We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate vs SonicWall NSa based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Fortinet FortiGate has the winning edge in this comparison. Customers are more satisfied with Fortinet FortiGate’s scalability, robust features, and ROI.
"There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"The most valuable feature is the policy routing and application control."
"The response is very quick and they can visually resolve our problems in a short period."
"The solution is easy to configure and maintain remotely."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate was straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus."
"I really like the performance; there are no delays and no latency, which is a unique quality in firewalls nowadays."
"Setup is easy. Anyone with basic firewall experience can do it."
"This product is user-friendly and easy to configure."
"It is able to fulfill my requirements. It protects our network environment. It has control over IPS, signatures, and it can also manage bandwidth and mapping. It is also stable and has good support."
"With the deployment of the SonicWall NSA solution, we never suffered a problem due to invasion or contamination of any kind."
"The product is simple to manage."
"The most valuable features are that it is reasonably-priced and works well."
"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."
"One of the problems I was having was with user mapping, and it is an issue for which I have escalated tickets with Fortinet support."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"It should be more stable. There should be full integration within Fortinet products themselves as well as with other third-party products. Especially when you're not dealing with SIEM and the correlation of the security box, we want Fortinet to be able to share that information with as many other products as it can."
"I have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"Fortinet already improved FortiGate, but in the current market, many brands of security devices have improved together. Fortinet still needs to catch up with market standards. Fortinet is lacking in features in comparison to competitors."
"With the reports, you can see it, and you can get good feelings so upper management can go, "Oh, wow. That looks pretty." However, it's very basic."
"Initially, it may be difficult for some people to learn and become acquainted with it."
"We still get phishing emails that manage to come through from time to time."
"There are a few areas that need improvement including the VPN, user management, and reporting."
"We also use the Sophos Firewall for web configuration, which we don't have in SonicWall. Only Sophos has those options. If SonicWall included that feature, that would be a benefit for us."
"The filter settings are confusing and overly complicated. The user interface can be improved."
"I'd like to see integration with Microsoft 365 for authentication."
"The detection of malware can improve in SonicWall NSa."
"We have used other solutions such as pfSense and Linux native firewalls. I prefer SonicWall NSa but if you are going to use something for an enterprise you need another solution."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Palo Alto Networks WildFire, whereas SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. SonicWall NSa report.
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