We performed a comparison between SonicWall NSv and Zscaler Cloud Firewall 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 solution can scale well."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"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."
"SonicWall NSV is easy to use, and you can use it to manage the logs easily."
"We purchased the AGSS Bundle (Advanced Gateway Security Suite) for the security services, such as antivirus, intrusion prevention system, and anti-spyware botnet GUI."
"One of the standout features of SonicWall is its simplicity in creating and managing rules."
"The security of this system is fantastic, including the IPS and IDS."
"The product helps improve our security."
"The solution has no additional charges and no restrictions on the number of users."
"It provides in-depth visibility into your network, ensuring that traffic flowing into your organization, be it from offices or individual users, is effectively filtered and secured through multiple layers of protection."
"Zscaler provides effective protection against various cyber threats ensuring a safe environment"
"It helps a lot of companies to reduce their downtime. Also, It helps businesses in terms of being secured and protected from any threats."
"It is a stable solution."
"Once you have Zscaler running you have access to configure it however you want."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution offers good sandboxing."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall understands the applications in the current generation and adapts to the present generation cloud applications."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"I would like to see improvements in the product's application rules."
"Web security solutions can be improved."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"It would be a benefit if Fortinet would release a one-stop solution that is better integrated with other products and an automated emergency response system."
"The visibility of the network can be better. The GUI can be improved for better visibility of the network flow. Other solutions have better GUI in terms of network visibility."
"I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"There are limitations to bandwidth management."
"We face some challenges when we upgrade the solution."
"An area that could be improved is the export and import settings functionality."
"I would like to see the reporting opened up and have several more opportunities for automatic reports."
"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."
"SonicWall NSV's initial setup is complicated and requires good knowledge."
"SonicWall NSV's SSL VPN could increase its number of users to 100-plus users."
"Its technical support services could be better."
"Because it's on cloud, it doesn't allow application of extra settings."
"They do not provide a few components that are fundamental to differentiate the products"
"It would be better if they improved their policy, package visibility, and flexibility while we're creating rules for inspection. It could also be cheaper or more things could be included in the basic package. In the next release, I would like better coverage in the Asia Pacific region and better quality of service."
"The issue right now is probably that Zscaler is not providing web browser isolation. Another solution, Menlo, offers this. For one customer, we had to send traffic to Menlo to do the isolation for us. It was requested by the customer so that they could integrate any iframe. Zscaler needs to add this type of feature in their next release."
"When it comes to customer support, there is room for improvement in Zscaler's service."
"Data Leak Prevention is only for web filtering and there is no protection for email."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall should have a better understanding of all dynamic cloud applications."
SonicWall NSv is ranked 35th in Firewalls with 7 reviews while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 15 reviews. SonicWall NSv is rated 8.0, while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is rated 8.4. 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 Zscaler Cloud Firewall writes "A highly stable and comprehensive cloud security and access solution". SonicWall NSv is most compared with Azure Firewall, SonicWall NSa, SonicWall TZ and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas Zscaler Cloud Firewall is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and OPNsense. See our SonicWall NSv vs. Zscaler Cloud Firewall report.
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