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| Product | Palo Alto VM-Series View product | Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Palo Alto VM-Series is a virtual next-generation firewall for cloud migration protection and public cloud perimeter defense. See features and Firewall alternatives. | Evaluating Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall? See how this Firewall tool handles VPC firewall and NAT firewall, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Virtual Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) | Cloud-Native Firewall (Firewall as a Service) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Government, Telecom | E-commerce, Financial Services, Gaming, Internet Services, Enterprise |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Virtual appliance; Public cloud; Private cloud; Virtual appliance deployable across public clouds and private hypervisors | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service |
| Data residency | Deployed directly inside customer cloud VPC/VNet or private data center | Alibaba Cloud regions |
| 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 | VMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCPOCI | Alibaba Cloud |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, SOC 2, ISO 27001 | Supports China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001, SOC 2 and PCI DSS portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXi/NSXNutanixTerraformPanorama | Alibaba Cloud VPCCloud Enterprise NetworkNAT GatewayECSSimple Log ServiceSecurity Center |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareGovernmentTelecom | E-commerceFinancial ServicesGamingInternet ServicesEnterprise |
| Regions | Global | GlobalAsia PacificChinese Mainland |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Palo Alto Networks | Alibaba Cloud |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, USA | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Company size | 15,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2005 | 2009 |
Overview
What it is
Palo Alto VM-Series
Palo Alto VM-Series is a virtual next-generation firewall for cloud migration protection and public cloud perimeter defense. See features and Firewall alternatives.Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Evaluating Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall? See how this Firewall tool handles VPC firewall and NAT firewall, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Palo Alto VM-Series
Virtual Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Cloud-Native Firewall (Firewall as a Service)Best for
Palo Alto VM-Series
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Government, TelecomAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
E-commerce, Financial Services, Gaming, Internet Services, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
Palo Alto VM-Series
Contact VendorAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
Palo Alto VM-Series
Free trial: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Palo Alto VM-Series
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Deployment details
Palo Alto VM-Series
Virtual appliance; Public cloud; Private cloud; Virtual appliance deployable across public clouds and private hypervisorsAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud serviceData residency
Palo Alto VM-Series
Deployed directly inside customer cloud VPC/VNet or private data centerAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Alibaba Cloud regionsKey features
What it offers
Palo Alto VM-Series
- Virtualized PAN-OS architecture
- App-ID application inspection
- Automated cloud autoscaling
- Hypervisor native integration
- Microsegmentation between VMs
- Infrastructure-as-code deployment (Terraform)
- WildFire integration
- Public cloud perimeter defense
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
- Internet boundary firewall
- VPC firewall
- NAT firewall
- Host firewall
- Intrusion prevention
- Virtual patching
- Threat intelligence
- Asset exposure discovery
Platform & access
API access
Palo Alto VM-Series
API access: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Palo Alto VM-Series
SSO: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Palo Alto VM-Series
RBAC: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Palo Alto VM-Series
Multi-tenant: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Palo Alto VM-Series
Mobile app: noAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Palo Alto VM-Series
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Compliance
Palo Alto VM-Series
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Palo Alto VM-Series
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Industries
Palo Alto VM-Series
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Regions
Palo Alto VM-Series
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Vendor
Company
Palo Alto VM-Series
Palo Alto NetworksAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Alibaba CloudHeadquarters
Palo Alto VM-Series
Santa Clara, California, USAAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaCompany size
Palo Alto VM-Series
15,000+Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
10,001+Founded
Palo Alto VM-Series
2005Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
2009