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Prisma SD-WAN vs.
Legacy SD-WAN

Learn why organizations choose Prisma® SD-WAN over legacy SD-WAN solutions to securely connect their branches.

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The Prisma SD-WAN advantage.

Prisma SD-WAN
Legacy SD-WAN
Integration
Prisma SD-WAN
  • Native, best-in-class security and seamless branch service integrations:
    • Leverage Prisma Access, a unified SASE product with simplified management for both security and networking.
    • A common policy framework and data lake for both security and networking enforce consistent security and business policies regardless of apps, users and location.
    • Integrated 5G as primary with 4G/LTE for failover enables provider redundancy and consistent connectivity.
Legacy SD-WAN
  • Disparate solutions for branch services:
    • Leverage third-party security vendors or additional point products at their cloud gateways to secure apps and users.
    • Disparate management solutions for security and networking impact collaboration within NOC and SOC teams.
    • Only supports 4G/LTE that can be used as a primary or secondary WAN link.
Performance and User Experience
Prisma SD-WAN
  • Exceptional end-user experience for all apps with ADEM and AIOps:
    • Native ADEM optimizes the end-user experience for every user, working from home and branch.
    • Detailed segment-wise insights from the first to the last mile and every hop in between to troubleshoot and remediate issues proactively.
    • Provide granular network insights and recommendations at tenant, branch, circuit and app level with AIOps for faster resolution.
Legacy SD-WAN
  • Limited end-to-end visibility:
    • Zero visibility into cloud and SaaS app performance when accessed through direct internet.
    • Zero visibility into the middle mile ( ISPs) creates significant challenges in isolating and resolving provider and circuit issues.
    • Lack of capability to include application performance to remediate issues.
Zero Trust Network Access
Prisma SD-WAN
  • Natively integrated, best-in-class security:
    • Enable least-privileged access by identifying applications based on App-IDs at Layer 7 while continuously verifying trust and enforcing security inspection.
    • Consistently protect all data and secure all applications across the enterprise, including modern cloud-native apps, legacy private apps and SaaS apps.
Legacy SD-WAN
  • Secures the network, sometimes:
    • Grants access to an app once it's trusted and continues to allow and ignore those communications forever while supporting limited coarse-grained access controls.
    • Uses multiple point products to implement ZTNA across device, user, applications and data trust.
BENEFITS

Best-in-class security and networking for branches

Simplify operations while ensuring Zero Trust with Prisma SD-WAN. Realize best-in-class connectivity and security with AI-powered SASE.

Application performance

Deliver end-to-end application performance for all apps including SaaS and GenAI.

Integrated security with
Zero Trust

Integrated Zero Trust security with accurate user, applications and device visibility, including IoT and Precision AI®.

Branch simplicity

One-click branch onboarding by seamlessly connecting to hyperscale resilient security services edge (SSE).

PRISMA SD-WAN

Increase productivity while reducing breaches

Realize better application performance, integrated security with Zero Trust and branch simplicity with best-in-class SD-WAN.

Power Your Zero Trust Branch with Prisma SD-WAN

Power Your Zero Trust Branch with Prisma SD-WAN

Deliver an exceptional user experience, Zero Trust security for users, apps and IoT and automate complex IT operations.

Discover the Zero Trust Branch

Protect Work Everywhere It Happens with Prisma Access

Protect Work Everywhere It Happens with Prisma Access

Securing access everywhere with best-in-class protection for all users, apps and data from a single, cloud-delivered solution.

Explore Secure access everywhere

Streamline and Automate IT Operations with AI-Powered ADEM

Streamline and Automate IT Operations with AI-Powered ADEM

Empower your IT operations teams to increase productivity and deliver an exceptional application experience for users working from anywhere.

Provide exceptional user experiences

Power Your Zero Trust Branch with Prisma SD-WAN

Power Your Zero Trust Branch with Prisma SD-WAN

Deliver an exceptional user experience, Zero Trust security for users, apps and IoT and automate complex IT operations.

Discover the Zero Trust Branch

Protect Work Everywhere It Happens with Prisma Access

Protect Work Everywhere It Happens with Prisma Access

Securing access everywhere with best-in-class protection for all users, apps and data from a single, cloud-delivered solution.

Explore Secure access everywhere

Streamline and Automate IT Operations with AI-Powered ADEM

Streamline and Automate IT Operations with AI-Powered ADEM

Empower your IT operations teams to increase productivity and deliver an exceptional application experience for users working from anywhere.

Provide exceptional user experiences

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION

A Recognized Leader.

2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for
SD-WAN

2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge

2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE

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