Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users
Azure Firewall Logo

Azure Firewall pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
3.7 out of 5
1,578 followers
Start review

Pros & Cons summary

Buyer's Guide

Get pricing advice, tips, use cases and valuable features from real users of this product.
Get the report

Prominent pros & cons

PROS

Azure Firewall is very stable and performs well compared to other environments.
The firewall offers excellent security features such as network control, DDoS protection, and URL-based access control.
The service is auto-scalable, simplifying maintenance and ensuring efficient use of resources.
It integrates smoothly into the cloud platform and with other Azure Services and tools.
Microsoft's technical support for Azure Firewall is knowledgeable and responsive, providing strong customer service.

CONS

Azure Firewall lacks advanced features like intrusion prevention, advanced filtering, and artificial intelligence compared to competitors like Fortinet and Palo Alto, limiting its utility as a comprehensive security solution.
Handling and configuring Azure Firewall region-to-region can be inconsistent, causing variations in performance and capability across different areas, including in regions like China where speed is notably slower.
Azure Firewall requires improvements in comprehensive threat intelligence and security features, such as malware scanning, sandboxing for zero-day threat protection, and DNS security, putting it behind competitors.
Many users find Azure Firewall's pricing non-competitive and expensive compared to other firewalls, rating its affordability as low.
Azure Firewall's capabilities need expansion, including supporting built-in VPN capabilities, broader feature integration to reach layer 7, and better scalability for larger enterprises.
 

Azure Firewall Pros review quotes

reviewer1651275 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 17, 2021
I think that one of the best features is definitely the premium version, along with the IDPs in terms of the intrusion detection and prevention system.
JJ
Aug 11, 2021
Network filtering is valuable. The scalability capability from the cloud-native service helps us a lot because it simplifies our day-to-day maintenance activity.
reviewer1574409 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 15, 2021
It's auto-scalable, which is a great feature.
Learn what your peers think about Azure Firewall. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2025.
845,406 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Rene Schouten. - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 19, 2023
One of the best features is that it natively integrates with Azure Services and tools. When you have a third-party offering, that is not the case. But Azure Firewall provides a comprehensive and seamless security solution for your Azure resources.
BalamuruganSarangapani - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 15, 2022
It is easy for me to protect certain ports or even the IP addresses, as well as do whitelisting, blacklisting, and the FQDN when we want virtual machines connected and to protect certain websites.
Nawaz Ahmed. - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 21, 2024
The SIEM that Azure Firewall provides us is very robust.
Hossein Rouhani - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 16, 2024
The product's value to my company stems from its ability to secure my organization.
reviewer1288212 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 16, 2021
Azure's cost-effectiveness is its major advantage.
VJ
May 7, 2020
The most valuable feature is the integration into the overall cloud platform.
JA
Sep 3, 2022
It provided ease of maintenance. If a new firewall was needed, we only had to run the pipelines for this. So, the maintenance was very easy.
 

Azure Firewall Cons review quotes

reviewer1651275 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 17, 2021
For larger enterprises, they need to adjust the scalability.
JJ
Aug 11, 2021
It is a cloud service, but the lending speed for each region is not always the same. For example, in China, the speed is slow. They need to think about how to make sure that the service pace or speed is always the same in all regions. It would be a great improvement if they can provide the same pace worldwide.
reviewer1574409 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 15, 2021
It would be much easier if the on-premises, firewall rules, had some kind of export-import possibility in place, which is not the case right now.
Learn what your peers think about Azure Firewall. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2025.
845,406 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Rene Schouten. - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 19, 2023
Azure has new versions including a premium firewall. But I would like to see them not put the premium features on Azure Firewall Premium alone because it is quite expensive.
BalamuruganSarangapani - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 15, 2022
For large organizations, a third-party firewall would be an added advantage, because it would have more advanced features, things that are not in Azure Firewall.
Nawaz Ahmed. - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 21, 2024
The threat intelligence aspect of this particular firewall is not at par with other providers.
Hossein Rouhani - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 16, 2024
Maybe one of the things in the tool where improvements are needed as there are some shortcomings consist of Azure Firewall Manager.
reviewer1288212 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 16, 2021
Azure Firewall definitely needs a broader feature base. It should be able to go all the way up to layer 7 when looking at applications and things like that.
VJ
May 7, 2020
Currently, it only supports IP addresses, so you have to be specific about the IPs that are in your environment.
JA
Sep 3, 2022
There should be better monitoring and logging. Currently, it is put in Sentinel. It should be more seamless and from the interface.