devices at the same time are the most valuable features. We are able to create templates, and we don't need to go to each firewall to make changes. We can make changes in Panorama, and it automatically applies those changes to all those firewalls on which we want to apply the changes. It provides centralized management."
"Our team has the option to make configuration changes at any given time."
"It is really useful for big deployments."
 

Cons

"The system should be more customizable."
"I would like to see AWS add some UTM features to the firewall. It would also be great if AWS Firewall had native IPS/IDS. They have the separate IPS/IDS, GuardDuty."
"Enabling and configuring the logging is not that straightforward."
"It needs to be more employee-friendly, and the security management could be more efficient."
"This solution is suitable for a small-scale enterprise and may not scale up to a very high volume of traffic or a large number of servers."
"They could consider organizing and enhancing documentation in a more structured and chronological manner"
"It should have more connection with Threat Intelligence Cloud. They can also include features related to SecOps and automation API."
"At times we have noticed that we get into issues where Panorama is going too slow or has other little problems. The performance can suffer occasionally."
"They need to do less bug-related releases and create versions that are stable for at least six months at a time. I don't find this issue in other solutions like Cisco, Check Point, FortiGate, or others. Those just provide a patch if there is a bug and we don't have to worry about downtime."
"There were a few bugs a couple of years into it. There was a big bug where it had trouble communicating with the two main boxes."
"The price of Palo Alto Networks Panorama could be better."
"Storage in Palo Alto Networks Panorama needs improvement. My company also experienced deployment issues when the product was first installed, particularly when binding with the firewall. It's not as user-friendly because not everyone can deploy it without some knowledge."
"Its scalability can be improved. It is too expensive to scale it in the way Palo Alto wants us to scale. Scalability is one of the main reasons why our customer is looking for alternatives. It is too expensive to scale. Its redundancy also requires improvement, but it seems that in the latest version, redundancy is improved, and you can have more than two devices in an HA pair. So, they are heading in that direction. It would be good if they combine their dynamic list functionality in a much better way with Panorama and include it as out-of-the-box functionality. Palo Alto supports the dynamic list functionality for some basic threats, but there is a lot of scope for improvement."
"There is room for improvement in response time for tech support."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"From what I've heard from my colleagues, it appears that the pricing is competitive, which influenced our decision to choose this option."
"It is a cost-efficient product."
"The AWS Firewall Manager is a little on the costly side."
"The licensing is on a pay-as-you-go basis and we are billed monthly."
"It is pretty reasonable as compared to other companies."
"Palo Alto is costly compared to Fortinet and Sophos."
"The price of Palo Alto Networks Panorama should be reduced. We pay for the solution annually."
"The pricing is pretty average. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it a five."
"The price of Palo Alto Networks Panorama is high. There is a pay-per-use model."
"If I were to rate the pricing of Palo on a scale of one to five, with one being really high and five being a good, reasonable price, I would rate Palo as a three."
"Palo Alto Networks Panorama has so many licenses. For example, it has threat protection and group protection licenses. One license depends on another. I find it more expensive than Cisco."
"We have a yearly license. The cost is not that high and not that cheap either."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
5%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Firewall Manager?
It has centralized cloud firewall management rules. It provides compliance in tracking and reporting.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Firewall Manager?
They provide cost governance plans. We can choose a plan to suit our business requirements. It is a cost-efficient product.
What needs improvement with AWS Firewall Manager?
AWS Firewall Manager could provide more automation. It needs to be more employee-friendly, and the security management could be more efficient.
What do you like most about Palo Alto Networks Panorama?
The most valuable aspect of Palo Alto Networks Panorama for me is the centralized management of multiple firewalls.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Palo Alto Networks Panorama?
Palo Alto is costly compared to Fortinet and Sophos. However, the vendor is working on cost-effective models. They are working on the back end to make it more attractive for SMBs.
What needs improvement with Palo Alto Networks Panorama?
If we implement Cisco or Fortinet's firewall for the first time, anybody with a basic knowledge of firewalls can set the policies and rules. The implementation is not that easy. Though Palo Alto is...
 

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