Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

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What is Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering?

Advanced URL Filtering is the industry’s first inline ML-powered web protection engine that stops unknown web-based attacks in real time to prevent patient zero.

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Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+100 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 79

URL Categorization

Application Control

URL Filtering

Analytics and Reporting

Rule Based Policy Engine

Malware Detection

Directory Integration

SSL Scanning

Bandwidth Utilization Management

Mobile Device Protection

Sandboxing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering Reviews

Satyam K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Feb 2024

Fabulous features Integration is easy.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering from other similar products?

Integration: How well does it integrate with existing infrastructure and other security solutions? Seamless integration can enhance its value. Effectiveness: How well does it filter URLs and protect against malicious websites? Users are more likely to recommend it if it effectively fulfills its purpose.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Cost: Is it cost-effective compared to alternatives? Pricing can influence recommendations.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Easy to use, but a bit pricey

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Users and organizations would evaluate aspects based on their specific needs and experiences before making a recommendation. It's advisable to research and potentially trial the product to determine its suitability for your particular use case.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Effective Service

Punnareddy p.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Vendor Selection and Purchasing

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

Best Web protection and Filtering tool at low cost

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering from other similar products?

Avoiding Unwanted data and security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Web filtering

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not Much desirability is achieved

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes we can opt definitely, usable product

Pros

Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation
Respectful
Altruistic

Dhanaji M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Achieve Full Web Control with URL Filtering

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering from other similar products?

Its customization feature is outstanding. prvoide full control and visibility on the usage of web in the network. provides real-time cyber threat security.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Customization feature is my favorite apsect of Palo Alto URL Filtering. We can modify the URL filtering feature based on the organization requirement.

What do you dislike most about this product?

As of now, there is no point in disliking the solution.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Highly recommneded to control the web traffic and secure the LAN network from the emerging cyber threats.

Pros

Respectful
Client Friendly Policies
Fair
Altruistic

Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering

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Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+100 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

URL Categorization The solution performs real-time unknown URL categorization supported by an out-of-the-box library of policies.

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

URL Filtering Manages and controls websites that end users can visit. Filters unwanted websites based on URL and can support real-time reputation incl. certificate validation

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Rule Based Policy Engine The solution comes out of the box with a library of customizable policies covering device type, user ID, user group, and multiple attributes.

Malware Detection Detects malware based on signature-based and heuristic engines

Directory Integration The solution integrates with AD or LDAP to manage web security policies in the organization.

SSL Scanning Scan and monitor websites with SSL security for malicious content.

Bandwidth Utilization Management The solution can limit bandwidth usage by controlling uplink and downlink traffic on certain websites and time-based policies.

Mobile Device Protection Ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

Sandboxing Inspection of executable files in a protected environment to detect malicious behavior. Performs real-time analysis of web objects using browser code emulation.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Palo Alto Advanced URL Filtering Reviews

Satyam K.

Fabulous features Integration is easy.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Punnareddy p.

Best Web protection and Filtering tool at low cost

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Dhanaji M.

Achieve Full Web Control with URL Filtering

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

URL Categorization

Application Control

URL Filtering

Analytics and Reporting

Rule Based Policy Engine

Malware Detection

Directory Integration

SSL Scanning

Bandwidth Utilization Management

Mobile Device Protection

Sandboxing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization