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# AWS WAF vs Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**AWS WAF** [

4.3/5(72)

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-waf/reviews#reviews)

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls** [

4.5/5(171)

](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**AWS WAF**
No pricing available

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**AWS WAF**
2 months

Based on 11 responses

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**
2 months

Based on 12 responses

Return on Investment

**AWS WAF**
8 months2 months sooner

Based on 10 responses

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**
10 months

Based on 12 responses

Perceived Cost

**AWS WAF**
$$$$$

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**AWS WAF**
7%

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**
15%8% more

Pros & Cons

**AWS WAF**
[
WAF (Web Application Firewall) (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-waf/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2257694&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Cloud Integration (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-waf/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2257713&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Configuration (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-waf/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2374585&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-waf/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2374602&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**
[
Firewall Efficiency (14)
](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1472541&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (13)
](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1472283&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (23)
](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1472974&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Learning Curve (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1472691&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**AWS WAF**
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Amazon API Gateway

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Amazon AWS Platform

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aws-platform/reviews)[

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CloudFront

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudfront/reviews)[

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AWS CloudTrail

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloudtrail/reviews)[
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**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**
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Falcon Security and IT...

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HPE Aruba Networking...

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Ratings

Meets Requirements

**AWS WAF**

8.9

8.949

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**

8.9

8.9154

Ease of Use

**AWS WAF**

8.2

8.249

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**

8.3

8.3155

Ease of Setup

**AWS WAF**

8.1

8.134

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**

8.2

8.2139

Ease of Admin

**AWS WAF**

8.2

8.232

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**

8.4

8.4109

Quality of Support

**AWS WAF**

8.7

8.745

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**

8.2

8.2146

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**AWS WAF**

8.8

8.831

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**

8.8

8.8107

Product Direction (% positive)

**AWS WAF**

9.0

9.049

**Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls**

9.2

9.2149

Features

Web Application Firewall (WAF)[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.6

32

Not enough data

Analysis

Logging and Reporting

8.4(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

8.1(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Security Monitoring

8.9(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Controls

Application-Layer Controls 

9.3(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Traffic Controls

8.7(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Network Controls

8.9(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Functionality

API / Integrations

9.0(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Extensibility

8.3(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Bot Traffic

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

7.7(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)[Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.8

69

Prevention

Intrusion Prevention

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

66

Firewall

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

65

Encryption

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

64

Security hardening

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

64

Cloud Data Protection

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

61

Detection

Intrusion Detection

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

66

Security Monitoring

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

65

Anti-Malware / Malware Detection

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

65

Administration

Compliance

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

62

Administration Console -

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

65

API / integrations

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

59

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

20

Agentic AI - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

6

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

6

Firewall Software[Hide 62 FeaturesShow 62 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.3

114

Administration

Policy Management

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

106

Logging and Reporting

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

106

Application Gateway

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

97

Concurrent Sessions

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

97

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Traffic Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Firewall Software

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

10

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

10

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

103

Antivirus

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

97

URL Filtering

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

99

Availability

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

98

IP Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Load Balancing

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

96

Continuous Analysis

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

97

Intrusion Prevention

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

101

Intrusion Detection

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

98

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

29

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Artificial Intelligence - Firewall

AI Firewall

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

17

Additional Functionality

Spam Blocker

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hardware Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Summary Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Network Security[Hide 40 FeaturesShow 40 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Penetration Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

DNS Leak Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewalls

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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AWS WAF

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

33.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

33.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

32.3%

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Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

18.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

46.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

35.8%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

33.8%

18.2%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

33.8%

46.1%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

32.3%

35.8%

Reviewers' Industry

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AWS WAF

Information Technology and Services

21.5%

Computer Software

9.2%

Computer & Network Security

7.7%

Retail

7.7%

Marketing and Advertising

7.7%

Other

46.2%

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Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

Information Technology and Services

19.5%

Computer & Network Security

13.4%

Banking

6.7%

Computer Software

6.1%

Financial Services

6.1%

Other

48.2%

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## AWS WAF vs Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

- AWS WAF and Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that AWS WAF is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls over AWS WAF.