Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks comparison

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs. Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks

February 2026

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

6.1

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway enhances ROI by reducing infrastructure costs, simplifying setup, and using cost management tools for accurate assessments.

Sentiment score

7.0

Prisma Cloud enhances security, saves time, improves compliance, and reduces costs, although exact financial benefits are hard to quantify.

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway significantly impacts our cost savings while maintaining higher performance.

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

If we can use a shared resource, then the return on investment is really nice.

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

We have seen a return on investment in terms of time-saving and cost-saving by not creating our own infrastructure.

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Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

It eliminates the need for additional hardware, making it a financially and technically sound investment.

Altug Yildirim

Partner at Quasys

Reputation and data security are the two most important things to a financial institution.

Pushpak S Laddha

Works at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees

We may have prevented a security breach with remediation of the findings.

Mindaugas Dailidonis

Security Solutions Architect - Cloud Security Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.4

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway support experiences vary; some praise expertise, while others criticize delays and inconsistent quality.

Sentiment score

7.0

Prisma Cloud's customer service is praised for expertise but criticized for inconsistent response times and regional support variations.

I would say they provide the best support for Application Gateway because they own the product, so their support is top-notch.

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

There is room for improvement, specifically in paid support, by providing more direct contact.

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

I would rate Microsoft support as good because they have a very skilled technical support team in the background

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Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

They can respond with technical documentation or pass on the case to the next level because it requires the development of a new feature or changing a feature due to a bug.

Breider Alexander Santacruz

Technical Lead at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Anywhere we raise a tech case, they revert back within an hour.

Mohammed Talib Khan

Cloud Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees

I would rate them a nine out of ten because whenever there are issues, they are able to resolve them within the timelines and SLAs.

reviewer2492670

Senior IT infrastructure consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.4

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway provides scalable solutions but has mixed reviews regarding cost and ease of scaling and upgrades.

Sentiment score

7.6

Prisma Cloud offers scalable solutions, efficiently managing deployments, despite occasional operational complexities and licensing influences on scalability perception.

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is a very scalable product.

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

It has the autoscaling feature, so there is not much concern around performance; it can scale significantly.

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is a scalable solution.

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Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Akshay Karoo

Technology Specialist - Cloud Security at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We haven't had any issues scaling the solution.

Sairaj Rsanil

Senior Cloud Security Engineer at impelsys

There aren't any limits to Prisma Cloud's scalability.

Mohammad Qaw

Senior Security Consultant at helpag

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is stable and reliable, with high ratings, despite occasional issues due to misconfiguration.

Sentiment score

8.0

Prisma Cloud is praised for high stability, though minor disruptions and data retrieval challenges occur in complex environments.

We have been using it for the past two to three years, and there have been good results with no problems so far.

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The stability is good, and except for a few instances, I don't see the non-availability of Azure Cloud services.

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Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

I would rate it a ten out of ten for stability.

reviewer2559921

Cloud Security Engineer (Team lead) at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Most of the time, when the client requires data, it is not available.

Akshay Karoo

Technology Specialist - Cloud Security at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The cloud environment is dynamic, so the tool must be dynamic.

VISHWJEET GAIKWAD

Cloud Security Delivery Associate Manager at Accenture

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Room For Improvement

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is criticized for high costs, complexity, lacking documentation, and needing improvements in security, scalability, and support.

Prisma Cloud requires enhanced documentation, user interface, automation, integration features, pricing, support, updates, and improved access and monitoring.

One feature I mentioned is the support for non-HTTPS protocols such as TCP, which could allow one endpoint for all kinds of protocols.

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

There is room for improvement in terms of support, such as assigning agents directly for more straightforward engagement.

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

In future releases of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, I would like to see more AI functionalities and a better dashboard as well as some customizations.

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IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

Prisma Cloud is an excellent tool.

reviewer2540838

Technical Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We could have deployed the runtime monitoring with Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, but within our organization at our company, it was very difficult to find who would be the owner for the alerts.

reviewer2776578

Cyber Security Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Even though documentation was available, it took a while for a new person to understand what integration meant, what will be achieved after the integration, or how the integration needed to be done on the Azure or AWS side.

HemantMahajan

Technical Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Setup Cost

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway's cost is debated; appreciated for scalability but potentially expensive with additional fees compared to AWS.

Prisma Cloud offers comprehensive features and robust security but presents challenges with its complex and potentially expensive licensing model.

We would prefer to have it cheaper, but it is still expensive.

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Azure solutions are quite expensive.

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

When it comes to pricing for Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, I would rate it a seven out of ten.

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IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

The cost was not on the higher side.

HemantMahajan

Technical Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

If you are using a single tool like Prisma Cloud, with a single license, you can monitor all environments, such as Google Cloud, Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud.

VISHWJEET GAIKWAD

Cloud Security Delivery Associate Manager at Accenture

It is an expensive tool.

AndrewAndrew

CTO at Cyberlinx

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Valuable Features

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway provides secure, efficient traffic management with integration, automation, and scalability benefits for straightforward application deployment.

Prisma Cloud enhances multi-cloud security with automated forensics, compliance monitoring, and integration in CI/CD pipelines for threat prevention.

We are using it for some of the security features for our applications, particularly for securing traffic in transit with SSL.

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

The Web Application Firewall (WAF) in Microsoft Azure Application Gateway has been very effective in protecting applications from security threats.

