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SonicWall NSa pros and cons

Vendor: SonicWall
3.9 out of 5

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PROS

SonicWall NSa offers robust security features such as VPN, SSL VPN, and IPSec VPN.
The performance of SonicWall NSa is praised for no delays or latency, enhancing productivity.
SonicWall NSa provides strong content filtering and application control, beneficial for maintaining workplace productivity.
The UTM feature in SonicWall NSa offers comprehensive security services for perimeter protection.
SonicWall NSa employs advanced threat protection with features like deep packet inspection and intelligent application control.

CONS

SonicWall NSa is not ready for managed security services, and its Cloud GMS product is weak and buggy.
NetExtender is considered unreliable, with numerous issues reported by users.
It does not support DynDNS, which is vital for smaller companies without a static IP address.
The reporting features need significant improvement in terms of clarity and depth.
There is a lack of integration with endpoint protection tools, affecting overall security management.
 

SonicWall NSa Pros review quotes

SSL - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Apr 6, 2020
It allows us to block applications, i.e., websites by application type category. It is far more capable than content filtering alone.
TC
Manager at Smeja Enterprises
Mar 7, 2018
Support is usually good when it comes to helping with issues.
VF
Consultant at Techmail
Jul 3, 2018
Valuable features include a web filter, DHCP, and monitoring capabilities.
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LV
IT Superintendent at a mining and metals company with 11-50 employees
Jul 15, 2018
It has good reporting, the reporting is marvelous.
SA
Network Administrator at N S PHARMACY SDN.BHD.
Aug 2, 2018
Anti-Spam reduces unwanted mail on corporate exchange services.
ManagDir227 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Aug 9, 2018
Content Filtering and sandboxing are valuable features.
reviewer1062846 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Services Coordinator with 11-50 employees
Apr 11, 2019
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.
BH
Senior Security Consultant. at Ingram Micro Inc.
May 9, 2019
I really like the performance; there are no delays and no latency, which is a unique quality in firewalls nowadays.
MV
Solutions Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jul 10, 2019
With the deployment of the SonicWall NSA solution, we never suffered a problem due to invasion or contamination of any kind.
reviewer992610 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Jun 17, 2020
The most valuable features are that it is reasonably-priced and works well.
 

SonicWall NSa Cons review quotes

SSL - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Apr 6, 2020
The anti-spam requires a specific Java version on the server side (do not update it, otherwise it will break).
TC
Manager at Smeja Enterprises
Mar 7, 2018
Port forwarding could use streamlining.
VF
Consultant at Techmail
Jul 3, 2018
It is very modular and with native resources which are much lower than its competitors.
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LV
IT Superintendent at a mining and metals company with 11-50 employees
Jul 15, 2018
The problem primarily with SonicWall is it's a Unix box. And it's all software, all the activities, blocking, censoring, everything has to happen in the software. If you start hitting the box with a lot of sessions it slows down and that's not what I expect from a firewall.
SA
Network Administrator at N S PHARMACY SDN.BHD.
Aug 2, 2018
After-sales support and hands-on training facilities are not available in my country.
ManagDir227 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Aug 9, 2018
The only thing that we would want would be single-pane management, which it has, but the GMS is not very good. It's purely the management of multiple devices for multiple customers, that's the only thing that it's lacking.
reviewer1062846 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Services Coordinator with 11-50 employees
Apr 11, 2019
I feel that the SSL VPN client software needs a lot of improvement.
BH
Senior Security Consultant. at Ingram Micro Inc.
May 9, 2019
The cloud services may be in need of some improvement.
MV
Solutions Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jul 10, 2019
This product is unable to secure access to endpoints for our external employees.
reviewer992610 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Jun 17, 2020
I would like U.S.-based technical support.