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Check Point Quantum Force vs SonicWall TZ comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiGate
Sponsored
Ranking in Firewalls
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
575
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (2nd), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (1st), Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (1st), WAN Edge (1st), ZTNA (2nd), Unified Threat Management (UTM) (1st)
Check Point Quantum Force
Ranking in Firewalls
32nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SonicWall TZ
Ranking in Firewalls
18th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Vasu Gala - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable solution with an intuitive interface and quick customer service
I have been working with Fortinet FortiGate, WatchGuard, Sophos, and SonicWall. I'm not as comfortable with SonicWall because of their UI and limitations. I prefer Fortinet above all other options. When it comes to configuration, I am confident in my ability to handle various tasks, including creating policies such as firewall rules, web policies, and application policies. Additionally, I can configure VPNs and implement load balancing, among other tasks. Overall, I feel much more comfortable working with Fortinet. Fortinet has made significant improvements by integrating AI with firewalls for threat analysis and prevention. In the past 2-3 years, they have launched FortiSASE and SIEM, and they also provide SOC services. Both Palo Alto and Fortinet FortiGate are excellent. While Fortinet FortiGate comes at higher prices, the functionality and support justify the cost. They promptly resolve firmware issues and inform all support providers about configuration changes.
Abnet Tsegaye Belay - PeerSpot reviewer
Has strengthened perimeter security through AI-driven protection and unified management
I have noticed some limitations with Check Point Quantum Force. There is a limitation in integrating with existing infrastructure, such as orchestration and logging, specifically with VPNs. VPNs are hard and sophisticated to deploy on this firewall. However, it is improving currently. Some performance aspects need higher resources. If you do not give it higher resources, it will slow down your network. It is a trade-off - if you have higher resources, you will have good performance. The complexity of configuring a VPN needs to be improved because we need to go back and forth to configure VPNs. It has to be simpler to understand.
Subhadip Pakrashi - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides reliable performance with strong features and simplicity
SonicWall TZ is user-friendly, admin-friendly, and a beautiful product. I have been selling SonicWall since 2007 without any issues. SonicWall has been working on it excellently. They are up to date, and their research team is good, making the box feature-rich. Based out of India, I have had some issues with their faulty channel policy. It's a very good product, an awesome product for those who want to use SonicWall TZ. You can bet on it, but check out the channel policies in India. They should check out the channels in the channel business. It's just a precaution, nothing more than that. Overall rating: 9 out of 10.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"This solution has helped our organization by having strong functions and a reliable firewall."
"The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"I would recommend using Fortinet FortiGate because of its usability."
"The stability and scalability of this solution are satisfactory. Its SD-WAN, VPN, and URL filtering features are very useful."
"The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"The GUI configuration is its most valuable feature"
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"Check Point Quantum Force has positively impacted my organization because we did not have any other network devices earlier, and after purchasing Check Point Quantum Spark, the issues have been reduced for users, and currently, everything is operating smoothly."
"The outcomes from Check Point Quantum Force firewall gave us the ability to be fit and secure from the cyber world."
"Since I started using Check Point Quantum Force, everything works efficiently, and I have seen a decrease in security incidents."
"SonicWall TZ is very user-friendly and has network MAC binding. Additionally, the firewall works well."
"It lets me monitor in live time if someone is 'hogging' bandwidth."
"We like the central interface and we like the security features. Additionally, we use SonicWall with VPN connectivity and we have had no problems with SonicWall all these years."
"No negative impression of the scalability."
"The VPN is quite useful for us, as well as the ATP."
"The installation is straightforward and took approximately 30 minutes."
"SonicWall TZ is stable."
"There is no review content provided to evaluate."
 

Cons

"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"In the future, I would like to see improvements made to cloud-based management."
"From a pricing perspective, I would rate them a six."
"FortiGate support could do some improvements on their IPv6 configuration. Right now it's still in the very early stage for utilizing in an enterprise level network environment."
"One of the weaknesses of the solution is something we noticed, especially after comparing the tool with SD-WAN features, since, unfortunately, in a massive scale size environment, the solution is not good. I"
"The issue with Fortinet FortiGate is the many security CVEs around; I have read there are probably multiple critical CVEs above 9.0 in Fortinet FortiGate products."
"The SD-WAN functionality is a bit overly complicated and not fully documented."
"The complexity of configuring a VPN needs to be improved because we need to go back and forth to configure VPNs."
"I chose nine out of ten because the support is not provided properly; that is the reason I have some issues with support."
"I chose nine out of ten because the support is not provided properly; that is the reason I have some issues with support."
"There is still room for improvement, and it's not advisable even if the organization has grown."
"In general, the company needs to think contingently and integrate more security options."
"The VPN license should be improved by providing more free SSL VPN licenses."
"I expect to see SD-WAN in the tool's next release. The product should implement a content filtering feature. You need to put an agent on the user's laptop device. It would enforce security policies and block sites even if they were off-site. You can block sites from network sites."
"SonicWall TZ could benefit from newer technology. That is why I am looking to upgrade and researching other solutions."
"It could probably be more user-friendly, and it could be more scalable with releases and subscriptions."
"GUI interface could be improved."
"The solution's antivirus checking could be improved so that we can have a deeper inspection of the packets."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Work through partners for the best pricing."
"There is an annual license to use this solution. The prices have been increasing over the years."
"The price of Fortinet FortiGate when compared to other solutions is high. However, my knowledge of the price is from third parties and I am not sure how accurate it is. I typically work in the technical area of my organization."
"There is no challenge in Fortinet FortiGate pricing."
"​We saved a bundle by not needing all the past appliances from an NGFW.​"
"Before choosing a piece of equipment you have to take into account the cost-benefit offered by each one. Sometimes it is not worth paying a very cheap price to have a minimum level of security."
"It is more expensive than Sophos. Fortinet is overall more expensive than Sophos. The small range of Fortinet, such as 60F and 80F, is more expensive than the small range of Sophos. Sophos is cheaper. In addition, if you jump from 80F Series to 100F Series, the price doubles."
"When comparing the price of Fortinet FortiGate SWG to other solutions it is expensive. The price could be better."
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"Customers are required to pay for a yearly subscription."
"The pricing was a factor for us, and we felt that the price was good."
"The prices are expensive."
"Licensing fees are on a monthly basis."
"The price could be better for us in Bolivia."
"It is highly priced and has a slow performance compared to other firewalls."
"The price is fair for the solution for the quality you receive."
"I give the price an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
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Computer Software Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business350
Midsize Enterprise130
Large Enterprise187
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Company SizeCount
Small Business61
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise14
 

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What do you like most about SonicWall TZ?
The most valuable feature of SonicWall TZ is the double authentication, where it asks for one password and again asks...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SonicWall TZ?
The price is normal. It is a nominal cost for an SMB TZ used for SMB businesses. However, more licenses are required ...
 

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Sample Customers

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Dell, HP, Oracle, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Vodafone, Orange, BT Group, Telstra, Deutsche Telekom, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, CenturyLink, NTT Communications, Tata Communications, SoftBank, China Mobile, Singtel, Telus, Rogers Communications, Bell Canada, Telkom Indonesia, Telkom South Africa, Telmex, Telia Company, Telkom Kenya
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