We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and SonicWall SMA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The stability is pretty good."
"What I like most about FortiClient is that it's easy to use. The way it displays information is very straightforward."
"The return on investment was very reasonable. It was low cost and it functioned, so the return on investment was excellent."
"I find all of the features valuable."
"It's got a very friendly user interface."
"It works well and the performance is good."
"FortiClient has good signatures, good protection and, up until recently, it integrated really well with our firewall."
"I like the load balancing capability."
"I am very satisfied with the technical support."
"The management and the dashboard are the solution's most valuable features."
"This solution has many options for remote desktop and access."
"Blocklisting and allowlisting are the most beneficial features for network security."
"The solution is reliable and has good overall performance."
"SonicWall SMA allows us to provide CML-based access to any user."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is they have IT consultants that know SonicWall."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"We would like Fortinet to add the function or the possibility to use all FortiClient features for free."
"I would like Fortinet to improve FortiClient's compatibility with macOS."
"Technical support is awful. Their online response time is not prompt. They should not respond after four or five days. Their support guys are not competent enough. Small issues are taking time."
"The solution could add data to the endpoint."
"The solution's access control could be improved."
"The tool needs to improve its web filtering feature. Its support quality needs improvement. We speak different languages, and this can create misunderstandings."
"The licensing feature of the product requires improvement since whenever the license expires, the tool logs out its users automatically, irrespective of whether they are on the network or not, which can be problematic for me."
"FortiClient is not great in Linux."
"This is an expensive solution and I think that the price could be improved."
"SonicWall's reporting isn't good. Reports should be part of a data plan. The login mechanism should be improved. It would be helpful if the client could use an agent to log in. An agent-server model would improve the performance of the RDB, which consumes a lot of bandwidth."
"The timed synchronization between the network appliance needs improvement."
"SonicWall SMA is difficult to use and it does not provide easy access to different parts of the network."
"The product itself is very good, but Dell needs to work on product visibility in their advertising."
"User interface could be improved."
"The overall menu is not very user-friendly and it could be easier."
"The solution could integrate better with other platforms."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 85 reviews while SonicWall SMA is ranked 21st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 14 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while SonicWall SMA is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall SMA writes "It allows us to provide CML-based access to any user, but the reporting could be better". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, whereas SonicWall SMA is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, SonicWall Netextender, Peplink SpeedFusion, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Ivanti Connect Secure. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. SonicWall SMA report.
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