Fortinet FortiPortal vs Palo Alto Networks Panorama comparison

Fortinet FortiPortal
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Palo Alto Networks Panorama
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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiPortal and Palo Alto Networks Panorama based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiPortal
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
10
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Palo Alto Networks Panorama
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
81
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Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Firewall Security Management category, the market share of Fortinet FortiPortal is 0.9% and it decreased by 23.2% 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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MR
Aug 2, 2022
Does a pretty good job of rolling out the environment and making most tasks actionable, but logging is a little bit trickier to manage
This is a very personal opinion. Because its console is broken up a lot more differently than other products, I find that when you have a lot of rules in a Fortinet environment, the console is slower, and troubleshooting it is very difficult compared to other solutions. The number of people working with this solution varies. I've got a really large customer who is on Fortinet for their environment. I feel that it takes them a little longer to troubleshoot because of the style of this tool, and they also have a ton of rules. They've got a section of their network that has over 2,000 firewall rules and a couple of groups of devices. It is not quite painful, but it is slow.
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NB
Jul 6, 2022
Has good stability and a straightforward setup
Palo Alto Networks Panorama is deployed everywhere, particularly in the public cloud and on-premises as well. My company is just a customer of Palo Alto Networks Panorama, but because it's a big company, it has a dedicated account manager in Palo Alto. My company uses the solution extensively. There are more than six Panoramas. Forty to fifty firewalls are managed currently through Palo Alto Networks Panorama. I'm rating Palo Alto Networks Panorama nine out of ten. It's a good solution. What would make my rating a ten is if the CPU management spike issue was addressed and if the delayed response of technical support was addressed as well. A few years ago, the response time from support was immediate, but now, there's a delay with the response, even though my company has a dedicated account manager from Palo Alto Networks Panorama, and this makes you think about a midsized company with no account manager in terms of how much time it gets a response from Palo Alto support.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The documentation has been satisfactory."
"The role-based access controls give us granular control over what features to present to a customer, and the integration into FortiAnalyzer is the most valuable feature."
"I am very comfortable with it, including it's reporting on threats and through its activities."
"I like the tool's controller facility."
"I like the product's asset management which gives clear hardware details."
"The firewall and site-blocking features are valuable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is application control."
"From a scalability perspective, I found the solution to be completely fine...The solution's technical support is absolutely fine."
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"What's most valuable in Palo Alto Networks Panorama is that it allows us to see the status on the network side, particularly on the endpoint, because we also use it for the internal network."
"It's a reliable solution."
"The solution is absolutely stable."
"The solution doesn't need a proxy for the Prisma Access Firewall."
"Firewalls: The application ID capabilities have been very useful for things like Active Directory, and not having to identify every port that Microsoft has decided to use."
"This is an efficient solution."
"It is great that the records go back to 30 days."
"The solution, especially the latest versions, is very stable."
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Cons

"The product must have in-built SD-WAN connectivity."
"The tool should provide a 10-15 days extension for customers when their license expires."
"Fortinet FortiPortal could improve by providing a learning portal and better security."
"So if it's more than a thousand, there could be some scalability issues. It becomes more complex as you go."
"If you are a very small company or a person on your own, it's harder to get any response from technical support."
"Fingerprint access security would improve this solution."
"I find their logging a little bit trickier to manage. The logging of events is broken up into a lot of different categories. Instead of breaking up my logs into several different places, I personally like to have all the events in one spot and then filter them down. In particular, I find that troubleshooting on Fortinet takes a little bit longer just because of those functional breakups in the logs."
"There can be defects in Fortinet FortiPortal when functioning at high temperatures."
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"It can take a few minutes to test to see if any changes are successful or not. This needs to be improved. A commit change should take a second, not a minute or more."
"The alerts in Palo Alto Networks Panorama could improve by integration with other systems, such as a forwarding trigger system. For example, if a customer has their own system it would be helpful to have the alarms integrated."
"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 dual WAN functionality is missing in this solution."
"A bottleneck in Palo Alto Networks Panorama is the licensing. The licensing model for the product is complicated. Another area for improvement is the PDF report generation because you'll notice that it's missing some details."
"The notification and alerting system could be improved."
"We have had some issues in the past because integrating a new device is not intuitive."
"Palo Alto Networks Panorama could improve by making the solution less expensive."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Fortinet FortiPortal is not expensive."
"The licensing costs attached to the solution make it an expensive product."
"Fortinet FortiPortal is expensive in Pakistan."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"Fortinet FortiPortal is relatively expensive, but being an industry-leading firewall, it does come with a cost."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"I am satisfied with the pricing for this solution."
"On average, it tends to be cheaper than other enterprise solutions."
"Cost-wise, it's very expensive."
"The pricing could be lower."
"Palo Alto Networks Panorama is a more expensive solution than competitors. They should lower the price to stay competitive."
"It is not a cheap solution."
"We have a yearly license. The cost is not that high and not that cheap either."
"Initially, Palo Alto looks expensive, but if you dig deeper then you will find that it is very comparable, or even cheaper than other solutions."
"Palo Alto products are generally priced higher compared to their competitors."
"Everyone, I suppose, would like the price to be improved. Price is always a good thing to change."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Media Company
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiPortal?
The firewall and site-blocking features are valuable.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiPortal?
The solution is quite expensive. It must be cheaper.
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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiPortal?
The product must have in-built SD-WAN connectivity. A central logging platform must be integrated with the tool. Instead of being a standalone product, it must be merged with the platform to make a...
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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.
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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.
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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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Overview

FortiPortal gives MSPs a comprehensive set of hosted Wi-Fi and security management features for FortiGate, FortiWiFi, and FortiAP products. With multitenancy, you can securely manage your customers through a centralized management console. This lets you respond quickly to customer requests and easily monitor customer networks. Our virtual appliance can be deployed on a hosted services infrastructure, allowing you to build highly-customized private-cloud services for customers.

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.

 

Sample Customers

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
University of Arkansas, JBG SMITH, Temple University, Telkom Indonesia
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