Choose the right Azure Firewall version to meet your needs

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Azure Firewall now supports three different versions to cater to a wide range of customer use cases and preferences.

  • Azure Firewall Premium is recommended to secure highly sensitive applications (such as payment processing). It supports advanced threat protection capabilities like malware and TLS inspection.
  • Azure Firewall Standard is recommended for customers looking for Layer 3-Layer 7 firewall and needs autoscaling to handle peak traffic periods of up to 30 Gbps. It supports enterprise features like threat intelligence, DNS proxy, custom DNS, and web categories.
  • Azure Firewall Basic is recommended for SMB customers with throughput needs of 250 Mbps.

Feature comparison

Take a closer look at the features across the three Azure Firewall versions:

Table of Azure Firewall version features.

Flow chart

You can use the following flow chart to help you choose the Azure Firewall version that best fits you needs.

Flow chart to help you choose a firewall version.

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