Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall vs Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall9.4Visit Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall9.0Visit

Higher score Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall #1 in Network Firewall Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site

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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall #6 in Network Firewall Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Forcepoint

• Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall fits best

  Enterprises needing advanced threat prevention

• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall fits best

  Hybrid enterprises needing SD-WAN and sandboxing

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Side by side

Feature	Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Network Firewall Software	#6 in Network Firewall Software
Best for	Enterprises needing advanced threat prevention	Hybrid enterprises needing SD-WAN and sandboxing
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Phone, Docs	Phone, Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall 3/3 · Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 3/3
Intrusion prevention	✓	✓
SSL inspection	✓	✓
Site-to-site VPN	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Firewall throughput	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Concurrent connections	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Application-aware control with App-ID and URL filtering Zero-day prevention with TLS 1.3 inspection Hardware, virtual and cloud deployment options	Combines firewalling, IPS/IDS, TLS inspection, VPN, and SD-WAN Supports physical, virtual, AWS, and Azure deployments Adds malware detection, file filtering, and sandboxing
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales The product family spans multiple deployment models and offerings Advanced security subscriptions add scope to product selection	Pricing requires a contact-sales process Appliance performance varies by model Its broad feature set may exceed narrower firewall needs
Our verdict	Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall is a hybrid network security platform for organizations protecting branch offices, campuses, data centers, public clouds and 5G environments. Its product family includes PA-Series hardware… Read the review →	Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a network security platform for data centers, branch offices, remote sites, campus networks, and cloud environments. It is aimed at distributed branches, mid-sized organizations, and large enterprises… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall — where it wins

  • Application-aware control with App-ID and URL filtering
  • Zero-day prevention with TLS 1.3 inspection
  • Hardware, virtual and cloud deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • The product family spans multiple deployment models and offerings
  • Advanced security subscriptions add scope to product selection

• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall — where it wins

  • Combines firewalling, IPS/IDS, TLS inspection, VPN, and SD-WAN
  • Supports physical, virtual, AWS, and Azure deployments
  • Adds malware detection, file filtering, and sandboxing

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Appliance performance varies by model
  • Its broad feature set may exceed narrower firewall needs

• Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  An enterprise firewall family combining application control, threat prevention and centralized management.

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• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A hybrid NGFW for enterprises that need SD-WAN, inspection, VPN, and sandboxing.

  Visit ForcepointFull verdict →