Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and Palo Alto Networks Panorama are both leading network security management solutions. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud seems to have the upper hand in pricing and support, while Palo Alto Networks Panorama excels in feature set.
Features: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud offers intuitive management capabilities, scalability, and robust security features. Palo Alto Networks Panorama provides advanced threat detection, streamlined policy management, and comprehensive security.
Room for Improvement: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud needs enhanced reporting tools, more third-party integrations, and better user interface. Palo Alto Networks Panorama requires improved speed, better customer training resources, and a more user-friendly design.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is noted for its straightforward deployment process and solid customer support. Palo Alto Networks Panorama has a more complex deployment process, but users find the customer service to be extremely knowledgeable and helpful.
Pricing and ROI: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud users find the setup cost reasonable with satisfactory ROI. Palo Alto Networks Panorama is pricier, but users feel the investment is justified due to the advanced features and security it provides.
If you are specific, you'll be able to go straight through to the correct level of support.
They provide extra support for partners and they provide us with great reports.
Technical support is not the greatest. L1 support works exclusively by script, sometimes not even looking at the case to see that the info they subsequently request is already included in the initial info provided when the case was opened.
The tech support I've encountered has been good, prompt, and fast.
We need some integration or communication between the endpoint and the firewall.
We want to consolidate all our firewalls into one portal so we can monitor all the activities from all the firewalls.
There's a need to improve or invest more in an application that can follow users wherever they go.
The integration between Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama could be enhanced to allow customers to stay on Panorama for many years while still utilizing Strata Cloud Manager for deployment.
The limitation is on the hardware, which will eventually have to go once installation becomes completely virtual.
I have clients that range from 50 users up to 16,000 on this product.
If we needed to expand it, I have no doubt it would be relatively easy.
Scalability is primarily enhanced by Strata Cloud Manager as it is much easier to scale in the cloud than in an on-premises installation.
The cost of the solution was approximately $800 per year.
There's extra pricing for the UTM and the hardware cost.
Unlike other firewalls, the cost of Fortinet FortiGate is low, and the functionality is nearly identical, which is why we chose it.
Virtual Panorama is well-priced and is sold every time there's a solution.
There are no bugs or glitches.
I haven't had issues with it crashing on me.
There aren't bugs or glitches.
We also find Fortinet's hub-and-spoke setup useful because I can manage security from where I am, while the IT engineers in branch offices can handle it on their end.
The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the IPS, SSL Wireless, and VPN.
If you have multiple sites, multiple regions, or if you have a spread of Fortinet equipment around the globe and you want to manage them all in one place, then FortiCloud is the best choice.
The platform is quite similar to the firewall interface, making it easier for tech consultants to manage.
FortiCloud can help with your wireless and security challenges in a number of ways. Our solution addresses common IT difficulties including time-consuming provisioning, high investment costs, complex management, vulnerability to advanced threats, and the need to easily scale with growth.
Panorama network security management provides static rules and dynamic security updates in an ever-changing threat landscape. Reduce administrator workload and improve your overall security posture with a single rule base for firewall, threat prevention, URL filtering, application awareness, user identification, file blocking and data filtering.
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