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We performed a comparison between SonicWall CFS and TitanHQ WebTitan based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It is very stable."

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"The web content filter is the most valuable feature.""It doesn't require installing an agent or software on individual workstations, which is very important for us. I don't have to go around every single machine and/or push updates out because of this product. The product improves on its own without having to go to workstations, which is an ideal thing because it doesn't tie up staff's time to upgrade the machines. I don't need to upgrade the software to make WebTitan work. I wish all products were that way.""The solution offers very good self-authentication. It has a lot of protocols and ways to authenticate users by ID, or by Active Directory Integration. It's able to take credentials from the Active Directory Domain Controllers.""It has been easy to understand and use customization options provided by WebTitan.""The most valuable feature is web filtering, where we are able to blacklist and whitelist sites on the fly.""Not a whole lot of oversight is required after WebTitan is installed. I get email notifications and occasionally browse the reporting. This is pretty important because I don't have the bandwidth to actively monitor all this stuff 24/7. It is just not possible. Therefore, it is important that it doesn't require a lot of my time once it is deployed and working.""The monitoring abilities of the product are the most valuable for us. As you deploy it, you can adapt it. As you monitor, if employees go to things that you don't like, or to things that you need to allow, the ability to monitor and see how much is necessary—where they're getting shot down or blocked—is helpful.""The web filtering is the most valuable feature. The OTG client was the determining factor."

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Cons
"Malware, scanning, capture, and integration should be included with the content filtering."

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"The Oauth1 protocol has a lot of issues with authentication and it made it very difficult to initially authenticate with the API.""For security, it's very restrictive. For us, it blocks a lot, even too much, so we have had to create exceptions. A new implementation takes a bit of time to train it up, to put in all the exclusions, but once you have that done, it's just a matter of adding things as they come up.""One issue that they have just solved is that there's a new interface for paying bills. I had an issue when I tried to pay with our debit card last year, but with the new payment interface, they have solved that.""The interface is a little dated and a little awkward at times. That's a minor problem. It's workable.""There were a few little glitches in the beginning when rolling out the client app that resides on laptops.""The documentation could always be better. That's true for any organization.""I've been trying to install an OTG on Windows 7 machines, and I simply can't get it to work.""I wasn't aware of WebTitan's Azure AD integration until now. The takeaway is that those types of enhancements should be broadcast from TitanHQ a little more openly than they are."

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  • "Licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing is very reasonable."
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  • "The cost could be lower, though it is not currently prohibitive for larger companies."
  • "The pricing is good. It's a substantial cost, but they've held their prices over the years, which has been good."
  • "We pay an annual subscription for this. They have good pricing. They are not expensive compared to other solutions that we evaluated. I like the fact that it is just one price for the year. I don't have to worry too much about fluctuations."
  • "There are lots of products out there, and most of them are a lot more expensive. Overall, I'm very happy with SpamTitan. It has been a great solution for a very small library."
  • "The licensing, although I can't remember the exact cost, was very affordable. I want to say it was maybe $40 per license."
  • "It's very aggressively priced, which is something that we definitely like."
  • "WebTitan helps reduce costs associated with web filtering. In the event that somebody was compromised due to browsing the Internet, there will be at least one device offline. The time and energy spent cleaning that thing up and getting it back online, as well as having that user set up with some sort of a solution so they can continue working, makes it well worth the money. If a single device has been compromised, my time and the potential of having to buy additional hardware is worth at least a couple thousand dollars. Worst case scenario, if our entire organization or the majority of our organization got compromised, then it could get into the 50,000-plus for recovery. It depends on if it is a massive ransomware attack where it has pretty much crippled our entire business."
  • "For licensing, if I remember right, we told them how many users we have, and they told us the price, which we okayed. There were no add-ons. There might be a slight increase like everybody else, but there weren't any add-ons."
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    Top Answer:The monitoring abilities of the product are the most valuable for us. As you deploy it, you can adapt it. As you monitor, if employees go to things that you don't like, or to things that you need to… more »
    Top Answer:I contracted the product myself and that's what I like. The billing is simple. It's on the company credit card. And by doing it myself, rather than through a reseller, I was able to develop the… more »
    Top Answer:The interface is a little dated and a little awkward at times. That's a minor problem. It's workable. And while I really liked how they set me up, by telling me not to assign it to my own email and to… more »
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    Also Known As
    SonicWall Content Filtering Service
    WebTitan, WebTitan Web Filter
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    Overview

