We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ 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 most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and the UI. It has always provided me with what I needed. I have no need for additional costs that other solutions have, such as Sophos."
"The solution is extremely reliable."
"The usage in general is pretty good."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"Easy to implement, and it is also reliable."
"One of the nice things about FortiGate is that it can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises. You can actually do both. That's the biggest reason why I stick with this solution as opposed to something like Cisco Meraki. Another nice thing is that I can log directly into a FortiGate or get to it through their FortiCloud access products. They're pretty reliable and consistent. One of the reasons why I started using the product was their single pane of management. I can deploy their line of firewalls in conjunction with their switching and access points, and I can manage the entire network from one interface. I don't have to log into one interface for the firewall, another one for the access points, and another one for the switches. These firewalls have access point controller functionality built right into the system, so I don't even have to purchase additional devices to manage them."
"The security on offer is very good."
"The most valuable feature is content filtering and app control."
"Its user interface and simplicity are the most favorite parts for our clients. They find it stable and easy to use. Its performance is also good."
"The feature we found most valuable in SonicWall TZ is that it is user-friendly for an administrator."
"The solution is priced fairly and competitively."
"SonicWall TZ is a very cost-effective solution that provides good security."
"Technical support is good."
"Ease of management and the VPN integration."
"The feature with SonicWall that I have found most valuable is that all the models have the same interface. We don't need to learn different interfaces in the smaller or bigger models."
"The data loss prevention feature is the most valuable. It stops our users from inadvertently leaking our customers' data to the Internet or anywhere else it shouldn't go."
"The best thing about Zscaler Internet Access is the website filtering. In the UAE it's quite an important feature because most of the malware comes through the SQL injection and through downloads from websites. Zscaler helps protect against that."
"We enjoy all of the proxy capabilities and the capability to integrate into the SIEM/SOC solution."
"Zscaler excels in security protection and the cloud is always up-to-date. It does not matter if you are a small or big organisation, you will receive the same security quality."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to drop packets."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine and a half out of ten...The setup phase was easy."
"The URL filtering has been the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features of Zscaler Internet Access are it's on the cloud, high network performance, and the interception of users is very easy."
"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."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"I think they need to improve more in order to be a competitor with the leaders of the field."
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"There can be an improvement in analysis and reporting. We need enhancement on the reporting side."
"The dashboard needs to be improved."
"The technology in this particular version is very old."
"The lack of support is having me look into other solutions to replace SonicWALL."
"The solution's pricing could be made cheaper."
"The quality of tech support can vary."
"Getting support can be slow."
"The user support could be improved because you have to go outside to get that kind of support."
"Zscaler Internet Access could improve by adding a VPN feature."
"Zscaler should provide adjacent services, which would be complementary to their current offering that could to be more pragmatic for a customer. For example, if you take Akamai, you get multiple sets of services, all depending on the customer and the strategy and the complexity and the problems. In some areas, they are more varied in terms of coverage."
"There are some performance issues when we add on additional controls."
"When you have appliances, SSL inspection is always a headache due to poor performance and/or lack of ciphers implemented. "
"Cloud App’s database should be improved."
"In terms of usage, here in the GCC, it's still growing a growing market, so the combination of DLP, data leak prevention, to a certain extent is fine. But what it requires is user-based access or role-based access. The solution needs to grow into that, which definitely takes time. There's not an easy way to integrate it, when you have a cloud-based solution."
"The solution can be improved by advancing some of the newer technologies such as the DLP feature, and adding email security."
"It also needs better integration with other applications as well. There are some restrictions."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 11th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Zscaler Internet Access is ranked 2nd in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 46 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Zscaler Internet Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Internet Access writes "Provides integrated CASB and file sandboxing but could be less expensive ". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and Cisco Secure Firewall, 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 TZ vs. Zscaler Internet Access report.
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