Palo Alto Networks VM-Series comparisons
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is compared head-to-head with Arista CloudEOS, Juniper vMX and Nokia Virtualized Service Router and more: 7 head-to-heads in Virtual Routers Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
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 | Routing protocols | VPN support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Palo Alto Networks VM-Series | No | BGP, OSPF, OSPFv3, RIP, static routing | Yes | 8.2 | |
| 1 | Arista CloudEOS | No | OSPFv2, BGPv4, IS-IS, RIPv2, OSPFv3, BGPv6 | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 2 | Juniper vMX | No | SPRING (segment routing) | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 3 | Nokia Virtualized Service Router | BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, RIP | Yes | 8.9 | ||
| 4 | Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router | OSPFv2/v3, BGP/BGP4+, static routing | Yes | 8.8 | ||
| 5 | VyOS | Yes | 8.7 | |||
| 6 | Juniper vJunos-router | Yes | Free | BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, static routing | 8.5 | |
| 7 | Check Point CloudGuard Network Security | OSPFv2, BGP, RIP, static routes, multicast routes, policy-based routing, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, IGMP v2 and v3 | Yes | 8.3 |
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