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Azure Bastion vs Azure Firewall comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Azure Bastion's customer service is highly rated for its prompt, efficient, and knowledgeable support, especially by satisfied users.
Sentiment score
9.0
Azure Firewall support varies; some find it effective, while others report slow responses and use AI tools for assistance.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
6.1
Azure Bastion faces challenges in cost, speed, browser compatibility, functionality, and support, with potential improvements using hypervisor features.
No sentiment score available
Azure Firewall requires enhanced features, better usability, and improved support to compete effectively with Palo Alto and Fortinet.
Improvement in reporting and better visibility into network traffic would also be beneficial.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Azure Bastion's scalability experiences mixed reviews, with some citing limitations and others affirming extensive user support but unspecified metrics.
Sentiment score
7.8
Azure Firewall offers automatic scaling for varying workloads, suitable for enterprises, with potential improvements for large-scale deployments.
Based on my experience, I would rate it nine out of ten for scalability.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
Azure Bastion provides affordable licensing for a minimum of 10 users, focusing on security with product-specific requirements.
Sentiment score
6.5
Azure Firewall pricing seems high but offers value and integrates well with Microsoft infrastructure, enhancing its overall attractiveness.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Azure Bastion, developed by Microsoft, consistently delivers stable and reliable performance, with users frequently reporting no issues.
Sentiment score
9.0
Azure Firewall is highly stable and reliable, with 99.95% uptime and user satisfaction ratings between seven and ten.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.4
Azure Bastion secures VM connections via SSL tunneling, eliminating public IPs, with robust role-based access and scripting features.
Sentiment score
8.5
Azure Firewall offers seamless integration, robust security features, user-friendly configuration, scalability, and cost-effectiveness for cloud environments.
I like that you can deploy the policies separately from the firewall.
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Bastion
Ranking in Microsoft Security Suite
17th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (28th), Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (7th)
Azure Firewall
Ranking in Microsoft Security Suite
12th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (20th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Microsoft Security Suite category, the mindshare of Azure Bastion is 1.5%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Firewall is 4.8%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Microsoft Security Suite
 

Featured Reviews

Aladin Steiner - PeerSpot reviewer
Has good scalability and provides secure access to the virtual machines
The product improved the security posture of our organization. We don’t have open ports and connect them to servers using it. We can carry out two-factor authentication to protect the devices with conditional access features. It would be nice to have a feature to copy and paste the files into servers. I rate the product a nine out of ten.
Charan Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and configure but could be more robust
The cost of the solution has increased. The robustness of the software could be better. It should be able to cover host-to-host traffic or HTTP traffic. Configurations can be better. The workloads need to still have free access. The encryption and decryption process is not that seamless. It's a little heavy compared to a FortiGate or other firewalls.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Bastion?
Azure Bastion makes it easy to provide quick virtual machine access to our customers.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Bastion?
The tool is cheaply priced. I would say that the product is free to use.
What needs improvement with Azure Bastion?
I think the tool is pretty good. It is like having a tool that just works. If there are better tools that Azure comes up with, then that is a separate thing. In the current scenario, Azure Bastion ...
What is a better choice, Azure Firewall or Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls?
Azure Firewall Vs. Palo Alto Network NG Firewalls Both solutions provide stellar stability and security. Azure Firewall is easy to use and provides excellent support. Valuable features include int...
How does Azure Firewall compare with Palo Alto Networks VM Series?
Both products are very stable and easily scalable. The setup of Azure Firewall is easy and very user-friendly and the overall cost is reasonable. Azure Firewall offers a solid threat awareness, can...
Which would you recommend - FortiGate VM or Azure Firewall?
Both of these solutions are excellent options that provide flexible scalability and solid security. Fortinet Fortigate VM integrates well and has excellent centralized reporting. It is very easy to...
 

Overview

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