{"id":22095,"date":"2025-07-22T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=22095"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:28:40","slug":"palo-alto-pa-460-vs-pa-440","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/palo-alto-pa-460-vs-pa-440\/","title":{"rendered":"Palo Alto PA-460 vs PA-440: The Inevitable Need for Stronger Firewall Hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22095\" class=\"elementor elementor-22095\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb2a88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fb2a88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5bb2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd5bb2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ongoing demand for stronger firewall tech isn&#8217;t going anywhere anytime soon. Between the normal lifecycles of hardware firewall solutions and the shifting landscape of cybersecurity, upgrading business network security is common practice. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comparing the Palo Alto PA-460 vs PA-440 is more than just finding differences in technical specs. It\u2019s a good look at a easy segue for existing Palo Alto users, as well as insight into the target market\u2019s for each model.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding the right Palo Alto firewall for your network security takes several angles of the tech into account. Isolating the most crucial differences in both of these firewall models will help to narrow down your decision-making by the end of this article.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc6e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdc6e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Grasp of Palo Alto Security\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a2246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8a2246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with any other firewall manufacturer, Palo Alto has several models available at any given time. For some businesses, the number of options alone is enough to challenge their decision-making for their network infrastructure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surface-level features and Palo Alto firewall price points aside, it\u2019s the technical data and capabilities of each firewall model that carry most of the weight. You want to make sure that the firewall you end up with can meet your current needs and scale with your company. While both of these firewall models are great for small business owners, they\u2019re geared toward different stages of company growth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f86c07d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f86c07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Palo Alto PA-440?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cf392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37cf392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built with up to 36 to 50 users in mind, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/palo-alto\/firewalls\/pa-440.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the PA-440<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a great choice for small businesses on more than one front. Even if 3 Gbps firewall throughput and 1.6 Gbps for VPN don&#8217;t sound like much, it&#8217;s helpful to consider all of the other benefits.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few more specs to paint a bigger picture of the PA-440:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a533654 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a533654\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4fedd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de4fedd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aeedf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aeedf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput: 3 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Prevention Throughput: 1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Sessions: 200,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Sessions per Second: 39,000<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0400eef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0400eef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d5605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6d5605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PA-440.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22099\" alt=\"PA-440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PA-440.png 832w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PA-440-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PA-440-768x277.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbfe20a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbfe20a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0895ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0895ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you felt limited by the estimated range of users, don\u2019t let that figure fool you. The PA-440 is a longstanding favorite for small businesses that are just starting to scale.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e4db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52e4db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Palo Alto PA-460?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a6135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a6135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s safe to expect an upgrade here from the name of the firewall, but it\u2019s equally important to understand exactly where that is. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/palo-alto\/firewalls\/pa-460.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palo Alto PA-460<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> definitely caters more toward small businesses that have been scaling for a while. At a glance, this can be seen in its capacity for 100 to 200 users.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a quick comparison, take a look at the following specs below:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5ce0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf5ce0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87a48b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d87a48b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2377e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2377e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput: 5.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Prevention Throughput: 2.6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPsec VPN Throughput: 3.1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Sessions: 400,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Sessions per Second: 74,000<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc77a77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc77a77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0778c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e0778c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"182\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PA-460.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22100 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PA-460.png 888w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PA-460-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PA-460-768x218.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/182;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5298dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5298dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e96ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8e96ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From increasing the user cap by four times to doubling the max number of sessions, there&#8217;s a lot to appreciate here. This might be a bit much for much newer organizations. For those on their way to mid-size, the PA-460 is a great <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/firewalls-and-network-security\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">segue option<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that should offer years of support.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15acec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15acec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparing the Palo Alto PA-460 vs PA-440\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f84a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f84a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you really want to hone in on the right option, it can help to simplify the decision-making. You don&#8217;t have to read every data sheet with Palo Alto Networks products to know what&#8217;s best in your case. The table below offers the only comparison you&#8217;ll need to know which way you&#8217;ll want to lean with these two firewalls.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2114656 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2114656\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ad473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d0ad473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-66\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-66\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">PA-440<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">PA-460<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Prevention Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPsec VPN Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.6<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Sessions<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">200,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Sessions per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">39,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">74,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Storage Capacity<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">128 GB eMMC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">128 GB eMMC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Power Supply (Avg\/Max)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">28.9W \/ 34.3W<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">32.6W \/ 41.3W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Virtual Systems (Base\/Max)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1 \/ 2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1 \/ 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-66 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4296d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4296d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind, these aren\u2019t the only two Palo Alto hardware firewalls in this range of specifications. However, the PA-460 is a great option for those looking to upgrade from the PA-440.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2401f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd2401f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395a9db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"395a9db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As your organization continues to grow, network security demands will do the same. 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