We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"The pricing is excellent. It's much less expensive than Cisco."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"The license management is very valuable. You can get a new license each year, or you can enroll every two to four years. You can get the logs, and you will get the information on the risk in your network and the entire organization. With this information, you can take action on your actives, computers, or devices. You can bring your own device as an SSE."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"The UI is quite good."
"The tool helps us to integrate with other brands."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"The mapping features and traffic logging are good."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"The setup is quite easy."
"We make use of the new data center, specifically the containerized data center which is built and reviewed by Huawei, including all the device's infrastructure."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"The VM-Series scalability is fast and easy to implement, improving our security posture as our Azure network grows."
"We have reduced the number of configuration lines by 90%. We need fewer number of admins right now because of it."
"The interface with Panorama makes it very easy to use."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is easy to maintain...From a security point of view, I find Palo Alto Networks VM-Series to be a better product compared to the other solutions in the market."
"The VM series has an advantage over the physical version because we are able to change the sources that the machine has, such as the amount of available RAM."
"The most effective features of the solution for threat prevention are Layer 7 inspection, SSL decryption, IPS, and the web filtering profile."
"The solution strengthens our IT posture."
"The Palo Alto VM-Series is nice because I can move the firewalls easily."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"The tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"The solution does not have sandboxing features."
"The documentation needs to be improved. When they retire old models, they also retire the documentation. However, if you are still using an older model, you still need access to that documentation. And yet, they go ahead and removed it. It's gone. You are therefore stuck with a device with no documentation and technical support that isn't very helpful as they also remove support assistance as well."
"The tool lacks features."
"One issue is integration. Huawei can't detect Indicators of Compromise (IoC). I can get a lot of information about security, but can't automatically input the EP, domain URL, and file hashes I get from Hackersworld into my blocklist."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"The WAF capability in the Huawei Firewall is missing."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"At the beginning of the implementation, we had some difficulties with the scripts, but Palo Alto Networks support together with a local partner finally fixed it."
"We have ran into issues with Palo Alto’s limitations for resolving large IP lists from DNS lookups, as well as the antivirus interfering with App-ID."
"We don't know how it will scale once we start putting more load on it."
"Palo Alto is that it is really bad when it comes to technical support."
"We have run into some issues with scaling and limitations associated with some of the configurations."
"On the cloud side, they need to come up with more HA solutions to support the multi-region."
"There should be an option for direct integration with the Azure platform."
"The tool is very costly."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 20 reviews while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 53 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Sophos XG, whereas Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Meraki MX. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series report.
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