Prisma SD-WAN ION Virtual Appliance (BYOL)
Palo Alto Networks | ION v6.5.1Linux/Unix, Other v6.5.1 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Interesting solution for sd-wan
What do you like best about the product?
The compatibility with a lot of enviroments because we some time we need to communicate cloud with onprem and the configurations we need to follow are so easy to configurate
What do you dislike about the product?
1. Complex initial setup – The onboarding process can be complex, especially for teams without deep networking experience.
2. Steep learning curve – The interface and configuration options are powerful but may feel overwhelming at first.
3. Documentation gaps – Some users report that documentation is either too generic or lacks real-world deployment examples.
4. UI performance – The web interface can sometimes be slow or unintuitive, especially when navigating large configurations.
5. Licensing and cost – Pricing models may not be straightforward, and costs can grow with scale.
6. Integration quirks – Integration with legacy systems or third-party solutions may require manual workarounds.
2. Steep learning curve – The interface and configuration options are powerful but may feel overwhelming at first.
3. Documentation gaps – Some users report that documentation is either too generic or lacks real-world deployment examples.
4. UI performance – The web interface can sometimes be slow or unintuitive, especially when navigating large configurations.
5. Licensing and cost – Pricing models may not be straightforward, and costs can grow with scale.
6. Integration quirks – Integration with legacy systems or third-party solutions may require manual workarounds.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Prisma SD-WAN helps solve the challenge of managing and optimizing connectivity across multiple branch locations. Traditional WAN architectures relying on MPLS were costly, rigid, and hard to scale. With Prisma SD-WAN, we can use broadband and LTE links efficiently, while still maintaining high availability and performance.
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Filling in the Gap
What do you like best about the product?
I think the main points that the SD-WAN focuses on, are the best things.
The ease of integration in my companies network was something I did not expect, it's pretty easy to use and I haven't had to use the customer support for the system yet even with the frequency of use but I heard it's good. My favorite feature is probably the Ai Ops aspect, while not original, they do it well. The implementation is somewhat of a learning curve but more efficient when you know it.
The ease of integration in my companies network was something I did not expect, it's pretty easy to use and I haven't had to use the customer support for the system yet even with the frequency of use but I heard it's good. My favorite feature is probably the Ai Ops aspect, while not original, they do it well. The implementation is somewhat of a learning curve but more efficient when you know it.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think the worst things about the Prisma is that the price of the system is pretty high, I think being such a new product that is to be expected but still harder to convince people to buy it because of that.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Prisma is more making these more efficient rather than solving problems, like the whole multi-cloud thing. I also think the interface is great epically when comparing to cli systems
Prisma SD-WAN Review
What do you like best about the product?
Theres some things i really enjoy about prisma, first, the excellent user experience, it is very intuitive to use, another thing i like is the integration with the palo alto ecosystem so it is not difficult to implement or setup
What do you dislike about the product?
The price is not really attractive, of course, it is totally worth it because of the solution quality, but its not easy to convince directives to pay for it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Some of our core business partners have problems making sure their network is not only available and performs well, but also secure. So prisma's access control and network segmentation features are great tools to help bring security to our partners networks.
Stable, and top tier cloud management
What do you like best about the product?
I've worked with these products by Palo Alto in my organization ( +5000 employees) and the thing I enjoyed the most is that in my 3 year experince with it it has sempliefied my daily job and saved many costs in the 3 years. It's a well designed and well built product.
What do you dislike about the product?
VRF features are less implementable compared to Ciscos or Fortinet, this product is also mostly designed for hub-spoke and this gave us quite some limitations and the documentation they provide is not enough.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The main reason we had to deploy it is cause we as service provider had to manage a large IaaS covering 300 corporate customer and Prisma offered a great centralized and friendly management with security integreted features and some great improvement in our network performance
Review of Prisma SD-WAN by Palo Alto Networks
What do you like best about the product?
Prisma SD-WAN provides excellent application-aware routing, ensuring that critical applications receive the necessary bandwidth and low latency. This has greatly improved our overall network performance.
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial setup can be somewhat complex and time-consuming, especially for organizations without prior experience with SD-WAN solutions. However, the comprehensive documentation and support from Palo Alto Networks help mitigate this issue.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Prisma SD-WAN helps solve problems like complex network management, inconsistent application performance, security vulnerabilities, and high costs. It benefits you by making network management easier, improving application performance, enhancing security, and reducing costs. Overall, it simplifies operations and ensures your network runs smoothly and securely.
From 5 years of using PA
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of Use
Palo Alto SD-WAN excels in its intuitive interface, which simplifies policy management and traffic prioritization. Leveraging my experience with CheckPoint and Stormshield NGFW platforms, I found Palo Alto’s centralized dashboard particularly streamlined for configuring QoS policies and monitoring application performance. The visual topology mapping reduces complexity in troubleshooting, aligning with my work in global WAN environments (MPLS, IPSEC, SSLVPN).
Palo Alto SD-WAN excels in its intuitive interface, which simplifies policy management and traffic prioritization. Leveraging my experience with CheckPoint and Stormshield NGFW platforms, I found Palo Alto’s centralized dashboard particularly streamlined for configuring QoS policies and monitoring application performance. The visual topology mapping reduces complexity in troubleshooting, aligning with my work in global WAN environments (MPLS, IPSEC, SSLVPN).
