We performed a comparison between SonicWall NSv and SonicWall TZ 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 pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a security device. It can optimize security on the networks of a company. It actually protects the company from attacks from outside. With FortiGate, you can categorize the users. You can create a group of users that can access all of the websites for their work. You can limit other users' access."
"The most valuable feature is the FortiManager for centralized management."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."
"It's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"We purchased the AGSS Bundle (Advanced Gateway Security Suite) for the security services, such as antivirus, intrusion prevention system, and anti-spyware botnet GUI."
"The customization of firewall rules provides great value to our customers as it allows them to lock things up in the way that they desire. When it is used for internal access, with a VPN in place for remote workers, the firewalling services provided by Azure, such as the default services that can be turned on, are applied. However, the use of a software-based virtual firewall gives us greater flexibility in introducing security controls for customers who are publishing applications that are publicly accessible from the public cloud. This virtual firewall provides an additional layer of security and more extensive security control options to ensure the protection of our customers' valuable information and assets."
"The solution has no additional charges and no restrictions on the number of users."
"The security of this system is fantastic, including the IPS and IDS."
"One of the standout features of SonicWall is its simplicity in creating and managing rules."
"The product helps improve our security."
"SonicWall NSV is easy to use, and you can use it to manage the logs easily."
"It's a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature is content filtering and app control."
"It protects against intrusion while allowing needed access."
"The product’s filtering and URL-blocking features are valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the protection available, and then ease of use and flexibility."
"The feature we found most valuable in SonicWall TZ is that it is user-friendly for an administrator."
"I find the security we are able to do with the policies to be valuable. The monitoring is valuable as well."
"User-friendly firewall solution which scales well, is stable, and has high availability."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"One area for improvement is the performance on bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve if it had a cloud-managed solution."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"I would like to see the reporting opened up and have several more opportunities for automatic reports."
"SonicWall NSV's SSL VPN could increase its number of users to 100-plus users."
"We face some challenges when we upgrade the solution."
"There are limitations to bandwidth management."
"It has been brought to our attention by a few customers that they are dissatisfied with the fact that our virtualized service is only offered as a subscription option on the cloud. However, it is worth noting that many other similar services are also offered through a subscription model on the cloud and not through perpetual licensing. It is unclear why these customers would have an issue with this subscription service when so many others are utilizing similar methods."
"An area that could be improved is the export and import settings functionality."
"SonicWall NSV's initial setup is complicated and requires good knowledge."
"The small business line has less PPS throughput."
"They should consider working a bit more on their ransomware application."
"I would like to see more integration with other platforms."
"Although the pricing is good, it could always be lower. If we get to pay less, we're happier."
"The log sections could be done more clearly."
"The areas we would like to see improvement include more features available similar to the equivalent FortiGate appliance, e.g. SSL encryption and inspection. Two-factor authentication capability would be another additional feature that could be included in the next release."
"I would like the solution to build in more redundancy. I"
"There can be an improvement in analysis and reporting. We need enhancement on the reporting side."
SonicWall NSv is ranked 35th in Firewalls with 7 reviews while SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. SonicWall NSv is rated 8.0, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SonicWall NSv writes "Easy to use, stable, and the security features work well". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". SonicWall NSv is most compared with Azure Firewall, SonicWall NSa and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and Sophos UTM. See our SonicWall NSv vs. SonicWall TZ report.
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