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Should I Use Palo Alto Networks?
Implement Zero Trust, Secure your Network, Cloud workloads, Hybrid Workforce, Leverage Threat Intelligence & Security Consulting.
Depends
DependsBuy if you run a mid-size or large organization with dedicated security staff and tolerance for quote-based pricing.
Enterprise-grade, enterprise-priced: praised visibility, quote-only costs, actively exploited PAN-OS CVEs. Small teams: look elsewhere.
Confidence: Medium
16,046
Companies using
per Enlyft market data
34.4%
Revenue growth
reported by Dealroom
3.8/5
Employee rating
100+ AmbitionBox reviews
Value for money
2
Quote-only pricing; users openly question costs
Feature depth
5
Deep visibility and granular control praised
Security posture
2
Leader pedigree, but exploited CVEs and 2025 breach
Pros
- Users consistently praise deep traffic visibility in NGFW reviews²
- Granular control highlighted in Panorama and Cloud NGFW reviews⁵
- Broad platform: network, cloud, SOC, threat intel, consulting
- 16,046 companies already use it — large installed base12
- Extensive official documentation and support portal11
Cons
Gotchas
- highPricing is quote-only; users publicly ask how it even works. Negotiate hard via resellers.⁴
- highCVE-2026-0257 was exploited for weeks; internet-facing firewalls demand urgent, ongoing patching.⁶
- mediumCloud NGFW on Azure bills per-unit usage; costs scale with traffic, not flat fees.11
- mediumGovernment pricing is a separate opaque process, per user reports.
Best for
- Large enterprises with dedicated SOC teams
- Regulated industries needing deep traffic visibility
- Zero trust and hybrid cloud rollouts
- Multi-vendor security consolidation programs
Not for
- Small businesses — costly overkill
- Startups wanting self-serve, transparent pricing
- Teams without dedicated security staff to operate it
- Orgs unwilling to patch urgently during active CVEs
Companies that use it
- Schnuck Markets
Pricing
Enterprise (quote-based)
Not disclosed
- All products priced via sales/reseller quotes
- Cloud NGFW usage-based billing (e.g. $0.01 per unit on Azure)
- Government pricing handled separately
Security
Category leader, but 2025-2026 brought actively exploited PAN-OS CVEs and a confirmed customer-data breach.
- PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257 actively exploitedHackers exploited this PAN-OS vulnerability for weeks; Unit 42 published an active-exploitation threat brief and advisories followed in Canada and Singapore.⁶
- CVE-2026-0300 buffer overflowCritical PAN-OS buffer overflow tracked by NVD and flagged by national cyber agencies.⁸
- 2025 customer-data breachCompany confirmed hackers accessed customer data in 2025; it also investigated a related Salesforce third-party Drift application incident.⁹
What users say
Reviewers and Reddit users praise deep visibility and granular control, while frequently debating cost and comparing it against cheaper rivals.
“Palo Alto vs other NGFW. What sets PA Apart?”
“Been a Cisco fanboy for too long.”
Alternatives
Compare Palo Alto Networks with each alternative.
Fortinet FortiGate
Frequent cheaper NGFW alternative in buyer comparisons
Palo Alto Networks vs Fortinet FortiGateCheck Point
Longtime NGFW rival; common Palo Alto substitute
Palo Alto Networks vs Check PointCisco Secure Firewall
Natural pick for Cisco-standardized shops
Microsoft Defender XDR
Budget endpoint alternative to Cortex XDR
Palo Alto Networks vs Microsoft Defender XDRFull analysis
Based on ~40 public sources; review, pricing, and rating snippets were truncated, so exact star ratings and dollar prices were unavailable.
Sources
review
review
- Palo Alto pricing — Reddit r/networkingreddit.comreview
- AWS Marketplace: Panorama Reviewsaws.amazon.comreview
security
- Threat Brief: Active Exploitation of PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257 — Unit 42unit42.paloaltonetworks.comsecurity
- CVE-2026-0300 Detail — NVDnvd.nist.govsecurity
news
- Palo Alto Networks Pricing 2026 Ultimate Guide — UnderDefenseunderdefense.comnews
- Cloud NGFW for Azure Pricing — Official Docsdocs.paloaltonetworks.comofficial
news
- Palo Alto Networks — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgnews
- Palo Alto Networks Official Sitepaloaltonetworks.comofficial
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