We performed a comparison between SonicWall NSa and SonicWall NSSP based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The next-generation firewall is great."
"The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"The flexibility and ease of configuration are the most valuable features."
"It's very easy to configure."
"It is very flexible to use."
"The security on offer is very good."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is its ability to work like any other firewall."
"SonicWall NSa's most valuable features are the ease of configuration and the GUI."
"They offer good antivirus solutions."
"SonicWall has all the usual functions, like LAN configurations, security features, word filters, etc., but it also has the CFS agent, which isn't available in any other firewall. Reporting port support is also there."
"We use SonicWall NSa for authenticating MAC (media access control) ID from the PC."
"Overall SonicWall NSa is a good solution for our use case."
"SonicWall NSA is easy to deploy, easy to maintain, and easy to configure."
"The product is simple to manage."
"The VPN functionality is really good. Overall, the whole device is very easy to manage. The software that comes with it is also good."
"It has been delivering results efficiently. Its configurations and updates have been easy. It is also user-friendly."
"The solution's pricing is good."
"SonicWall NSSP is stable and scalable too."
"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."
"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 adding enhancements to FortiMail, FortiSOAR, and FortiDeceptor."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"I think they need to improve more in order to be a competitor with the leaders of the field."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"The command line is complicated, and the interface could be better."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"The pricing for this product in India is high and the fees should be reduced."
"I feel that the SSL VPN client software needs a lot of improvement."
"I would like to have a built-in vulnerability scanner in the firewall. It would be great to have such functionality. Its price could also be better. It would also be good to have a local warehouse. It doesn't get damaged a lot, but if a customer needs a replacement, currently, it has to come from Miami or Mexico, which can take a few days. It would be better if they have a local warehouse from where we can just pick replacements and quickly solve a client's needs in terms of replacing equipment. It would be great to have it locally instead of waiting for it from Mexico or the USA."
"SonicWall NSa's reporting could be improved."
"One area for improvement in SonicWall NSa is the GUI. It isn't easy to understand. The support for SonicWall NSa is mediocre, which is another area for improvement."
"We still get phishing emails that manage to come through from time to time."
"The product has a lot of bugs, actually. We are facing some issues with this product. The DPI SSL feature which is there, it is not working properly."
"Vendor support needs improvement. The frequency of time and support should be increased."
"No security product is foolproof against hackers, intruders, and other such things. As a security product, they have to keep pace in terms of protection from new hackers and intruders."
"Its reporting functions can be improved. It has decent reporting, but you got to pay a lot more money for it. That's where it begins to fall apart. It comes with minimal zero reporting unless you buy some extra modules. With those extra modules, you can get all the data, but it takes a while to put together what you need for your customer. It is for technical people, but there is no executive summary of the reporting."
"The user interface, the GUI, could be improved."
"The solution's stability and scalability also need improvement."
SonicWall NSa is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 77 reviews while SonicWall NSSP is ranked 38th in Firewalls with 4 reviews. SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8, while SonicWall NSSP is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSSP writes "Good VPN functionality, very good support, easy to manage, and meets all of our needs". SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense, whereas SonicWall NSSP is most compared with .
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