We performed a comparison between SonicWall NSa and Zscaler Internet Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is security. They are known for efficiency and are on the top of Gartner Quadrant reviews. Fortinet FortiGate has an easy-to-use platform with a good graphical interface. The configuration is simple and the solution provides an overall good layer of security."
"The most important features with FortiGate are the web filter and application controls. We can control our internet usage and use the web filter for application purposes."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"Reliability is the best feature. We faced some issues when we were setting it up, but the service, portal, and administration are good."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ability to work in proxy mode, which other solutions, such as Palo Alto cannot. There are some features that are better that come at no extra license or subscriptions cost, such as basic SD-WAN. The DLT is useful, other solutions have the same feature too, such as Palo Alto."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"The solution is extremely reliable."
"Our old firewall was running as HA (High Availability) on two different but identical rack mounted servers. Moving to SonicWall allowed the company to move to one unit, yet accommodate more connections because it had sixteen ports and handled fail-over better than the old firewall solution."
"Anti-Spam reduces unwanted mail on corporate exchange services."
"We have not found any vulnerabilities since implementing the solution."
"It has good reporting, the reporting is marvelous."
"The most valuable features are flexibility, ease of setup, and it's a good product cost-wise."
"Overall SonicWall NSa is a good solution for our use case."
"The functionality is the same whether it is on hardware or a virtual appliance. The interface is the same. It's nice that it's standardized."
"One of the main features is the built-in storage capacity."
"The URL filtering has been the most valuable feature."
"The solution is stable."
"One feature that is valuable to me from an implementation point of view is that it's very easy to implement."
"We enjoy all of the proxy capabilities and the capability to integrate into the SIEM/SOC solution."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The VPN is valuable, as the whole technology is very different from a traditional VPN."
"Zscaler Web Security protects our users in remote locations from internet threats - even if they are not connected to our network."
"One on the main benefits is protection all time from anywhere."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"The support system could be improved."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"I need user-behavior analytics, to find threat scenarios from inside the organization, insider attacks. That would be very helpful for us. In addition, I would like next-generation features for small and medium businesses. These businesses require UTM, all in one product. Fortinet must include it."
"The renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"Bandwidth usage in reporting could be improved for Fortinet FortiGate."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"I would like to see better integration."
"A room for improvement in SonicWall NSa is the log server because it could be more user-friendly compared to Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks. My company has many rule sets up for review, so sometimes, my team needs to use Excel for filtering, but the UI cannot support the Excel function."
"The stability is not there. The features are there, but they are not stable. They need to improve on this product because I feel that they have launched this product without much R&D."
"The user interface could be better."
"I'd like to see integration with Microsoft 365 for authentication."
"In terms of improvement, features like App Control do not work properly"
"The web interface administration of SonicWall NSa could be improved. Compared to Sophos and FortiGate, making rules is easier with those systems."
"The implementation for VLANs is a little bit cumbersome. It would be good to make that a little bit easier."
"The OS capabilities and WSL support could be improved."
"Zscaler should continue to make the user interface better. They should also improve the backup network and continue to expand it so that it can handle larger numbers of customers."
"I don't know whether it's Zscaler or not, however, sometimes I can't access my time management. I need to wait and try again a few hours later. Typically, if I let some time pass, I can access it again."
"The solution is expensive. They recently revised the pricing and packaging. Some of our existing customers have been asking for alternate solutions for a lower price."
"I would like to see the ability to choose a pool of IPs for my company, set up rules based on them, and know that those IPs are not used by other companies."
"Zscaler Internet Access could improve by adding a VPN feature."
"One thing that needs to be improved is their presence in China. I'm not sure if that's a Zscaler thing or if it's a problem with all vendors in this space, but it would be nice to have better coverage in China. This concern is a common one for vendors across the board when dealing with the Chinese market."
"I would like to see more training and video documentation."
SonicWall NSa is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 77 reviews while Zscaler Internet Access is ranked 2nd in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 46 reviews. SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8, while Zscaler Internet Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Internet Access writes "Provides integrated CASB and file sandboxing but could be less expensive ". SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense, whereas Zscaler Internet Access is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Netskope , Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Appgate SDP. See our SonicWall NSa vs. Zscaler Internet Access report.
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