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Palo Alto Networks WildFire vs ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Palo Alto Networks WildFire
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
2.8
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (3rd)
ThreatConnect Threat Intell...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Threat Intelligence Platforms (6th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Palo Alto Networks WildFire and ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Palo Alto Networks WildFire is designed for Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) and holds a mindshare of 13.2%, up 12.1% compared to last year.
ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), on the other hand, focuses on Threat Intelligence Platforms, holds 7.6% mindshare, down 10.3% since last year.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
Threat Intelligence Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Mario Lacroix - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides seamless automation functionality and has a straightforward setup process
The platform's most valuable feature is its seamless automation within the broader Palo Alto ecosystem. Its ability to function autonomously, with automatic updates and integration with tools like Panorama, significantly reduces manual intervention. Additionally, its threat detection capabilities allow us to respond quickly to potential incidents, and the system is self-sufficient, managing itself once configured.
Aadarsh Dawn - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers features like response capabilities and automation response and automation orchestration
ThreatConnect aggregates and operationalizes Threat intelligence data and sources across internal client environments. It leverages Automation and built in Case Management to streamline and automate threat intelligence-driven processes and investigations within client environments ThreatConnect…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of the solution are user-friendliness, price, good security, and cloud-related options."
"Being an application-based firewall, this is one of the critical focus factors along with the threat prevention services it provides."
"WildFire has been instrumental in blocking a number of new threats, before common desktop anti-virus tools were able to detect them."
"You have better control because you define apps. You just don't define ports. You define apps, and the apps are monitored in the traffic. It is more specific than the Cisco firewall when it comes to our needs."
"We have found that Palo Alto Networks WildFire is scalable. We currently have six thousand users for the product."
"The most valuable features of Palo Alto Networks WildFire are the good URL and file analysis that uses artificial intelligence. It has different interfaces, such as rest, SMTP protocol, and HTTPS. The Security incidents and event management are very good. Additionally, there are many file types that are supported and there is no limit to the number of files it can handle simultaneously. It integrates well with SIEM solutions."
"Using WildFire has reduced the number of viruses and the amount of malware that comes into our system, which means that I don't have to rely on the end-users to identify it."
"My primary use case for this solution is for a secure gateway."
"The product automatically generated a threat score based on the maliciousness of an IP."
"The tool's installation, integration, and playbooks are very straightforward."
"It's a solid platform and is stable enough. It is not complicated and is easy to use."
"The most valuable features are ease of use and the ability to customize it."
"ThreatConnect has a highly user-friendly interface."
 

Cons

"I think it would be nice for Palo Alto to work without the connection to the cloud. It is 100% powerful when connected to the cloud. But, if you disconnect from the cloud, you only get 40-50% power."
"The solution can improve its traffic management."
"Other vendors have some sort of bandwidth management built into the firewall itself and Palo Alto is missing that."
"In terms of what I'd like to see in the next release of Palo Alto Networks WildFire, each release is based on malware that has been identified. The key problem is an average of six months from the time malware is written to the time it's discovered and a signature is created for it. The only advice that I can give is for them to shorten that timeframe. I don't know how they would do it, but if they shorten that, for example, cut it in half, they'll make themselves more famous."
"When comparing this solution to others it is not as good overall."
"The product integration with third-party systems need improvement."
"The initial setup was a little bit complex, mainly due to the GUI console and management challenges."
"The threat intelligence that we receiving in the reporting was not as expected. We were expecting more. Additionally, we should be able to whitelist a specific file based on a variety of attributes."
"I couldn’t get any training videos online when I was working with the tool."
"It would be good to have more feeds and more integrated sources for enrichment."
"Support is an area with which nobody is ever fully satisfied, so it can be improved."
"Integration is an area that could use some improvement."
"They should make it a little bit easier to generate events and share them with the community"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten since it can be pretty expensive."
"It depends on the features. Additional features cost additional money as well."
"The physical appliance is around €3,000 or €4,000, and then, you have the licensing for a year for around €3,000."
"I think they should lower the price of this solution"
"Palo Alto Networks solutions are typically on the higher end of pricing, but considering the value and integration with our existing infrastructure, it is worth the investment."
"The price of Palo Alto Networks WildFire could improve. It is expensive. There is an annual subscription to use the solution."
"Palo Alto Networks WildFire is quite expensive, and this is what puts people off."
"It is expensive, a feature more accessible to enterprise class customers, but provides an enhanced possibility that Zero- or near-Zero-day threats may be identified and mitigated. The cost of the product weighed against the potential impact of even one successful crypto malware-type exploit may justify the expense."
"The price could be better."
"The tool is expensive."
"I rate the product price as six on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten means it is cheap."
"The price of this product is in the mid-range, not too expensive, nor inexpensive."
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Comparison Review

it_user206346 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 11, 2015
Cisco ASA vs. Palo Alto Networks
Cisco ASA vs. Palo Alto: Management Goodies You often have comparisons of both firewalls concerning security components. Of course, a firewall must block attacks, scan for viruses, build VPNs, etc. However, in this post I am discussing the advantages and disadvantages from both vendors concerning…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

How does Cisco Firepower NGFW Firewall compare with Palo Alto Networks Wildfire?
The Cisco Firepower NGFW Firewall is a very powerful and very complex piece of anti-viral software. When one considers that fact, it is all the more impressive that the setup is a fairly straightf...
Which is better - Wildfire or FortiGate?
FortiGate has a lot going for it and I consider it to be the best, most user-friendly firewall out there. What I like the most about it is that it has an attractive web dashboard with very easy nav...
How does Cisco ASA Firewall compare with Palo Alto's WildFire?
When looking to change our ASA Firewall, we looked into Palo Alto’s WildFire. It works especially in preventing advanced malware and zero-day exploits with real-time intelligence. The sandbox featu...
What do you like most about ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
The product automatically generated a threat score based on the maliciousness of an IP.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
The tool's prices are at par when compared to the other products in the market, so it is not uber-premium or too pricey. I rate the product price as six on a scale of one to ten, where one is extre...
What needs improvement with ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) needs to develop its SOAR platform because it currently doesn't position or connect itself as a SOAR tool, even though it has at least 60 percent of...
 

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