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# From evaluating your options to selecting with confidence.

It's your move to secure your enterprise. Advance your goals with best-in-class network security from an industry leader.

## Trusted protection from Palo Alto Networks.

Our Next-Generation Firewalls revolutionized security. And every year our leadership in network security is validated by industry analysts and third-party evaluators.  
Industry Analyst Recognition

* [Industry Analyst Recognition](#industry)
* [Total Economic Impact^™^ Studies](#economic)
* [Customer Success Stories](#customer)
* [Hands-on Experience](#experience)  
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## INDUSTRY ANALYST RECOGNITION

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### Palo Alto Networks has been named a Leader in enterprise firewalls.

Highest score in the Current Offering category in "The Forrester Wave^™^: Enterprise Firewall Solutions, Q4 2024.
[See the report](https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/forrester-wave-firewall-2024.html)  
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Miercom, an independent network and security testing organization, performed rigorous testing on several Next-Generation Firewalls against similarly priced Fortinet firewalls. The results clearly show the advantages in performance and security Palo Alto Networks firewalls deliver. [See the full side-by-side comparison.](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/ngfw-vs-fortinet?ts=markdown)  
**Results:** PA-3400 and PA-5400 Series Next-Generation Firewalls against similarly priced Fortinet firewalls.

### 1.3~x~

higher throughput with security services enabled.

### \<10%

degradation of application traffic performance.

### Lower cost

per protected Mbps than similar Fortinet products.
[SEE THE RESULTS](https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/miercom-ngfw-competitive-performance.html)  
**Results:** PA-5450 Series Next-Generation Firewalls for data centers or large campus locations against similarly priced Fortinet firewalls.

### 2.3~x~

better performance.

### Predictable throughput

with security services enabled.

### 46%

lower total cost of ownership (TCO) per MB.
[SEE THE RESULTS](https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/world-class-security-for-data-centers-and-large-campuses.html)  
**Results:** PA-400 Series Next-Generation Firewalls for branch and small office locations against similarly priced Fortinet firewalls.

### 6~x~

better performance.

### Predictable throughput

with security services enabled.

### 9~x~

lower total cost of ownership (TCO) per MB.
[SEE THE RESULTS](https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/security-without-compromise.html)  
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TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT^™^ STUDIES  
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Palo Alto Networks commissioned Forrester Consulting in January 2024 to examine the potential **return on investment from deploying Next-Generation Firewalls.** Quantified benefits from the resulting study include:  
![Limited security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/content/dam/pan/en_US/images/secure-your-enterprise/data-breach.svg)

### 50%

reduction in the likelihood of a data breach.  
![manage](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/content/dam/pan/en_US/images/secure-your-enterprise/icon-manage.svg)

### 50%

reduction in effort to manage the security stack.  
![roi](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/content/dam/pan/en_US/images/secure-your-enterprise/icon-roi.svg)

### 229%

three-year return on investment (ROI) with payback in 7 months.  
[EXPLORE NOW](https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/ngfw-tei-report.html)

*** ** * ** ***

Palo Alto Networks also commissioned Forrester Consulting in November 2023 to examine the **financial impact of Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS).** Findings include:  
![Limited security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/content/dam/pan/en_US/images/secure-your-enterprise/data-breach.svg)

### 50%

reduction in the likelihood of a data breach.  
![Difficult to scale](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/content/dam/pan/en_US/images/secure-your-enterprise/icon-platform.svg)

### $10M

net present value (NPV) through improved operations and platform efficiencies.  
![Poor user experiences](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/content/dam/pan/en_US/images/secure-your-enterprise/icon-roi.svg)

### 357%

three-year return on investment (ROI) with payback in 6 months.  
[EXPLORE NOW](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/research/the-tei-of-palo-alto-networks-cloud-delivered-security-services?ts=markdown)  
{#customer} {#customerSuccess} CUSTOMER SUCCESS

## See how organizations strengthened their network security.

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Gaming giant stamps down cyberattacks with real-time threat intelligence and unified visibility from Palo Alto Networks security platform.  
[READ THE CASE STUDY](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/customers/sega-europe?ts=markdown)  
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NovaGroup drives scalable Zero Trust architecture and massive 50% cost savings with Next-Generation Firewalls and Cloud-Delivered Security Services from Palo Alto Networks.  
[READ THE CASE STUDY](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/customers/driving-zero-trust-architecture-massive-50-cost-savings-for-novagroup?ts=markdown)  
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South Australia's Department for Education connects schools securely with Palo Alto Networks platform to deliver secure online learning for students.  
[READ THE CASE STUDY](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/customers/south-australias-department-for-education-connects-schools-securely-with-palo-alto-networks?ts=markdown)  
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### Experience real‑time, best‑in‑class security.

Join us for an **Ultimate Test Drive** and try our network security solutions.
[REGISTER NOW](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/test-drives?ts=markdown)  
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