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Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs Trellix Network Detection and Response comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series offers excellent ROI with efficient security, quick deployment, and significant cost savings, justifying initial pricing.
Sentiment score
8.5
Trellix Network Detection boosts ROI by 200%, enhances threat prevention, reduces response times, and increases operational efficiency.
Customers can see data within a week, indicating a quick return on investment.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series support is positively rated for responsiveness, though improvements are needed, and premium support is costly.
Sentiment score
7.6
Trellix Network Detection and Response's customer service is rated highly for responsiveness, with room for improvement compared to competitors.
The support quality could be improved.
It is very hard to reach, and the process can be lengthy and frustrating because support involves several layers.
The technical support is very good.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is acclaimed for scalability, effectively adapting to cloud demands and enterprise environments, particularly in AWS and Azure.
Sentiment score
7.8
Trellix Network Detection and Response is scalable, effectively supporting various network sizes and user bases with few issues.
They are easy to upgrade, and with credit licensing, they scale effectively according to demand.
If I were to rate it on a scale, it would receive nine out of ten, and with two-factor authentication, it would be ten.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is highly stable, handling significant loads effectively with minor issues, generally rated 9-10 by users.
Sentiment score
7.7
Trellix Network Detection and Response is stable and robust, with occasional performance issues requiring regular updates for optimal functionality.
Hardware is generally very stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Users find Palo Alto Networks VM-Series lacking in UI, scalability, reporting, integration, support, security features, and ease of management.
Trellix Network Detection and Response requires improvements in false positives, customization, integration, user interface, support, pricing, and collaboration.
Most customers go for partner-enabled support, which involves multiple layers, leading to delays.
When managing the firewall, it involves a Strata Cloud web browser that requires improvement to enhance deployment ease and call center efficiency.
There is a need for two-factor authentication, particularly for VPN and CloudProtect.
 

Setup Cost

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series offers flexible but expensive pricing, justified by strong security features, with complex licensing models.
Trellix pricing is high for small enterprises, offering quality threat detection, competitive against some but not all rivals.
Palo Alto is expensive in terms of pricing, particularly when comparing features to cost.
The pricing is reasonable and reflects the quality of the product.
 

Valuable Features

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series provides advanced threat management, scalability, and ease of use with strong cloud integration and zero-trust security.
Trellix Network Detection and Response offers advanced threat detection, real-time response, and automation for comprehensive network protection and security operations.
Palo Alto's robust threat intelligence supports new updates, and I can open cases directly with their Threat Intelligence team.
We use these tools to prevent all known and unknown threats using Palo Alto Networks' Wildfire and other data filtering tools to gather information, analyze traffic, manage malicious traffic, and offer visibility, control, and attack prevention.
Palo Alto offers excellent security, with features such as email scanning, malware protection, and efficient VPN and antivirus capabilities.
 

Categories and Ranking

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (12th)
Trellix Network Detection a...
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Network Detection and Response (NDR) (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category, the mindshare of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix Network Detection and Response is 5.2%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
 

Featured Reviews

AshwaniTyagi - PeerSpot reviewer
Advanced protection and good integration capabilities with good reliability
We use Palo Alto Networks VM-Series to offer services to our customers as a managed security service provider. We provide solutions and services to our customers across the globe. For example, if I want to host a firewall in the cloud or somewhere where the physical appliance is not a possibility…
BiswabhanuPanda - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers in-depth investigation capabilities, integrates well and smoothly transitioned from a lower-capacity appliance to a higher one
The in-depth investigation capabilities are a major advantage. When the system flags something as malicious, it provides a packet capture of that activity within the environment. That helps my team quickly identify additional context that most other tools wouldn't offer – like source IP or base64 encoded data. We can also see DNS requests and other details that aren't readily available in solutions like Check Point or others that we've tried. The detection itself is solid, and their sandboxing is powerful. There's a learning curve – you need a strong grasp of OS-level changes, process forking, registry changes, and the potential impact of those. But with that knowledge, the level of information Trellix provides is far greater than what we've seen elsewhere. The real-time response capability of Trellix has been quite effective, although it's not very fast. The key is this solution's concept of 'preference zero.' They don't immediately act on a zero-day. For example, the solution has seen a piece of malware for the first time. It'll let it in, then do sandboxing. Maybe after four or five minutes, it identifies that specific file's DNX Secure Store as malicious. At that point, they update the static analysis engine, and it gets detected if anything else tries to download the same file. There is that initial 'preference zero' concept, like with Panda. You may not hold traffic in the network. That's standard in the industry; we don't do much about it. To address that, we also have endpoint solutions. We use SentinelOne in our environment, which helps us identify threats like Western Bureaus and others.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FireEye Network Security?
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What needs improvement with FireEye Network Security?
The solution's support needs to improve their support.
 

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FireEye Network Security, FireEye
 

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Sample Customers

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FFRDC, Finansbank, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Investis, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Bank of Thailand, City of Miramar, Citizens National Bank, D-Wave Systems
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