We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and SonicWall NSa 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."We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"The security on offer is very good."
"The SD-WAN is the most valuable feature."
"The pricing is excellent. It's much less expensive than Cisco."
"Fortinet FortiGate has many valuable features, such as IDS, and intrusion detection. It has security features that are in part with the technologies that are available in the market."
"The web filtering facility and application control are the most valuable features from the point of view of our clients. The VPN feature is also quite popular amongst our clients. Two-factor authentication is one of the good features in Fortinet. These features are important for the current scenario of security. Security has become a necessity nowadays. With cyber-attacks becoming more common, protecting an organization's data is one of the major tasks. It is also very stable and scalable, and it is very straightforward to configure. Their technical support is also good."
"FortiGate SD-WAN facilitated a smooth transition for our customers between their two internet service providers, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity without any downtime."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"The platform has a good user interface."
"The most valuable feature is the WAN optimization."
"The user interface is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"Its interface is good. It comes with a lot of features, and its performance is also very good."
"Fortinet FortiGate-VM is purpose-built as a next-generation firewall, excelling in its performance of this specific function."
"The most valuable features are locking applications from in and out of my test network and testing malware on different devices. I use malware detection, antivirus, and basic firewall policies to check for different types of security breaches. The UI is really nice and easy to use."
"Operations have been flawless."
"FortiGate integrates well."
"The technical support is very good."
"SonicWall's sales support is much better than other vendors'."
"Valuable features include a web filter, DHCP, and monitoring capabilities."
"I like that SonicWall NSa is a stable product. It's also a scalable product."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the GUI pre-filtering and the ATP (advanced threat protection)."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is its ability to work like any other firewall."
"Compared to Cisco, SonicWall NSa is much easier to configure."
"Content Filtering and sandboxing are valuable features."
"The support system could be improved."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"It should be more stable. There should be full integration within Fortinet products themselves as well as with other third-party products. Especially when you're not dealing with SIEM and the correlation of the security box, we want Fortinet to be able to share that information with as many other products as it can."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"There are some complex administration tasks in their administration portal. That needs to be improved."
"To improve FortiGate-VM, Fortinet needs to harden it more. For example, if you are using Hyper-V, then you need guidelines for hardening FortiGate-VM that are specific to the Hyper-V environment. If it's VMware, there should be at least a guideline on how to harden the firewall."
"FortiGate should be more customer friendly and budgeted better."
"Sizing can be challenging for customers interested in using Fortinet FortiGate-VM."
"Web filtering is a feature that needs some improvement. There should be some additional features to allow active users to change their own passwords."
"Fortinet support needs improvement. The response times are lackluster. Fortunately, the product is stable and we seldom have issues. Also, it takes months for them to deliver hardware when we order it."
"The product may not be as robust as Palo Alto. However, unless you are a big bank, you probably won't need it to be."
"In terms of improvement, there have been some problems with the bandwidth of the security layer."
"We have had some stability issues."
"After-sales support and hands-on training facilities are not available in my country."
"The solution can be a bit expensive."
"The features I would like to see improve are the dashboard and the UI."
"The dashboard must be improved."
"The product must enable integration with endpoint protection tools."
"The web interface administration of SonicWall NSa could be improved. Compared to Sophos and FortiGate, making rules is easier with those systems."
"SonicWall does not support DynDNS, yet this is an important feature for smaller companies that do not have a static IP address."
"The reporting and monitoring are a bit complex and should be easier in SonicWall NSa because other firewalls I have experienced have been more simple, such as Palo Alto. We are able to receive a clear view of our network. As a general user with little experience, it would be difficult for them to handle."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. SonicWall NSa report.
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