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Juniper SRX Series SRX345 vs Palo Alto PA Series PA-820

Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Juniper SRX345 is an enterprise 1U next-generation firewall designed for large branch offices, regional enterprise headquarters, and high-throughput WAN aggregation points. The Palo Alto Networks PA-820 is a 1U enterprise next-generation firewall engineered for corporate campus distribution and regional office perimeters.

Juniper SRX Series SRX345Palo Alto PA Series PA-820
BrandJuniperPalo Alto
Statuscurrentend-of-sale
ReleasedMar 2016Feb 2017
Form factor1U rack1U rack
Ports16x Gigabit Ethernet ports (8x RJ-45 and 8x SFP optical ports)—
Expansion slots4x Mini-PIM slots for cellular LTE and WAN interface modules—
Firewall throughput5 Gbps stateful firewall throughput1.7 Gbps App-ID firewall throughput
Vpn throughput800 Mbps IPsec VPN throughput—
Power suppliesDual internal redundant AC power supplies—
Interfaces—4x 1GbE SFP optical ports and 4x 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports
Threat prevention—780 Mbps threat prevention throughput
Ipsec vpn—1.2 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput
Power supply—Single internal power supply with optional external redundant power unit

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