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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and SonicWall Connect Tunnel based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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

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"The solution is very quick to connect.""The Azure tool is useful and powerful and availability for clients. The updates are very good and reliable.""The point-to-site is pretty good for the B2C stuff. It's fairly straightforward to set up.""It works perfectly for me. It is very user-friendly in terms of the configuration and the setup process.""It is a stable solution in our company, and we monitor critical health and performance parameters daily and weekly.""The most valuable feature is the networking. I didn't have a good experience with the networking that Sophos has.""The ability to connect old protocols like Border Gateway Protocol is valuable.""The side-to-side connections are valuable."

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"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the advanced security features it offers.""The best features are security and ease of use."

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

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"Their technical support could be better. If you don't have a support contract, it takes longer.""I would like for them to improve the troubleshooting features. We have some problems with traffic and I can't identify where the problem is coming from. I have to open a ticket with support until it gets resolved. Microsoft doesn't offer enough tools to resolve the issue.""Documentation and configuration settings can be improved.""In the next release, Microsoft should add an option to schedule upgrades.""Connectivity could be improved in Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway because it's not as stable, particularly when connecting a device tunnel.""In future releases, I would like to see the ability to inject BGP routes.""The marketing material in the portal is not very user-friendly.""Make it completely routable, for example, if I have a gateway, I should be able to connect to whatever network I want on either side of the gateway, and the gateway should figure out which packet goes where."

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"An improvement would be to update the look and feel of the interface, which is very traditional and doesn't fit the current market trend.""The product's configuration, administration, and user interface are areas of concern."

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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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  • "There is a monthly license and the price depends on how many users are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The price could be less expensive."
  • "Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is the cheapest way for us to connect to our cloud infrastructure. Other solutions, such as ExpressRoute are very expensive."
  • "The cost could be lower."
  • "Payment for licensing the solution is part of the operating model. So, one needs to keep on paying while consuming the solution. In short, the payment is based on the solution's capacity."
  • "Its price is reasonable for new technology."
  • "The costs are quite high."
  • "The solution is subscription-based and very cheap."
  • "The software has good pricing compared to other vendors."
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  • "Connect Tunnel is expensive."
  • "The product is expensive. Two or three years ago, when the solution was purchased for our company, I remember that it was not the cheapest compared to the tools offered by competitors."
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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:The point-to-site is pretty good for the B2C stuff. It's fairly straightforward to set up.
    Top Answer:I'd like to see no difference between point-to-site or site-to-site. For the Gen1 VPN Gateway, you can have a maximum of… more »
    Top Answer:It's limited in functionality, but it does the role that it's designed to do really well. Overall, I would rate the… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution stem from the advanced security features it offers.
    Top Answer:The product is expensive. Two or three years ago, when the solution was purchased for our company, I remember that it… more »
    Top Answer:The product's configuration, administration, and user interface are areas of concern. From an improvement perspective… more »
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    Also Known As
    TNSR
    MS Azure VPN Gateway
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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.

    A VPN gateway is a specific type of virtual network gateway that is used to send encrypted traffic between an Azure virtual network and an on-premises location over the public Internet. You can also use a VPN gateway to send encrypted traffic between Azure virtual networks over the Microsoft network. Each virtual network can have only one VPN gateway. However, you can create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway. When you create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway, all VPN tunnels share the available gateway bandwidth.

    -Provide strong security for mobile employees who need full access
    -Deliver “in-office” experience from any location
    -Get centralized control of all users, groups, resources and devices

    Sample Customers
    UCLA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, shopify
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
    REVIEWERS
    Energy/Utilities Company29%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Retailer9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Real Estate/Law Firm7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise54%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise39%
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    Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is ranked 4th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 18 reviews while SonicWall Connect Tunnel is ranked 17th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 2 reviews. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is rated 8.2, while SonicWall Connect Tunnel is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway writes "A scalable and reliable solution that enables users to connect to older protocols that other products do not have". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall Connect Tunnel writes "Offers advanced security features and is easy to install". Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas SonicWall Connect Tunnel is most compared with SonicWall Netextender, Oracle VPN Connect, AWS Direct Connect, SonicWall SMA and Zyxel VPN Client.

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