Palo Alto Networks VM-Series comparisons
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Palo Alto Networks VM-Series head-to-head
- Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs Arista CloudEOS
- Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs Juniper vMX
- Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs Nokia Virtualized Service Router
- Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router
- Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs VyOS
- Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs Juniper vJunos-router
- Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment type | Routing protocols | Max throughput | VPN support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Palo Alto Networks VM-Series | No | — | — | BGP, OSPF, OSPFv3, RIP, static routing | — | Yes | — |
| 1 | Arista CloudEOS | No | — | — | OSPFv2, BGPv4, IS-IS, RIPv2, OSPFv3, BGPv6 | — | Yes | — |
| 2 | Juniper vMX | No | — | Virtual machine | SPRING (segment routing) | 100 Mbps | Yes | — |
| 3 | Nokia Virtualized Service Router | — | — | — | BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, RIP | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router | — | — | — | OSPFv2/v3, BGP/BGP4+, static routing | — | Yes | — |
| 5 | VyOS | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 |
| 6 | Juniper vJunos-router | Yes | None | Virtual machine | BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, static routing | 100 Mbps | — | 4.8 |
| 7 | Check Point CloudGuard Network Security | — | — | Virtual machine | OSPFv2, BGP, RIP, static routes, multicast routes, policy-based routing, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, IGMP v2 and v3 | — | Yes | — |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026