Coming from Palo Alto?
You chose Palo Alto because it was the safe, best-of-breed call: the firewall everyone respects, Prisma for access, Cortex for detection. What arrived with it was complexity, three products to license, integrate and operate as if they were one. Open Systems Autonomous SASE is that one: a single converged platform, run by AI and owned by Level-3 humans.
What you have becomes what you get.
Every Palo Alto building block has a direct equivalent on the platform. Nothing is lost in translation.
Side by side, row by row.
| Capability | Palo Alto | Open Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Secure Access · SSE (ZTNA, SWG, CASB) | Full | Full |
| Secure Network · SD-WAN | Full | Full |
| Global private backbone | FullPrisma | Full |
| Converged single platform | Partialmulti-product suite | Full |
| AI-native autonomous operations | PartialCortex, strong analytics | Fullon 35 years of data |
| 24/7 human escalation | Tiered vendor supportL1 to L3 | Level-3 engineers, alwaysno L1, no L2 |
| Appliance-free, cloud-native | Partialcloud + appliances | Full |
| Sovereign by design (EU/CH residency) | PartialUS HQ | FullSwiss Post backing |
| Years of operational data | Since 2005founding year | 35 yearssince 1990, end to end |
| Flexible operating model | Partial | FullProduct / AIOps / Managed |
Important notice, methodology & sources
Palo Alto Networks, Prisma, Strata and Cortex are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Palo Alto is used for identification only.
Important Notice: References to third-party vendors, products and services are provided solely for informational and identification purposes. All comparisons on this page are based on Open Systems' assessment of publicly available information, including sources identified on this page, as available in August 2026, and reflect Open Systems' interpretation of product characteristics, operating models and service offerings at that time.
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Sources consulted for this comparison (Palo Alto Networks), as available in August 2026:
- Prisma Access (SSE) - product page
- Prisma SD-WAN - documentation
- Portfolio of platforms (Strata / Prisma / Cortex) - data sheet
- Cortex XSIAM (autonomous SOC) - press release
- Support services - Solution Assurance
- NGFW hardware - product page
- Data residency (processing locations) - documentation
- Company facts (founded 2005, HQ) - Investor FAQs
Where Open Systems goes further.
Accountable humans
Every escalation goes straight to a Level-3 engineer. No L1, no L2.
Sovereign by design
EU and Swiss data residency with Swiss Post backing. Evidence, not a checkbox.
35 years of operational data
Three and a half decades of real operational decisions no competitor can replay.
One platform, not a suite
One converged platform instead of stitching Prisma, Strata and Cortex together.
One platform. Not a product suite.
Migration is a guided, de-risked path: assess and map, import policy, parallel run, phased cutover. Level-3 engineers own every step.