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    TitanHQ WebTitan is a secure web gateway (SWG) tool that helps businesses control the web content that can be accessed by its employees. The solution provides complete protection from online threats such as viruses, malware, ransomware, phishing, and comprehensive content filtering. To block malicious sites, WebTitan uses a crowd-sourced approach and obtains a constant stream of URLs for analysis. In contrast to many other DNS-based systems, which only work at the domain level, WebTitan works at the path level and is capable of blocking individual web pages rather than entire domains. With the solution, you have granular control over the types of sites that can be visited by employees, and a wide range of malicious sites are also blocked, preventing malware and ransomware infections, data theft, data exfiltration, and fraud.

    TitanHQ WebTitan Features

    TitanHQ WebTitan has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • URL filtering
    • Web fFiltering
    • Content filtering
    • DNS proxy
    • Cloud keys
    • Policy features
    • Intelligent content categorization
    • Reporting
    • Flexible deployment
    • User identification
    • Advanced threat intelligence
    • Full path detection
    • Scalable support
    • Monitoring via API

    TitanHQ WebTitan Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing TitanHQ WebTitan. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Low maintenance: WebTitan can be set up in five minutes to stop your users from accessing inappropriate content online.
    • Reduce IT overheads: The solution allows you to reduce IT overheads because it is a cloud-based solution that does not require any software installation.
    • Remote access: WebTitan enables you to control multiple locations from a central console which can be remotely accessed.
    • BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) protection: With TitanHQ WebTitan, you can filter multiple devices on and off site.
    • Easy policy creation: Using TitanHQ WebTitan’s user-friendly dashboard, administrators can create multiple policies and decide which policies apply to each user or group of users. This flexibility enables administrators to block malware, viruses, and inappropriate content while allowing certain sites for particular users.

    Reviews from Real Users

    TitanHQ WebTitan is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are that it is user friendly and has good web and filtering tools.

    Stanley W., Owner/Manager at Shannon Farms, says, “All around, user-friendliness stands out. It has been easy to understand and use the customization options provided by WebTitan.”

    Michael G., President at PJM Digital Design, writes, "The most valuable feature is web filtering, where we are able to blacklist and whitelist sites on the fly."

    PeerSpot user Michael M., Head of Infrastructure at Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd, says, “We like having the ability to use the API to make calls into WebTitan. The DNS proxy is also valuable.”

    Rocky P., IT Systems Administrator at State Attorney's Office 13th Circuit, states, "Their report tool is the most valuable. By using the URL-base filtering, their reports give me a clear view of who is accessing what as well as which computer may have a virus or malware."

    Sample Customers
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    Clarks, Pepsi, Purple, Comcast, Virgin, McDonalds, Sprint, Adtran, Xirrus, Eir, ViaSat
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Educational Organization12%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Healthcare Company8%
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    Government27%
    Healthcare Company18%
    Non Profit9%
    Wellness & Fitness Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Construction Company8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise40%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business64%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise21%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise49%
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    SonicWall CFS is ranked 5th in Web Content Filtering while TitanHQ WebTitan is ranked 1st in Web Content Filtering with 17 reviews. SonicWall CFS is rated 0.0, while TitanHQ WebTitan is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of SonicWall CFS writes "Reliable content filtering but need more traffic control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TitanHQ WebTitan writes "Boosts productivity, intuitive setup, and it required no new investment in hardware". SonicWall CFS is most compared with Barracuda Web Security and Filtering, whereas TitanHQ WebTitan is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, DNSFilter, Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway, Zscaler Internet Access and Fortinet FortiGate SWG.

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