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Palo Alto Networks pricing
Palo Alto Networks publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the networking tools listed alongside it.
As of 30 August 2026, Palo Alto Networks pricing is on request. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- On request
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Not on record
Palo Alto Networks plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | On request | 5 | Entry tier |
What the product covers
The full Palo Alto Networks feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Advanced threat prevention
- Threat detection and response
- Cloud security
- Endpoint protection
- Network security
- API protection
- Incident response
- Threat intelligence
Integrations
- Splunk
- ServiceNow
- AWS
- Azure
Security
- SOC2
- ISO27001
- HIPAA
Deployment
- Cloud deployment
- On-premise deployment
- Hybrid deployment
Platform
- Web support
- Cloud support
- On-premise support
Localization
- English language support
People bring Palo Alto Networks in for enterprise network security and threat protection, cloud-native application protection, identity and access security, security operations and incident response. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Palo Alto Networks are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Networking
Too few networking tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks (this page) | On request | subscription | - | |
| MikroTik RouterOS | On request | One-time purchase, per licence level | - | vs Palo Alto Networks |
| Cisco Meraki | On request | quote, hardware plus mandatory recurring licence | - | vs Palo Alto Networks |
| PRTG Network Monitor | On request | Per sensor tier, billed monthly on an annual contract | - | vs Palo Alto Networks |
| OpenVPN | Free | Open source core is free; Access Server billed per simultaneous connection | - | vs Palo Alto Networks |
| Icinga | Free | Open source core, with paid repository, module and support subscriptions sold separately | - | vs Palo Alto Networks |
| pfSense | Free | Open source Community Edition, free; commercial Plus edition sold separately by Netgate | - | vs Palo Alto Networks |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Palo Alto Networks badges page.
Before you pay for Palo Alto Networks
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: a single tier at On request. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Palo Alto Networks against the tools that do have one before committing.
Palo Alto Networks runs on cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and is published by Palo Alto Networks of Santa Clara, CA. The full record is on the Palo Alto Networks review, and the rest of the category is under best networking tools.
Palo Alto Networks pricing questions
- How much does Palo Alto Networks cost?
- Palo Alto Networks publishes a single tier, Enterprise, at On request.
- Does Palo Alto Networks have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Palo Alto Networks is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- Which networking tools can I use without paying?
- 3 of the 8 networking tools listed alongside Palo Alto Networks have a free tier: OpenVPN, Icinga, pfSense.
- What am I actually paying for with Palo Alto Networks?
- The record lists 22 features across 6 areas: other, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for enterprise network security and threat protection, cloud-native application protection, identity and access security.
- Does Palo Alto Networks charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Palo Alto Networks prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Palo Alto Networks against before paying?
- The closest networking tools in this directory are MikroTik RouterOS, Cisco Meraki, PRTG Network Monitor, OpenVPN. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Palo Alto Networks covering price, platforms and features.