Barracuda SSL VPN vs SonicWall Netextender comparison

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We performed a comparison between Barracuda SSL VPN and SonicWall Netextender based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The solution has good performance.""It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."

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"The most valuable feature would be that you can actually narrow down your session to one application on one server, which is really nice.""The setup is straightforward and hassle-free.""The product is easy to connect.""It's a stand alone system that functions well."

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"The solution provides high availability.""It allows us to work remotely.""My company opted for this solution because it can individually perform. Basically, we don't require load balancers and all those additional feature sets or additional devices that might be required. The solution can handle the certificate, DNS queries, and all that stuff individually.""The product has two-factor authentication.""I found nothing of value in this solution.""The most valuable feature for the Netextender is the ease with which we can integrate it with SAML.""Employees can have access to the network from home.""One of the most valuable features of SonicWall Netextender is the integration of VPN accounts with Microsoft Identity Management, which enables us to enforce secure access through Microsoft Intune and conditional access policies. This helps ensure that only authorized individuals are able to access the VPN, rather than anyone with knowledge of a password."

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Cons
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."

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"Reporting could be improved.""Since it's not going to be getting any more software updates as per the end of this year, we have to move off to a different product..""There could be more security features included in the product.""Barracuda should find other ways to stir up interest about this product."

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"There must be a multi-factor authentication enabled or integrated by default with it in order to be integrated with NetExtender.""The UI could be a little better.""The initial setup of SonicWall Netextender is straightforward. The only issue we encountered was with relocating the VPN appliance. If we needed to move it from an on-premise to an on-cloud architecture, we had to start over and redeploy it from scratch. Unfortunately, it is not portable and any changes to its physical location often result in the need for a fresh deployment to ensure everything functions properly.""The only concern I do have is with the zero trust, and the solution is not coping with the newer technologies as much as it needs to do on that particular factor.""The Netextender application itself doesn't really look pretty, however, we can still use it. We don't care what it looks like. That said, if they did a cosmetic update, that would be fine.""Right now, you have to load each license on to an appliance. You can't pool across multiple appliances. So, you end up having to do a lot of administrative work to recover if an internet provider goes down, and you cannot leverage it as easily into a DR solution.""They need to rewrite the software to make it a usable product.""SonicWall can be difficult for some people, but I don't find it difficult. Some companies provide a VPN client for free, but you have to pay for NetExtender."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "There is not a license required for this solution but the price should be less expensive."
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  • "The product is affordable and reasonably priced so it would make a lot of sense for people to use it long-term."
  • "Barracuda SSL VPN is inexpensive."
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  • "After a certain number of users, you require extra licensing."
  • "You have to pay for its license. There are some other companies that provide a VPN client for free. When you buy NetExtender, its license is available for one, three, or five years."
  • "Cost wise, it would be a few hundred dollars for the base appliance with the first five clients. Then from there, your cost per seat depends on how many you're getting. It's a one-time cost, and then you have a few hundred dollars a year for the maintenance contract once you get the one-time seat costs out of the way."
  • "The price of SonicWall Netextender is reasonable. Whether it's a small shop with only five users or a larger operation with 130 users, we have received no complaints or objections regarding cost from any of the clients we are looking to deploy it with."
  • "The solution has a pretty good price."
  • "The solution is cheap itself, not too costly."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled.
    Top Answer:The product is very cost-effective and has no requirement for additional licenses. The setup is not easy. Users need… more »
    Top Answer:THe solution is used as a primary gateway with two lease lines of 450 Mbps total. Around 200 users are under it. There… more »
    Top Answer:Barracuda SSL VPN is inexpensive. We purchase its yearly license.
    Top Answer:There could be more security features included in the product.
    Top Answer:The solution provides high availability.
    Top Answer:We pay a yearly license fee for the solution. We have to pay for OEM support.
    Top Answer:The product does not work well. A product that doesn’t work is not useful for the organization. SonicWall Netextender is… more »
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    TNSR
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    Overview

    TNSR is an advanced open source-based secure networking software platform with highly-scalable packet processing, manageability, and service expansion capabilities. This video provides a high-level introduction. that address a number of commonly asked new product questions - in just a couple of minutes.

    Your army of road warriors and remote workers require a quick, flexible, reliable and completely secure way to connect to your internal enterprise applications, information and network resources. They want to do this from anywhere in the world, at any time and from any suitable device. The Barracuda SSL VPN provides the security and connectivity to deliver this access, via a web browser or virtually any mobile device.

    -Enforce granular access policies and extend network access through native clients
    -Enhance firewall encryption and security by redirecting all client traffic through VPN
    -Reduce administrative overhead by simplifying remote access management

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    UCLA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, shopify
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Retailer6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Retailer7%
    Healthcare Company6%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Construction Company7%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise52%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business64%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise18%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business48%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise35%
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    Barracuda SSL VPN is ranked 18th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 4 reviews while SonicWall Netextender is ranked 14th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 11 reviews. Barracuda SSL VPN is rated 8.2, while SonicWall Netextender is rated 6.0. The top reviewer of Barracuda SSL VPN writes "Provides good scalability and has a simple setup process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall Netextender writes "An affordable and stable solution that is easy to use and provides two-factor authentication". Barracuda SSL VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Check Point Remote Access VPN, whereas SonicWall Netextender is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, SonicWall Mobile Connect, SonicWall Connect Tunnel, Fortinet FortiClient and Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.

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