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Palo Alto Networks PA-5500 Series End-of-Life & EOSL Dates

CURRENT, NO EOL ANNOUNCEDPalo Alto Networks has published no end-of-sale or end-of-service-life date for this product.

The Palo Alto Networks PA-5500 Series is a current next-generation firewall line. Palo Alto has announced no end-of-sale or end-of-service-life for it; this page is updated when they do.

End of sale

Not published

Last date of support

Not announced

Part numbers

5

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Current

no end-of-life announced by Palo Alto Networks

Support Runway Score93/100 · Current
Why this score
  • Current, shipping product: no end-of-life announced by the vendor
  • Vendor-published date, source-linked
  • Category: next-generation firewall

Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated

Figure 1. Palo Alto Networks presents this as a current product on its own page. EOSL.ai re-reads that page every week and flags this one the day it changes.

Part numbers in this family

All 5 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.

Part numberDescriptionEnd of saleLast supportStatus
PA-5540next-generation firewall—Not announcedNo EOL announced
PA-5550next-generation firewall—Not announcedNo EOL announced
PA-5560next-generation firewall—Not announcedNo EOL announced
PA-5570next-generation firewall—Not announcedNo EOL announced
PA-5580next-generation firewall—Not announcedNo EOL announced

Support outlook

No EOL announced

Palo Alto Networks has not announced end-of-sale or end-of-service-life for the Palo Alto Networks PA-5500 Series. On the 29 of its products where Palo Alto Networks has published both dates, support after end-of-sale runs in line with the 60-month norm: 86% of Palo Alto Networks's pairs land within 3 months of exactly 60.

60 months
median support after end-of-sale (5.0 years)
60–60 months
middle half of the range
86%
land within 3 months of 60
29 pairs
Palo Alto Networks end-of-sale → EOSL pairs measured

This is Palo Alto Networks's published history on other products — not a prediction for the Palo Alto Networks PA-5500 Series. EOSL.ai publishes a lifecycle date for this model only when Palo Alto Networks does, and this page changes the day that happens. Every pair behind these figures comes from a Palo Alto Networks bulletin linked on that product's own page. How this is measured →

Options from here

The Palo Alto Networks PA-5500 Series is still supported. Options to plan around, in rough priority:

No action needed yet

Current product, fully supported. Nothing to plan around.

Safe to standardize on

Long runway ahead; fine for new deployments.

Keep firmware current

Stay on a supported software release.

Watch for EOL

We flag this page the moment the vendor announces end-of-life.

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Palo Alto Networks PA-5500 Series — questions

Is the Palo Alto Networks PA-5500 Series end of life?

No. Palo Alto Networks has not announced end-of-sale or end-of-service-life for the PA-5500 Series. It is a current, shipping product. EOSL.ai updates this page when Palo Alto Networks publishes an EOL notice.

Is the PA-5500 Series still supported by Palo Alto Networks?

Yes. As of Oct 2026 the PA-5500 Series is an active Palo Alto Networks product with no published end-of-life date.

Where can I confirm the PA-5500 Series lifecycle status?

The PA-5500 Series is listed as a current product on Palo Alto Networks's site, linked on this page; Palo Alto Networks issues an End-of-Life notice when a product is retired.

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