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FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) vs Palo Alto Networks Panorama comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

FortiGate Cloud-Native Fire...
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palo Alto Networks Panorama
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is 1.8%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palo Alto Networks Panorama is 8.4%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewall Security Management
 

Featured Reviews

MuhammadJahangir - PeerSpot reviewer
Provided us with a good experience, making it the best firewall for our needs
We are using two Fortinet firewalls. One is as an office firewall for all users behind it, configured with remote VPN for users working from home. The other firewall is for production use, with our applications behind it, ensuring PCI DSS compliance. It is deployed in AWS Cloud FortiGate has…
Kim Ejby Lorentzen - PeerSpot reviewer
Unified firewall management streamlines operations across branches with prompt support services
The primary use case for this solution is the management of the entire firewall portfolio across various branches Palo Alto Networks Panorama has simplified management by providing a unified interface for firewall management and configuration. One of the key advantages of Palo Alto Networks…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"FortiGate provides features such as Internet connections, monitoring, VPN, WiFi management, and centralized management system with FortiManager."
"The important part of FortiGate CNF is the UPM. It has a significant impact on the network by providing additional attributes such as a binder filter. This feature is very beneficial."
"The tool's documentation and online resources availability have been valuable."
"The platform has good stability."
"The focus is on the comprehensive coverage of threats and the reliability of the chosen solution. Ease of use and familiarity are crucial."
"FortiGate has provided us with a good experience, making it the best firewall for our needs."
"Unlike other products, the FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall has many features under one appliance."
"Support is excellent. There is local support through the distributor, which is efficient and provides a friendly relationship."
"The most valuable item is centralization and we can get all of the router bases in a single window."
"Panorama enables you to provision all your firewalls and other things as a cluster. It is quite useful for that."
"Panorama has improved the organization by enabling log collection, administration, and optimization of firewall policies. It supports policy migration and offers platform stability and decent uptime."
"The solution is easy to use."
"It has made our ROIs easier, but consolidating the correlation of data into one single point, which is pretty great."
"Panorama integrates security management by allowing easy modification of policy by account, IP, or application."
"On the one or two occasions that I had to make use of technical support, I felt it to be pretty good."
"Networks Panorama has improved our organizational security"
 

Cons

"The deployment process is complex."
"They should offer more affordable renewal options or flexible plans for license upgrades."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support."
"We sometimes encounter issues with the SSL certificate."
"The prices for FortiGate are way too high and are perceived as overpriced."
"I'd like them to add a DNS option for FortiGate."
"The solution is not stable in terms of switching."
"For scalability, if the hardware isn't fit or working, the box needs changing."
"The ability to add scheduled jobs would be a significant improvement. Panorama has the ability to push out OS updates, but it would be nice to be able to schedule those updates so not to affect the site during normal business hours."
"The notification and alerting system could be improved."
"From a storage perspective, I would like to see an improvement where logs can be compressed to make some space available."
"I would like to have better analytics."
"Its UI and usability could be improved. The way the UI looks could be improved to make it a little bit more intuitive. Other than that, it is a pretty simple product."
"In the future, it would be beneficial if Panorama could include a firewall assurance feature similar to Skybox."
"It would be beneficial to improve the capabilities of Panorama to handle logs more efficiently, potentially reducing the need for additional local collectors. Adding more predefined dashboards as features would enhance the monitoring and reporting capabilities."
"A potential improvement for Palo Alto Networks Panorama could be a more competitive pricing structure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is competitive."
"It is an expensive platform."
"FortiGate's price is really good."
"The tool's licensing costs are cheap and yearly."
"FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall is not an expensive solution."
"The pricing is pretty average. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it a five."
"The price of the licenses could be lower. Still, because we have Panorama with 25 firewalls, Palo Alto gives us a good discount."
"It is pretty reasonable as compared to other companies."
"The solution is relatively cheap; I rate it four out of five for affordability."
"Pricing is high compared to other vendors in the same space. Licensing is also fairly high for different functions to be added on."
"Pricing for Palo Alto Networks Panorama is always high. If you're going to sell the product, you always have to talk about the technology because it should be about the solution rather than the price."
"The price of Panorama is expensive."
"We pay approximately $3,000 a year in order to use the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Media Company
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 needs improvement with Palo Alto Networks Panorama?
The solution requires more flexibility and quicker response times. High-speed replies are crucial. Additionally, the AI module should be on-premises, not in the cloud. It should support more flexib...
 

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University of Arkansas, JBG SMITH, Temple University, Telkom Indonesia
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