Compare products
Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Palo Alto VM-Series View product | Versa NGFW 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. | Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Virtual Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Government, Telecom | Cross-industry, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Service Providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Virtual appliance; Public cloud; Private cloud; Virtual appliance deployable across public clouds and private hypervisors | Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Firewall as a Service; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Firewall as a Service |
| Data residency | Deployed directly inside customer cloud VPC/VNet or private data center | Customer-controlled or selected Versa cloud gateways |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
|
|
| 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 | Versa appliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, SOC 2, ISO 27001 | FIPS 140-2 (select platforms) |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXi/NSXNutanixTerraformPanorama | Versa ConcertoVersa DirectorMicrosoft Entra IDOktaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSIEM tools |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareGovernmentTelecom | Cross-industryRetailFinancial ServicesHealthcareService Providers |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Palo Alto Networks | Versa Networks |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, USA | Santa Clara, California, USA |
| Company size | 15,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2005 | 2012 |
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.Versa NGFW
Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives.Product type
Palo Alto VM-Series
Virtual Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)Versa NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)Best for
Palo Alto VM-Series
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Government, TelecomVersa NGFW
Cross-industry, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Service ProvidersPricing
Pricing model
Palo Alto VM-Series
Contact VendorVersa NGFW
Contact VendorFree trial
Palo Alto VM-Series
Free trial: yesVersa NGFW
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Palo Alto VM-Series
Cloud
Versa NGFW
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Palo Alto VM-Series
Virtual appliance; Public cloud; Private cloud; Virtual appliance deployable across public clouds and private hypervisorsVersa NGFW
Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Firewall as a Service; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Firewall as a ServiceData residency
Palo Alto VM-Series
Deployed directly inside customer cloud VPC/VNet or private data centerVersa NGFW
Customer-controlled or selected Versa cloud gatewaysKey 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
Versa NGFW
- Single-pass inspection
- Application identification
- User and device-aware policies
- Intrusion prevention
- Anti-malware
- URL and DNS filtering
- SSL/TLS decryption
- AI-based threat detection
Platform & access
API access
Palo Alto VM-Series
API access: yesVersa NGFW
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Palo Alto VM-Series
SSO: yesVersa NGFW
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Palo Alto VM-Series
RBAC: yesVersa NGFW
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Palo Alto VM-Series
Multi-tenant: yesVersa NGFW
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Palo Alto VM-Series
Mobile app: noVersa NGFW
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Palo Alto VM-Series
VMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCPOCI
Versa NGFW
Versa appliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud
Compliance
Palo Alto VM-Series
FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, SOC 2, ISO 27001
Versa NGFW
FIPS 140-2 (select platforms)
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Palo Alto VM-Series
AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXi/NSXNutanixTerraformPanorama
Versa NGFW
Versa ConcertoVersa DirectorMicrosoft Entra IDOktaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSIEM tools
Industries
Palo Alto VM-Series
Cross-industryFinancial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareGovernmentTelecom
Versa NGFW
Cross-industryRetailFinancial ServicesHealthcareService Providers
Regions
Palo Alto VM-Series
Global
Versa NGFW
Global
Vendor
Company
Palo Alto VM-Series
Palo Alto NetworksVersa NGFW
Versa NetworksHeadquarters
Palo Alto VM-Series
Santa Clara, California, USAVersa NGFW
Santa Clara, California, USACompany size
Palo Alto VM-Series
15,000+Versa NGFW
1,000+Founded
Palo Alto VM-Series
2005Versa NGFW
2012