What do you dislike about the product?
Cost and Licensing Overhead
The platform’s premium pricing model and feature-tiered licensing (e.g., advanced security modules, cloud integrations) may strain budgets for small-to-medium enterprises. This contrasts with open-source or cost-flexible solutions like pfSense or Fortinet, which you’ve likely encountered in past roles at smaller firms.
The platform’s premium pricing model and feature-tiered licensing (e.g., advanced security modules, cloud integrations) may strain budgets for small-to-medium enterprises. This contrasts with open-source or cost-flexible solutions like pfSense or Fortinet, which you’ve likely encountered in past roles at smaller firms.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Deploying Prisma SD‑WAN at the Hungarian State Treasury has given me a single, cohesive platform to manage thousands of encrypted tunnels, enforce uniform security postures, and deliver predictable performance to all branches—without the typical silos, manual overhead, or visibility gaps of legacy WAN architectures.
Very helpful for daily tasks
What do you like best about the product?
Clear dashboard . It gives strong insights into network activity, which really helps with troubleshooting. Details like threat detection and URL filtering are good, and WildFire adds an additional layer of safety through catching threats before.
What do you dislike about the product?
Everything is fine for now.
There is nothing I dislike.
The price is ok, no high prices and comparing to other tools, I find it the best. Very easy to use.
There is nothing I dislike.
The price is ok, no high prices and comparing to other tools, I find it the best. Very easy to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Protect the network with the cloud network security.
Allows us to stop the latest and most sophisticated web-based threats.
We benefit from deep visibility and command of all applications with controls and contextual policies to protect our sensitive data.
Allows us to stop the latest and most sophisticated web-based threats.
We benefit from deep visibility and command of all applications with controls and contextual policies to protect our sensitive data.
SD-WAN makes life easier
What do you like best about the product?
What I really like is how much simpler it makes network management, especially across multiple sites. The interface is clean and easy to work with, and being able to monitor traffic and performance in real-time has been a huge plus. It handles routing decisions smartly based on app performance, which saves a lot of time and troubleshooting.
What do you dislike about the product?
We also ran into a few hiccups integrating it with some of our older systems. Another small gripe is that some features you might expect to be included require extra licensing, which adds up. Support has been okay, but there were a few times we had to wait longer than we’d like for responses.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
One of the main things Prisma SD-WAN helped us with was simplifying how we connect all our branch locations. Before, managing that was a bit of a mess and took a lot of time. Now we can see everything in one place and don’t have to rely on MPLS like we used to.
efficient
What do you like best about the product?
it's super nice to have auto routing within an SD-wan solution and it integrates so well with cloud environments within an organization, centralizing the essentials on a secure, monitored and well thought out protection on the wan area that a network engineer would like to stablish.
What do you dislike about the product?
the only issue I encountered it's that everything it's so centralized, that in order to get the most out of the tool, you will need a loot of time digging into the different options that the platform has, some things could more segmented.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Load balance for certain services that are not suppose to demand such extreme bandwidth and to have dedicated bandwidth to certain services such as video and calls, it's nice to have that measured.
Is not friendly user for new users
What do you like best about the product?
One of the best aspects of Prisma SD-WAN is its intelligent, application-aware traffic steering. Unlike traditional SD-WAN solutions that rely solely on static policies, Prisma SD-WAN uses machine learning and AI-driven insights to dynamically optimize traffic based on real-time network conditions. This results in better application performance, reduced latency, and improved user experience, especially for cloud and SaaS applications.
Additionally, its tight integration with Prisma Access provides end-to-end security with zero trust principles, ensuring that remote users and branch offices are securely connected without adding complexity to network management. The centralized management and automation capabilities also help streamline deployments and reduce operational overhead.
Additionally, its tight integration with Prisma Access provides end-to-end security with zero trust principles, ensuring that remote users and branch offices are securely connected without adding complexity to network management. The centralized management and automation capabilities also help streamline deployments and reduce operational overhead.
What do you dislike about the product?
One potential drawback of Prisma SD-WAN is its learning curve and initial complexity. While the AI-driven automation and centralized management are powerful, they can be overwhelming for teams unfamiliar with Palo Alto Networks' ecosystem. Organizations migrating from traditional SD-WAN solutions may require additional training and adaptation time to fully leverage its capabilities.
Another concern is licensing and cost, as Prisma SD-WAN can be more expensive than some competitors, especially for smaller businesses. The tight integration with Prisma Access is a strength, but it also means that organizations heavily invested in other security solutions might face compatibility or redundancy challenges.
Another concern is licensing and cost, as Prisma SD-WAN can be more expensive than some competitors, especially for smaller businesses. The tight integration with Prisma Access is a strength, but it also means that organizations heavily invested in other security solutions might face compatibility or redundancy challenges.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security Gaps in Remote Branches → Integrated Zero Trust Security Tight integration with Prisma Access ensures secure, policy-driven connectivity for branch offices without requiring additional firewalls.
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