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| Product | Palo Alto NGFW View product | VMware NSX by VMware View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Palo Alto Networks built Palo Alto NGFW for SSL/TLS inspection. Explore automated policy optimizer, review appliance deployment and compare similar Firewall products. | Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Hardware Appliance | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Education | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Hardware appliance; Physical appliance family (PA-400, PA-1400, PA-3400, PA-5400, PA-7000 series) | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances |
| Data residency | On-premises hardware data processing | On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise perimetercampus networkdata center aggregation | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (EAL4+), USGv6, SOC 2 | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | PanoramaStrata Cloud ManagerActive DirectoryOktaCisco ISESplunkQRadar | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailEducation | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Palo Alto Networks | VMware |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 15,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2005 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Palo Alto NGFW
Palo Alto Networks built Palo Alto NGFW for SSL/TLS inspection. Explore automated policy optimizer, review appliance deployment and compare similar Firewall products.VMware NSX
Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Palo Alto NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Hardware ApplianceVMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationBest for
Palo Alto NGFW
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, EducationVMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefensePricing
Pricing model
Palo Alto NGFW
Contact VendorVMware NSX
Contact VendorFree trial
Palo Alto NGFW
Free trial: noVMware NSX
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Palo Alto NGFW
On-Premise
VMware NSX
Cloud
Deployment details
Palo Alto NGFW
Hardware appliance; Physical appliance family (PA-400, PA-1400, PA-3400, PA-5400, PA-7000 series)VMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesData residency
Palo Alto NGFW
On-premises hardware data processingVMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudKey features
What it offers
Palo Alto NGFW
- App-ID application identification
- User-ID identity integration
- Content-ID single-pass threat scanning
- Hardware-accelerated decryption
- WildFire sandboxing integration
- Automated policy optimizer
- High-availability clustering
- Perimeter enterprise security
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
Platform & access
API access
Palo Alto NGFW
API access: yesVMware NSX
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Palo Alto NGFW
SSO: yesVMware NSX
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Palo Alto NGFW
RBAC: yesVMware NSX
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Palo Alto NGFW
Multi-tenant: yesVMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Palo Alto NGFW
Mobile app: noVMware NSX
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Palo Alto NGFW
Enterprise perimetercampus networkdata center aggregation
VMware NSX
VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure
Compliance
Palo Alto NGFW
FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (EAL4+), USGv6, SOC 2
VMware NSX
Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Palo Alto NGFW
PanoramaStrata Cloud ManagerActive DirectoryOktaCisco ISESplunkQRadar
VMware NSX
VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar
Industries
Palo Alto NGFW
Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailEducation
VMware NSX
Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense
Regions
Palo Alto NGFW
Global
VMware NSX
GlobalUSEUAPAC
Vendor
Company
Palo Alto NGFW
Palo Alto NetworksVMware NSX
VMwareHeadquarters
Palo Alto NGFW
Santa Clara, California, USAVMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
Palo Alto NGFW
15,000+VMware NSX
10,001+Founded
Palo Alto NGFW
2005VMware NSX
1998