Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls vs. Darktrace / HYBRID NETWORK
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls | Darktrace / HYBRID NETWORK |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Review count | 171 | 50 |
| Ease of use | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Ease of setup | 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Quality of support | 8.5 | 9.2 |
| Meets requirements | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| NPS | 65.868263 | 63.829787 |
| Small Business | 18.3% | 8.0% |
| Mid-Market | 45.0% | 62.0% |
| Enterprise | 36.7% | 30.0% |
| Total page views | 864 | 706 |
| Total LLM citations | 7,427 | 86 |
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.
- Ease of Use
- Features
- Threat Protection
- Firewall Efficiency
- Protection
- Threat Detection
Darktrace / HYBRID NETWORK
Darktrace / HYBRID NETWORK uses Adaptive AI to continuously learn behavior across your infrastructure, combining NDR, CDR, OT security, ITDR, exposure management, attack path modelling and forensic investigations into a single solution. - Unify visibility - Detect and contain known, novel and insider threats - AI-led triage and investigations - Increase resilience Named a Leader in the 2025 and 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for NDR and the only Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for CPS.
- Monitoring
- Artificial Intelligence
- Threat Detection
- Cybersecurity
- User Interface
- Implementation Ease