We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and SonicWall TZ based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, SonicWall TZ outperforms Fortinet FortiGate in several key areas, including more satisfaction with features, service, and support and fewer complaints on pricing.
"The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"The stability and scalability of this solution are satisfactory. Its SD-WAN, VPN, and URL filtering features are very useful."
"The secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"It's very easy to configure."
"Access restriction and IP whitelisting are the most valuable features."
"It's a stable solution."
"Offers the right amount of control without being incredibly convoluted and frustrating."
"The most valuable feature is content filtering and app control."
"The scalability of SonicWall TZ is good and easy to add users."
"The installation is straightforward and took approximately 30 minutes."
"It does what it says it is going to do."
"From our point of view, the most valuable feature was the ease of deployment."
"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."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having a frequent ask questions(FAQ) area for people to receive quick answers to popular questions. Additionally, it would be beneficial to have an SMS notification feature. For example, if you cannot access your email you could receive an SMS message."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"My only complaint about FortiGate is a lack of QinQ VLAN tunneling. I haven't found this feature in any Fortinet product. You can do this on all Cisco routers, including the smaller models. However, QinQ isn't available on the biggest, most expensive Fortinet units. They still don't have that. I think now we're on software version 6.0, and they still haven't found a solution for QinQ. It isn't a dealbreaker, but that's my main complaint."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"Fortinet FortiGate is not very easy to use. The navigation could be improved to make it easier to use."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"The solution's cost needs improvement."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"Sometimes there is a glitch between the network connection. Last time, something happened on our IP phone, the SonicWall team did some updates to fix the issue. However, glitches happen very rarely. I did not experience any other types of problems."
"In terms of what needs to be improved, I would say better load balancing and data filtering."
"It needs more robust self-help documentation along with examples and things to watch out for."
"The quality of tech support can vary."
"Pricing could be lowered slightly."
"I would like to see a SonicWall integration with the DLP tool, this would be interesting. Data Loss Prevention integration."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 108 reviews while SonicWall TZ is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 28 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "Efficient, user-friendly, and affordable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Multifeatured firewall solution with a user-friendly interface, high availability, scalability, and stability". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Fortinet FortiOS, whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, SonicWall NSa, Meraki MX and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. SonicWall TZ report.
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