We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and SonicWall TZ based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, SonicWall TZ outperforms Fortinet FortiGate in several key areas, including more satisfaction with features, service, and support and fewer complaints on pricing.
"I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
"It increases security posture and is helpful for firewall reporting, intrusion protection, web filtering, and SD-WAN implementation."
"The security on offer is very good."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"User-friendly firewall solution which scales well, is stable, and has high availability."
"We use the content filter quite a lot because it's an office setting. During working hours, we like to censor the sites users can visit so it increases productivity. Therefore, the content filter has been good for us."
"The feature we found most valuable in SonicWall TZ is that it is user-friendly for an administrator."
"Good VPN connection."
"We like the unified threat management for defense-in-depth. We can terminate our site-to-site and remote access VPNs with it."
"The installation is straightforward and took approximately 30 minutes."
"SonicWall TZ is very user-friendly and has network MAC binding. Additionally, the firewall works well."
"It is very user-friendly, and there is no problem in using its interface."
"Bandwidth usage in reporting could be improved for Fortinet FortiGate."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"Some of the web policy reports could be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more capabilities for troubleshooting VPN connections. For example, I do get some feedback about the current status, but I could use some history and logging of important events. The information is logged in our Syslog server, but I could use that information from the device. If they could provide a GUI to have some more insight on what's going with my VPN would be useful."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"I'd like to have cloud management at no additional cost. Unfortunately, leveraging SonicWall's cloud management capabilities is cost-prohibitive, so we don't use it. They should have a reasonable subscription or offer it to us at no cost as an MSP."
"We require centralized monitoring of the network features, which they have but they are not to the level that we require."
"The solution's pricing could be made cheaper."
"The log sections could be done more clearly."
"If the operation increases and the bandwidth consumption increases, it does not perform as per the expectations."
"The solution should provide some additional ports."
"The market seems to be going to a cloud-supported, new generation of firewall products. I think that's probably going to be important to us, the next time around."
"The reporting analytics could be improved, it is very unstable."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Fortinet FortiOS, whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. SonicWall TZ report.
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