What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Palo Alto Networks WildFire?

It is hard to say because there is a significant difference between some European countries and Ukraine in the ability to buy expensive products. European countries may not find it a huge problem to spend $10,000, however, it is a significant issue for Ukrainian companies, especially given the current situation with war.

I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with ten being expensive. The pricing is the biggest issue. Palo Alto is very high-priced compared to others, but you get sophistication because it's almost higher tech than other vendors. When dealing with banking, we focus on technology, not price, so we can easily propose Palo Alto to these customers. But when dealing with the commercial or public sector, the major component is price. So WildFire may not be the appropriate solution because it's too high. It depends on the sector's priorities. If the focus is on security, you need Palo Alto to get the knowledge.

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.

Setup costs and licensing for WildFire are comparable to other enterprise solutions.

We purchased a license bundle with all the threat prevention features, antivirus capabilities, and a WildFire license. Because WildFire is part of the firewall bundle, it might be a bit cheaper than purchasing individual WildFire licenses. We update the license bundle every three years. So, in terms of cost savings, we benefit because we purchase a bundled license for all our firewalls. However, customers who purchase individual licenses might incur higher costs than our bundled license.

In general, all Palo Alto products are a little bit higher in price compared to competitors.

In Palo Alto Networks' suite, you only pay for what you use or need, rather than a bundled package.

Palo Alto Networks WildFire is a product with a high price. My company pays separately to use Palo Alto Networks WildFire. The cost of the product is very high, but my company is okay with it.

I use Palo Alto Networks WildFire's free version.

I rate the pricing an eight out of ten since it can be pretty expensive. The pricing of the solution depends on the hardware model. Some can be cheap, while others can be more based on the hardware model. Our company only buys licenses for Palo Alto Networks WildFire, so we don't need any additional licenses.

The solution is a bit expensive.

The pricing is affordable and fixed. I give the price an eight out of ten.

There are a lot of licensing options. It can be a bit complicated for users. They could work to simplify the options. The product is also a very expensive firewall.

The price is fair and comparable to other solutions.

The price could be better.

There are different types of licenses. I rate the price of Palo Alto Networks WildFire a three out of five.

When purchasing the product there are subscription fees involved.

Our licensing costs are annual, and I believe it is not that expensive. I rate the pricing a six out of ten, so it is on the cheaper side.

For the last three years, the price of Palo Alto in Vietnam has been very high.

It's comparable to what the competition is. It is probably a little lesser than what the competition is because, as a state government, we go for whatever the lowest cost is.

Palo Alto Networks WildFire is quite expensive, and this is what puts people off.

This product and its license is expensive. Most of the customers get a yearly subscription. I didn't see any costs in addition to the standard license and fees for Palo Alto Networks WildFire.

WildFire is a little bit pricey. Sometimes it's difficult to sell it to customers at the current price.

The price of the Palo Alto Networks WildFire license is expensive. When it came time to renew the solution the price doubled.

The solution is overpriced.

It depends on the features. Additional features cost additional money as well.

We are on an annual subscription. When we purchased the firewall, we had activated this solutions license for a minimum of one year. The price of the solution is fair.

Pricing could be improved.

They are currently working on sandboxing for an on-premises version rather than a subscription for WildFire through the firewall. The price is a bit higher than the other products such as TrendMicro, or FireEye. We lost an opportunity where the client chose FireEye for the price.

The pricing is highly expensive.

This is an expensive product and the market for Palo Alto in Poland could be much bigger if the pricing was comparable to Fortinet. We have lost a lot of deals to Fortinet over the price issue. As an example, if somebody is satisfied with Fortinet and they only need to renew their subscription then it is difficult to convince them to try a completely new device at a higher price.

Some services require additional licensing. WildFire was one of the services we definitely wanted out of the gate. Suggestion is to determine your requirements of services and map back to the cost of turning on the service.

This solution is very pricey and it depends on the package that you implement. There are sometimes promotions on, which can save on costs.

The pricing of the solution is a bit higher, but it's worth the extra money you will spend because of the protection that you get.

Smaller organizations may find it a bit costly. It is not a cheap solution, simply because of everything that it can do, so there might be a cost barrier for smaller organizations. We pay between $3,000 and $4,000 CAD ($2,200 - $3,000 USD) per year to maintain this solution. There are different charges the depend on the different options, such as WildFire or different virus signatures.

The licensing fees are on an annual basis and there are no costs in addition to the standard fees.

Palo Alto does not require any additional costs to the standard licensing fees, but we have the regular license model. If I just want a firewall, then I need to buy two licenses. If we use a VM base, then I need to buy the VM base license, along with the support package from the provider. However, without the license fee, I need to buy IPS support separately. Other products like Cortex Data Lake support also need to be licensed separately, but that is a wonderful feature. With Palo Alto, I can just go buy whatever extra features I want, and they give me a 30-day free license, so that is useful for me. I can go ahead and buy the product, or if it is not for me anymore, it is free to try. That is a good way to sell their products too. Our subscription runs on a yearly base.

It is a reasonable price compared to other solutions on the market.

The pricing is OK, it is not too expensive.