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

The gateway's Web Application Firewall feature enhances security as it is the first entry point to your network from the outside world.

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Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

It provides a single pane of glass.

Krishnakumar M

enterprise architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

If I want to check how many of my S3s have encryption, I can write a Lambda function in Prisma Cloud and get that report.

reviewer2492670

Senior IT infrastructure consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Overall, the most valuable features for us in Prisma Cloud are those that provide visibility, ensure compliance with regulations, and help us align our on-premises servers and cloud environments with mandated security standards.

Suranjit Paul

Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Application...

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

5th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (4th)

Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto N...

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

113

Ranking in other categories

Container Security (2nd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (2nd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (2nd), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is 5.4%, down from 10.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is 2.0%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Azure Application Gateway	5.4%
Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks	2.0%
Other	92.6%

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Featured Reviews

Mutual TLS has secured our web services and now needs broader protocol support

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The most valuable feature we have found in Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is mutual TLS. We find mutual TLS valuable because we can verify the client securely by setting up the trust certificate of the client, and also if we do it at the client side as well. This successfully develops mutual trust, ensuring that we know the client who is calling our service is a legitimate client. That is a very nice feature.Microsoft Azure Application Gateway has helped manage our traffic efficiently because we have many web services that we can put behind the same URL, and we can have different URLs with the same Application Gateway with a limited number of listeners. We can do host-based routing as well as URL-based routing or path-based routing. It supports both, so we can have even a single URL supporting many applications, or we can have different URLs for different applications respectively. We have both use cases.

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reviewer2776578

Cyber Security Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Image scanning has supported consistent security practices during cloud deployment

On a scale of ten, we would say people are happy with Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks for the part we use. People are okay with it. We probably would give an eight. We don't give ten because if we don't use the other parts of Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, it's because it was difficult to implement from an operational point of view. We could have deployed the runtime monitoring with Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, but within our organization at our company, it was very difficult to find who would be the owner for the alerts. People have other tools and in the end, we don't use the full capabilities of a product that we pay for. It's partially related to the difficulty to integrate Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks runtime in our company's support process. We don't use the real-time monitoring part of Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks. We don't know about the automated remediation feature of Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	24

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	36
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	56

Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Azure Front Door and Application Gateway?

We found Azure Front Door to be easily scaled and very stable. The implementation is very fast and Microsoft provides excellent support. Azure Front Door can quickly detect abnormalities before the...

How does AWS WAF compare to Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon’s Web Service Web Application Firewall or Microsoft Azure Application Gateway web application firewall software was the better fit ...

What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

Application Gateway automatically redirects unwanted users and takes care of the security aspect. It also handles the performance side of things, which is why we use it.

What is your primary use case for Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks?

Prisma Cloud helps support DevSecOps methodologies, making those responsibilities easier to manage.

What Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform do you recommend?

We like Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, since it offers us incredible visibility into our entire cloud system. We are able to easily see where our container vulnerabilities lie and and where cl...

What do you think of Aqua Security vs Prisma Cloud?

Aqua Security is easy to use and very manageable. Its main focus is on Kubernetes and Docker. Security is a very valuable feature and their speed of integration is very good. The initial setup was ...

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Also Known As

Azure Application Gateway, MS Azure Application Gateway

Prisma Public Cloud, RedLock Cloud 360, RedLock, Twistlock, Aporeto

Overview

Azure Application Gateway is a web traffic load balancer that enables you to manage traffic to your web applications. Traditional load balancers operate at the transport layer (OSI layer 4 - TCP and UDP) and route traffic based on source IP address and port, to a destination IP address and port.

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Microsoft

Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks provides comprehensive cloud-native security solutions. It covers dynamic workload identity, automated forensics, and multi-cloud protection, ensuring robust security across diverse cloud platforms.

Prisma Cloud delivers advanced capabilities for managing cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms. It offers dynamic workload identity creation, real-time monitoring, and seamless integration into CI/CD pipelines. With automation, centralized dashboards, and enhanced visibility, users effectively manage security misconfigurations and vulnerabilities. While optimizing cloud environments through runtime protection and compliance, Prisma Cloud faces challenges with its navigation, pricing, and limited automation capabilities. Users seek improvements in API security, role-based access controls, and documentation quality, emphasizing the need for enhanced customization and reporting features.

What are the important features of Prisma Cloud?

Dynamic Workload Identity: Enables unique workload identities for security purposes.
Automated Forensics: Offers detailed insights into threats and incidents automatically.
Runtime Protection: Provides ongoing detection and blocking of suspicious activities.
Multi-Cloud Security: Protects environments on AWS, Azure, and GCP simultaneously.
Compliance Management: Assists in meeting regulatory standards across cloud platforms.

What benefits or ROI should users consider in reviews?

Enhanced Security Posture: Strengthens cloud defense lines with proactive monitoring.
Centralized Dashboard: Offers unified oversight of multiple cloud environments.
Efficient Misconfiguration Handling: Quickly identifies and addresses security lapses.
Seamless CI/CD Integration: Integrates security within development workflows.
Improved Visibility: Provides transparent insights into security operations and alerts.

Industries like finance and telecom rely on Prisma Cloud for managing cloud security posture and container security. Teams utilize its capabilities across hybrid and multi-cloud settings to ensure compliance and robust threat protection. Features like misconfiguration detection and runtime monitoring are critical in promoting security objectives in these sectors.

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