Palo Alto Networks K2-Series Reviews

We use this firewall for internal use and internal needs, focusing on network security and all sorts of things.

Mainly, it is very easy to understand, and the logs are very good. This is the feature we use most of the time even though there's nothing exceptionally unique.

There are always things to change. It is hard to say now. I cannot think of anything specific to improve at the moment.

I have been using it for about one year.

As for support, we use local integration to assist us. We get Gold support from them, and they are pretty good.

Neutral

We got it at a very good price, so we changed from another firewall to this one.

It was not as hard as I would expect from a new firewall, however, everything went pretty well.

We use local integration to assist us.

We got it at a very good price.

We checked a few firewalls, and in the end, we came to the conclusion that this one is the best for us.

Nothing is perfect. 

Overall product rating: Nine out of ten.

I use Palo Alto as an Intrusion Prevention System, and as a normal firewall to block and allow IPs and ports. I use it for file analysis and sandboxing as well.

I find the ease of use and reliability the most valuable features of the solution.

The product should get frequent updates allowing us to add new signatures. This is my only concern.

I have been using the solution for four or five years.

I would rate the stability of the product ten out of ten.

The scalability of the product is quite high. I would like to give it a ten. At the moment, I have around 15-16 colleagues using the solution. They are all working in the technical, presale, and IT departments.

In my current company, we have just invested in Palo Alto. We have used other solutions as well. We decided to switch to Palo Alto based on the reports and the experiences of the people who termed it as a very good product.

The initial setup was very straightforward and required just one person for deployment. It took a week to complete the process. I would rate it nine out of ten.

I would rate the product seven out of ten for pricing.

It's quite a nice product. It's worth the purchase. I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We use Palo Alto Networks K2-Series in projects as a firewall.

The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is the configuration, it is very clear.

It is recommended that the Palo Alto Networks K2-Series be implemented step by step for the Panorama. Sometimes we can't overwrite the configurations because it fails.

I have been using Palo Alto Networks K2-Series for approximately two years.

Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is a stable solution.

I have found Palo Alto Networks K2-Series to be scalable.

Our clients have many users using this solution.

The premier support from Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is good. We can open a ticket if we have an issue in our department.

We have previously used Fortinet FortiGate. We switched to Palo Alto Networks K2-Series because we can receive more information.

The installation of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series was simple. There are a lot of technical documents that can be used for assistance.

We used an integrator for the deployment of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series.

We have two engineers that do the maintenance and support of the solution.

One of the benefits is we can use some of the features from Palo Alto Networks K2-Series for free. If we want more features we have to pay. There is a license to use the solution and it is paid annually.

The overall price of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series could be reduced.

I rate Palo Alto Networks K2-Series an eight out of ten.

We primarily use the solution in conjunction with Palo Alto products. Although we currently are not using Prisma, we have a dedicated link for the Prisma solution. We predominantly deal with hardware and various software solutions, including the VM Series.

The solution enhances network security at scale. We rely on its capabilities to meet our security requirements.

The solution offers effective security features such as HIDS (Host-based Intrusion Detection System) in global products. We also utilize AI-driven security initiatives with technologies like Wildfire and machine learning integrations.

The solution's commitment time could be reduced as it often takes a lot of time to execute. Additionally, reducing the SLA response time from two hours would be beneficial.

We have been familiar with the solution for quite some time, given that our team is both a longtime partner and a user of various Palo Alto products, including K2-Series.

I would rate the technical support from Palo Alto as eight out of ten. We want the SLA timing to be reduced. Quick response is crucial for our operation efficiency.

Positive

We have a dedicated team that looks into all the different aspects of technological implementation.

Regarding pricing, the K2-Series costs can vary significantly. For smaller series, like the fifty series, there's a major price difference compared to larger options. Pricing discussions also depend heavily on customer needs and can sometimes be negotiated.

I recommend the K2-Series, particularly for enterprise-level companies. For smaller organizations, due to pricing and a lack of technical staff, I suggest alternative solutions. It's important to understand customer needs before recommending a solution.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

I have found that Palo Alto Networks K2-Series has the best security. They are more user-friendly, older firewalls used to have to be configured using the command-line interface, but in this solution, it can be done in the GUI.

