We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and SonicWall NSv 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."There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites."
"I have found Fortinet FortiGate to be scalable."
"Easy to implement, and it is also reliable."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is load balancing. It can provide central management and VPNA. Additionally, it has enhanced our security environment."
"The solution is very user friendly. The user interface in particular is quite nice."
"FortiGate improved our security. It's one of the best hardware firewalls."
"LinkGreat firewall capabilities"
"The small business hardware device was powerful and easy to set up."
"It's really simple to set up."
"The Check Point API let me make 100 net rules in just 10 minutes, which saved us time."
"The initial setup is easy."
"While not being cheap, their pricing models are competitive."
"I think the VSX has been the most valuable feature for us."
"It is easy to deploy or upgrade. There is no need to do this manually with commands. This solution can be set up online."
"On the firewall side, the security efficacy is good."
"One of the standout features of SonicWall is its simplicity in creating and managing rules."
"The security of this system is fantastic, including the IPS and IDS."
"The customization of firewall rules provides great value to our customers as it allows them to lock things up in the way that they desire. When it is used for internal access, with a VPN in place for remote workers, the firewalling services provided by Azure, such as the default services that can be turned on, are applied. However, the use of a software-based virtual firewall gives us greater flexibility in introducing security controls for customers who are publishing applications that are publicly accessible from the public cloud. This virtual firewall provides an additional layer of security and more extensive security control options to ensure the protection of our customers' valuable information and assets."
"The product helps improve our security."
"SonicWall NSV is easy to use, and you can use it to manage the logs easily."
"We purchased the AGSS Bundle (Advanced Gateway Security Suite) for the security services, such as antivirus, intrusion prevention system, and anti-spyware botnet GUI."
"The solution has no additional charges and no restrictions on the number of users."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"Sometimes you do need to know some CLI commands, so it's a bit harder for technicians or new people that don't know it."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"While FortiGate is cheaper than most other solutions, we're seeing increased license renewal costs. Most of our clients are asking for more significant discounts because the price is going up."
"Usually, we sell the bundle with the UTM or threat management piece with IPS, IDS. Other providers, such as Palo Alto, are ahead in terms of safe functionality. So, for me, delivering truly safe service is probably something that still needs to be improved."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding FortiAnalyzer to its solution, we should not have to use another solution. FortiAnalyzer can provide more detailed information."
"Scalability should be improved."
"The network automation and security automation could be better."
"Improvement regarding the expansion of the SMS's compatibility to include various virtualization environments would be beneficial."
"Although the GUI is simple to use and fairly comprehensive, more support via CLI would be beneficial for bulk operations."
"There is room for enhancement in the support system in India."
"The price is middling. It's much more expensive than Fortinet, although not so expensive when compared with Palo Alto."
"Pricing needs to be lowered from start, this would be more effective than lowering it during negotiations."
"The area it needs improvement is the SandBlast Agent. It receives a file, or if it detects a Zero-day attack, it takes the file and analyzes it, either on-premise or in the Check Point Cloud, and then it reports back whether the file is secure or non-secure, or is unknown. That particular area definitely needs a bit more improvement, because there is a delay... where it needs improvement is where [SandBlast is] an appliance-based solution rather than a software or cloud-based solution."
"I would like to see the reporting opened up and have several more opportunities for automatic reports."
"SonicWall NSV's initial setup is complicated and requires good knowledge."
"SonicWall NSV's SSL VPN could increase its number of users to 100-plus users."
"It has been brought to our attention by a few customers that they are dissatisfied with the fact that our virtualized service is only offered as a subscription option on the cloud. However, it is worth noting that many other similar services are also offered through a subscription model on the cloud and not through perpetual licensing. It is unclear why these customers would have an issue with this subscription service when so many others are utilizing similar methods."
"An area that could be improved is the export and import settings functionality."
"We face some challenges when we upgrade the solution."
"There are limitations to bandwidth management."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 275 reviews while SonicWall NSv is ranked 35th in Firewalls with 7 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while SonicWall NSv is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point NGFW writes "Good antivirus protection and URL filtering with very good user identification capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSv writes "Easy to use, stable, and the security features work well". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Azure Firewall, whereas SonicWall NSv is most compared with Azure Firewall, SonicWall NSa, SonicWall TZ and Fortinet FortiGate-VM. See our Check Point NGFW vs. SonicWall NSv report.
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