Palo Alto Networks Networking Hardware Compared
Every Palo Alto Networks device in the PacketPerf catalog — 20 firewalls — compared on normalised specs and street pricing, and ranked by Value Score against the rest of the market.
Palo Alto Networks
PA-440
Firewall Throughput: 3.0 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 900 Mbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.6 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 900 Mbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.6 Gbps
$1,400 - $1,600
Palo Alto Networks
PA-5450
Firewall Throughput: 200 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 152 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 95 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 152 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 95 Gbps
$91,000 - $124,000
Palo Alto Networks
PA-410
Firewall Throughput: 1.7 Gbps (HTTP) / 1.3 Gbps (Appmix)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 0.6 Gbps (HTTP) / 0.7 Gbps (Appmix)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 0.93 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 0.6 Gbps (HTTP) / 0.7 Gbps (Appmix)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 0.93 Gbps
$825 - $1,500
Palo Alto Networks
PA-445
Firewall Throughput: 2.7 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.25 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.1 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.25 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.1 Gbps
$2,100 - $2,500
Palo Alto Networks
PA-445-W
Firewall Throughput: 2.7 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.25 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.1 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.25 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.1 Gbps
$2,200 - $2,600
Palo Alto Networks
PA-3410
Firewall Throughput: 14.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 5.2 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 6.8 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 5.2 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 6.8 Gbps
$25,000 - $31,000
Palo Alto Networks
ION 3200
Firewall Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: N/A (SD-WAN optimized)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: N/A (SD-WAN optimized)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
$3,100 - $4,200
Palo Alto Networks
ION 3200H
Firewall Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps (SD-WAN Security)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps (SD-WAN Security)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1 Gbps
$3,100 - $4,500
Palo Alto Networks
PA-5410
Firewall Throughput: 36.7 Gbps (Appmix)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 22 Gbps (Appmix)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 21 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 22 Gbps (Appmix)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 21 Gbps
$75,000 - $96,000
Palo Alto Networks
ION 3200-S
Firewall Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: SASE/Cloud-Managed
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: SASE/Cloud-Managed
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
$4,100 - $4,500
Palo Alto Networks
ION 3200-W
Firewall Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
$3,500 - $4,800
Palo Alto Networks
ION 1200-W
Firewall Throughput: 700 Mbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 250 Mbps (Layer 7 App-ID)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 700 Mbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 250 Mbps (Layer 7 App-ID)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 700 Mbps
$1,200 - $2,200
Palo Alto Networks
PA-7500
Firewall Throughput: 1.5 Tbps (App-ID)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.44 Tbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 407 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.44 Tbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 407 Gbps
$507,357 - $1,000,000
Palo Alto Networks
PA-545-PoE
Firewall Throughput: 5.0 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 3.0 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 3.0 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 3.0 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 3.0 Gbps
$5,400 - $6,500
Palo Alto Networks
Prisma SD-WAN ION 3200H
Firewall Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
$3,100 - $4,500
Palo Alto Networks
ION 3200H-C5G-WW
Firewall Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: Cloud-delivered via Prisma Access
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: Cloud-delivered via Prisma Access
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
$3,600 - $5,000
Palo Alto Networks
PA-415
Firewall Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 800 Mbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 930 Mbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 800 Mbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 930 Mbps
$2,100 - $2,300
Palo Alto Networks
PA-1410
Firewall Throughput: 8.9 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 3.3 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 4.6 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 3.3 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 4.6 Gbps
$9,500 - $10,100
Palo Alto Networks
ION 1200-S
Firewall Throughput: 1 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 690 Mbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 700 Mbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 690 Mbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 700 Mbps
$1,900 - $2,500
Palo Alto Networks
PA-555-POE
Firewall Throughput: 7.5 Gbps (AppMix)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 5.0 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 4.5 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 5.0 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 4.5 Gbps
$12,000 - $18,000