I have been using Palo Alto Networks K2-Series for a couple of years.

Palo Alto Networks K2-Series are more stable and capable than older firewalls.

The support from Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is very good.

Palo Alto Networks K2-Series are easy to install and are simple to troubleshoot.

Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is an expensive solution, the price could be reduced. They are more expensive than some of their competitors.

I have heard that Juniper firewalls are more complex when it comes to configuration than Palo Alto Networks K2-Series. The flexibility of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is a large advantage and they use the best parts.

I would recommend Palo Alto Networks K2-Series to others.

I rate Palo Alto Networks K2-Series a seven out of ten.

We are a solution provider and this is one of the firewalls that we provide to our customers.

The majority of our customers for Palo Alto products are in the banking industry.

The most valuable features are the virtualization of the firewall and the antivirus.

The ease of management and configuration should be improved.

The price of the K2 series could be lower.

I have been familiar with the Palo Alto K2 series for three years.

This is a stable firewall.

The scalability is very good.

The technical support is good.

We work with multiple vendors including Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper, and Palo Alto.

The initial setup is straightforward but when you have a more advanced configuration, it is more difficult. For example, configuring policies can be complex.

This solution is expensive compared to other, similar products.

My advice to anybody who is implementing this solution is to ensure that they have the policies correct.

Overall, this is a very good product that is doing well in the market here.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We have eight VFDs. We have the bigger firewalls. I forget the model number but they're the bigger ones. We have smaller ones—the 220s— so we have a pretty good range of Palo Alto firewalls that we use in our company.

One of the most valuable features is Palo Alto's firewall management. We find it easier to manage the firewall centrally.  

In the past, we've had trouble with Palo Alto's application filtering not getting it right. I would not be recommending layer 7 application filtering yet. That's the only hiccup with the product line. In terms of the features, I'd like to see, one of the bigger pieces missing from any firewall system is the ability to monitor and report. I don't think there are any firewalls doing this, but I'd like to see firewalls have the ability to do what Splunk is doing automatically. In other words, the ability to provide log analysis and monitoring from a visualization standpoint would be very beneficial to any firewall. That doesn't really exist today. 

There also needs to be a real methodology to maintain rules. They have rule sets in there and different ways of showing it, but the presentation isn't great. It's not a great presentation of where you have duplicate rules in place that makes it easy to find. Then again, I would say that no firewall company really has good management abilities for that. This isn't to badmouth Palo Alto. It's just that these features don't exist. So as we talk about where threat modeling and cybersecurity need to go, there's no one vendor with the best solution. It'd be nice if it would come in one platform. In other words, you buy their product, and they have a platform that includes that functionality.

We've used Palo Alto for nearly five years now. We formerly used Check Point exclusively, but now we're using Palo for all of our perimeter security and our VPN connection coming in.

Capability-wise, I think Palo Alto firewalls can pretty much handle anything thrown at them. 

I haven't done a lot with tech support. But the guys that are doing it say that outside support from Palo Alto is really good.

Check Point and Palo Alto are very similar as far as the platform's concerned. On the low-end side, maybe for smaller solutions, Check Point firewalls seem to do just fine and are even a little better. Their low-end products are better as far as performance is concerned. At the high-end, they can't touch the Palo Altos. The Palo Altos seem to be significantly better at handling more load and they can service larger throughput in their environment. I would say Palo Alto, overall, has a better, more reliable product line.

I would rate Palo Alto firewalls an eight out of 10.

We use the solution as a firewall product. 

I am impressed with the tool's efficiency and the variety of use cases that includes network attacks. 

I like the tool's WildFire feature. 

The tool needs to improve integration with more products from other vendors. I would like the product to add threat intelligence features as well. 

I have been working with the solution for five years. 

I would rate the product's stability an eight out of ten. 

I would rate the solution's scalability an eight out of ten. It can integrate with both large and mid-level environments. We have more than 100 users for the product. 

The tech support team is helpful. 

Neutral

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. We use the solution on a daily basis to see the logs regarding attacks and IPs.