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FortiGate IPS vs. Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricFortiGate IPS

by Fortinet

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

by Palo Alto Networks

Overall rating4.74.5
Review count15171
Ease of use9.58.6
Ease of setup9.48.4
Quality of support9.08.5
Meets requirements9.49.1
NPS84.61538565.868263
Small Business13.3%18.3%
Mid-Market46.7%45.0%
Enterprise40.0%36.7%
Total page views198864
Total LLM citations2307,427

FortiGate IPS

Whether part of a firewall solution or a separate standalone appliance, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) technology is becoming an increasingly ubiquitous part of network security defenses.

Pros

    Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

    Our next-generation firewall classifies all traffic, including encrypted traffic, based on application, application function, user and content. You can create comprehensive, precise security policies, resulting in safe enablement of applications. This lets only authorized users run sanctioned applications, greatly reducing the surgace area of cyber attacks across the organization.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Features
    • Threat Protection
    • Firewall Efficiency
    • Protection
    • Threat Detection