Azure Firewall

What is Azure Firewall?

Azure Firewall is a managed, cloud-native network security service from Microsoft that protects and monitors Azure Virtual Network resources. It filters traffic with network and application rules, supports threat intelligence and provides logging and analytics, with built-in high availability.

Key features of Azure Firewall

• Network and application rule filtering
• Threat intelligence filtering
• FQDN and URL filtering
• Centralized policy management
• Logging and analytics
• Built-in high availability and scaling

Who uses Azure Firewall?

Cloud network and security engineers at organizations running workloads on Azure use Azure Firewall to control traffic between virtual networks, the internet and on-premises networks. It suits teams that prefer a managed service over running third-party virtual appliances.

Azure Firewall pricing

Azure Firewall uses usage-based pricing that combines an hourly deployment charge, which varies by SKU such as Basic, Standard or Premium, with a charge for data processed. Rates vary by region, so use the Azure pricing calculator for estimates.

Azure Firewall alternatives

Common alternatives to Azure Firewall include Palo Alto VM-Series, Fortinet FortiGate-VM and AWS Network Firewall. Compare scope, deployment model, integrations and pricing before choosing.