Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama Feature Parity
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Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama Feature Parity

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Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama Feature Parity

This is a comparison of the features that Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama support.
Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama both enable you to centrally manage large-scale firewall deployments. These are the features each supports.
Software
FeatureStrata Cloud ManagerPanorama
PAN-OS 11.0 supportYesYes
PAN-OS 10.2 supportYes (PAN-OS 10.2.3 minimum)Yes
PAN-OS 10.1 supportNoYes
PAN-OS 9.1 supportNoYes
VM-Series supportYes (VM Flex support)Yes
CN-Series supportNoYes
Cloud NGFW supportNoYes
Prisma AccessYesYes
Management
FeatureStrata Cloud ManagerPanorama
Proxied Management ConnectionYes (requires internet connectivity)Yes
Dynamic Address GroupsYesYes
Dynamic User GroupsYesYes
Reusable Configuration SnippetsYesNo
TemplatesNoYes
REST APIYesYes
Log CollectorsStrata Logging Service is supported by defaultYes
Application Command CenterEquivalent functionality through Activity InsightsYes
Context SwitchingNoYes
Local Config ManagementNoNo
Multi-VSYSNoYes
PAN-OS SD-WANYesYes
Automated VPN creationYes (no extra licensing required)Requires SD-WAN license
Optimization
FeatureStrata Cloud ManagerPanorama
Policy OptimizerYesNo
Rule Hit CountsCaptures the number of days that the policy rule is not triggeredYes
Unused RulesYesNo
Unused ObjectsYesNo
Reporting
FeatureStrata Cloud ManagerPanorama
Report SchedulerYesYes
Custom ReportsNoYes
Custom DashboardsYesNo
Hardware
FeatureStrata Cloud ManagerPanorama
Gen 4 Hardware SupportYesYes
Gen 3 Hardware SupportYes (requires manual Device Certificate retrieval)Yes
Gen 2 Hardware SupportNoYes
Cloud-Delivered Security Services
FeatureStrata Cloud ManagerPanorama
IoT SecurityYesYes
Enterprise DLPYesYes
SaaS InlineYesYes
DNS SecurityYesYes
Advanced Threat PreventionYesYes
Advanced URL FilteringYesYes
Advanced WildFireYesYes
AIOps for NGFWYesYes
Strata Logging ServiceYesYes
SaaS Application EndpointsYesNo
Bootstrap OnboardingYes (yet to be released)Yes
Cloud
FeatureStrata Cloud ManagerPanorama
Cloud Provider Tag HarvestingYesYes
Identity
FeatureStrata Cloud ManagerPanorama
Cloud Identity EngineYesYes