Senior IT Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Top 5
Sep 16, 2025
Regarding whether Prisma SD-WAN is an expensive solution, I would say the price is competitively high. Everything depends on what security features customers need and what budget they have, so we work on that part.
Cybersecurity Analyst at a government with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 10
Jun 4, 2025
The costs seem crazy to me since I'm relatively new to the pricing world of enterprise security solutions, but compared to other companies for similar offerings, it is comparable.
At Messer Manager, Network & Communications (Americas) at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Apr 30, 2025
The pricing through AT&T is not a pain point, though direct pricing from Palo Alto appeared more expensive. Comparatively, the pricing shows AT&T offers a better deal.
Prisma SD-WAN uses a subscription-based licensing model. There is an annual fee for the bandwidth managed by the appliances after acquiring the hardware or virtual appliances. The solution is not cost-effective for smaller environments and is more suitable for medium to large companies. There are additional add-on licenses available for extra features like ADEM.
Chief Information Security Officer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 5
Jul 9, 2024
Prisma SD-WAN is a pretty expensive solution. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
Sr Network Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Dec 25, 2022
The price is steep, but I don't know what we would've paid for the VMware solution. Meraki is a little cheaper, but Cisco is costly because of the hardware and all the licensing that goes with it. We didn't just adopt SD-WAN. We also purchased GlobalProtect and Palo Alto firewalls, so we got a package discount by buying multiple devices from the same vendor. In addition to the physical SD-WAN appliance, you need to buy the security license that provides encryption.
IT Communications engineer at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Sep 20, 2022
If you're already invested in a Palo Alto product, it would be logical to use this solution. If not, there might be some other solutions that are more viable in terms of pricing.
The solution is expensive. Its competitor, Zscaler, is far less expensive. It's half the price. I haven't however, tried it to compare them. It's sort of like iPhone versus Android. They are both phones, yes, however, I don't care about the money, I care about the product. I'll choose an iPhone even if it is more expensive due to the fact that I love the experience I get from Apple. The same is true with Prisma. It's not cheap, however, I really appreciate the service they offer. There are different ways they can deliver their services, and these have different costs associated. There's Prisma Access, Prisma SaaS, and Prisma Cloud.
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Regarding whether Prisma SD-WAN is an expensive solution, I would say the price is competitively high. Everything depends on what security features customers need and what budget they have, so we work on that part.
The costs seem crazy to me since I'm relatively new to the pricing world of enterprise security solutions, but compared to other companies for similar offerings, it is comparable.
The pricing through AT&T is not a pain point, though direct pricing from Palo Alto appeared more expensive. Comparatively, the pricing shows AT&T offers a better deal.
The product could be a bit cheaper for the services it provides.
Prisma SD-WAN uses a subscription-based licensing model. There is an annual fee for the bandwidth managed by the appliances after acquiring the hardware or virtual appliances. The solution is not cost-effective for smaller environments and is more suitable for medium to large companies. There are additional add-on licenses available for extra features like ADEM.
The price for Prisma is a bit high, but it is a premium service. The higher tier provides flexibility and scalability benefits.
Pricing can be an issue. Some customers may find it unaffordable due to their budget constraints.
Prisma SD-WAN is a pretty expensive solution. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
It is more expensive than Fortinet.
On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
The price is steep, but I don't know what we would've paid for the VMware solution. Meraki is a little cheaper, but Cisco is costly because of the hardware and all the licensing that goes with it. We didn't just adopt SD-WAN. We also purchased GlobalProtect and Palo Alto firewalls, so we got a package discount by buying multiple devices from the same vendor. In addition to the physical SD-WAN appliance, you need to buy the security license that provides encryption.
If you're already invested in a Palo Alto product, it would be logical to use this solution. If not, there might be some other solutions that are more viable in terms of pricing.
The solution is expensive. Its competitor, Zscaler, is far less expensive. It's half the price. I haven't however, tried it to compare them. It's sort of like iPhone versus Android. They are both phones, yes, however, I don't care about the money, I care about the product. I'll choose an iPhone even if it is more expensive due to the fact that I love the experience I get from Apple. The same is true with Prisma. It's not cheap, however, I really appreciate the service they offer. There are different ways they can deliver their services, and these have different costs associated. There's Prisma Access, Prisma SaaS, and Prisma Cloud.
This solution stood out because it cost considerably less than the other SD-WAN solutions out there from Cisco.