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# A Leader in the First Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall

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### One Platform, Every Environment: Trusted Partner for the Hybrid Network Security Future

We are proud to share that Palo Alto Networks has been named **a Leader** in the inaugural 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall (HMF) -- placing **furthest for Completeness of Vision** and recognized for our**Ability to Execute.**

We believe that this recognition validates our vision for the future of network security: **unified, AI-powered protection across every environment, delivered through one cloud-based management console.**
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Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall

## **Why This Matters to Us**

Gartner's definition of the hybrid mesh firewall:

> A hybrid mesh firewall (HMF) is a multideployment firewall model that spans hardware, virtual appliances and cloud-based options, all managed through a unified, cloud-based management plane. HMFs are designed to support hybrid environments and evolving use cases by integrating seamlessly with CI/CD pipelines, enabling native cloud controls and providing advanced threat prevention against challenges, such as IoT risks and DNS-based attacks.

This industry model represents a new imperative for securing today's complex, distributed networks. Hybrid workforces, multicloud adoption, AI-driven applications and the explosion of IoT/OT devices have made patchwork firewall approaches unsustainable.

The HMF model brings hardware, virtual, cloud-native and firewall as a service (FWaaS) deployments together under a unified platform, offering shared policy, automation and threat prevention across diverse environments\*\*.\*\* This approach reduces operational complexity, ensures consistent policy enforcement everywhere, and empowers security teams with cohesive visibility to stop advanced threats at scale.

That's exactly what the [Strata Network Security Platform](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security) delivers. It integrates hardware [(PA-Series)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/hardware-firewall-innovations), virtual ([VM-Series](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/software-firewalls) and [Prisma AIRS^®^](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/prisma/prisma-ai-runtime-security)), container [(CN-Series)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/software-firewalls), cloud-native[(Cloud NGFW)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/software-firewalls), as well as firewall as a service [(SASE)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/software-firewalls) firewalls under a single management solution -- [Strata Cloud Manager.](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/strata-cloud-manager) Our platform is powered by [Precision AI^®^](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/precision-ai-security) to stop zero-day exploits and advanced malware in real time with our [cloud-delivered security services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/security-subscriptions).

Our leadership in Hybrid Mesh Firewall is amplified by a strong ecosystem of trusted partners. For example, through our partnership with Zero Networks, we bring effortless, agentless microsegmentation to our Strata Network Security Platform, enabling organizations to shrink their lateral attack surface and strengthen east-west security, all without the complexity of additional agents or manual policy management.

If you're new to the concept of HMF, explore our primer on [What Is a Hybrid Mesh Firewall and Why It Matters](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2025/08/hybrid-mesh-firewall-and-why-it-matters/).

### **Trusted by the World's Leading Organizations**

More than *70,000 organizations worldwide*, across every industry, size and geography, rely on Palo Alto Networks to secure their hybrid networks. This includes 9 of the Fortune 10 companies, 10 of the world's largest utilities, and 8 of the top 10 global manufacturers. For 5G, we secure 17 of the world's largest telcos, backed by over 100 patents in mobile and 5G security.

From manufacturing and utilities to government and defense, our platform protects hybrid networks at a global scale.

### **The Future of Network Security Is Here**

​​We believe our recognition as a Leader in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall affirms what we've long championed: One platform that protects every environment and gives customers the visibility and control they need to stay secure.

Download the full [Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall report](https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/gartner-hybrid-mesh-firewalls-mq-2025) to see why Palo Alto Networks was named a Leader.

**Gartner Disclaimer**

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall, Rajpreet Kaur, Adam Hils, Charanpal Bhogal, Esraa EITahawy, Feng Geo, Tiffany Taylor, 25 August 2025

GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner and Magic Quadrant is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S and internationally, and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved. This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Garner document is available upon request from Palo Alto Networks.

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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