✔ Pros:Excellent SD-WAN orchestration and cloud integration; Seamless integration with Palo Alto Networks security stack (firewalls, threat prevention); Reliable branch office routing with redundancy and failover capabilities
✘ Cons:Premium pricing typical of enterprise Palo Alto solutions; Requires Panorama or Prisma SD-WAN management subscriptions (additional cost); Steep learning curve for smaller organizations unfamiliar with Palo Alto ecosystem
Est. Price:
$8,000 - $12,000
Compare Against
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall 3110
★ 3.2 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Firewall Throughput: 3 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 2 Gbps
Max Sessions: 8,000,000
New Sessions/sec: 650,000
Interfaces: 8x 1GbE data/management ports, 2x dedicated 1GbE management ports, serial console, USB
Form Factor: 1U rackmount appliance with redundant AC power supplies
Curation Review
✔ Pros:Advanced integrated threat prevention with AI-driven analytics and SSL/TLS inspection capabilities; High-performance IPsec VPN with 2 Gbps throughput supporting AES-256 encryption for enterprise branch and remote access deployments; Massive session scalability with 8M concurrent sessions and 650K new sessions/sec ideal for carrier-class and service provider environments
✘ Cons:3 Gbps firewall throughput is insufficient for 10 Gbps or higher connections, requiring larger ASA 5585 or ISA models for high-speed deployments; Threat prevention throughput drops to 1.5 Gbps during SSL/TLS inspection, necessitating traffic engineering or multiple appliances; Expensive licensing model with base appliance requiring separate threat defense licenses and $5K-$15K+ annual subscription costs