We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and SonicWall NSa based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"The security features that they have are quite good. On top of that, their licensing model is quite nice where they don't charge you anything for the SD-WAN functionality for the firewall."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"Secure, user-friendly, stable, and scalable network security solution. Installation is straightforward."
"FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"We are very happy with the general bandwidth agility we have seen from one website to another website."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"GitDM, like FortiGate VM, provides similar features to FortiGate appliances or cloud solutions. However, FortiGate VM is more suitable for heavy traffic and inspection compared to GitDM. Unfortunately, FortiGate VM lacks a dedicated SPU for inspection, and all features rely on CPU and RAM."
"The solution's initial setup process was very easy."
"In spite of the solution being inexpensive, it has everything one would need."
"It has allowed us to centralize every network service into one appliance."
"I find the simplicity to be most valuable."
"The most valuable features are the web proxy for protection and web gateway for deployment."
"The stability of the solution is good. We haven't faced any issues at all while using the product."
"Its technical support is excellent."
"Since SonicWall is a UTM, we have enabled all the features: antivirus, IPS, URL filtering, and content filtering. All of these features are working fine."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the GUI pre-filtering and the ATP (advanced threat protection)."
"The most valuable feature is the Global Management System."
"Deep packet inspection and intelligent application control are the most valuable features. It is a very updated solution. It is very current as compared to other brands and vendors."
"Easy to setup and implement"
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is its ability to work like any other firewall."
"User friendly and intuitive."
"I like that SonicWall NSa is a stable product. It's also a scalable product."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"A sandbox would be good in order to be able to inspect the emails containing spam and be able to validate the emails that contain malware, prior to delivering to the customer."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"Fortinet Fortigate could benefit by simplifying some of their processes."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"FortiGate-VM could be improved by making it cloud-based. I'd like it to be a cloud-based management solution instead of just a dedicated management orchestration tool."
"The product's initial setup phase is a bit complex."
"The biggest area for improvement is storage configuration. It could be smoother."
"Deployment can be difficult and they could dispense with reliance on FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"Now they do have the ability to pop up a command line, which is nice, however, the fact that you can't do everything within the GUI is probably a problem."
"We have had some stability issues."
"The interface of the solution could be improved."
"We have experience stability issues, when the product sizing is wrong or on configuration errors."
"We have security as a service, and they make recommendations about adding to the denylist and other things. That part could be more accessible and more user-friendly. I'd like to see SonicWall add a user-friendly interface where our internal team can drag and drop everything."
"We also need to increase the throughput because the other devices are slower. The throughput will become slow. Since we're using VoIP, it tends to affect the voice quality. Even if you're using a quality service, it tends to decrease."
"I'd like to see integration with Microsoft 365 for authentication."
"The stability is not there. The features are there, but they are not stable. They need to improve on this product because I feel that they have launched this product without much R&D."
"The detection of malware can improve in SonicWall NSa."
"It is not scalable. If your enterprise is growing hard then you have to buy another, bigger product. Maybe if you use it virtually it is more scalable."
"The cloud services may be in need of some improvement."
"The solution can be a bit expensive."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. SonicWall NSa report.
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