We performed a comparison between Meraki MX and SonicWall NSa based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Meraki MX has a slight edge in this comparison. Unlike SonicWall NSa, its users report a proven ROI.
"Centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances allow us to take control over our public and private infrastructure."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"I like how we can achieve total integration."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"We use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall."
"We've found the solution to be pretty stable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"Real Auto VPN with load balancer without needing a public IP. It is simple and functional."
"It has a helpful feature for database troubleshooting issues."
"Point-to-point VPNs can dynamically follow IP changes with no need for static IPs."
"Simple to manage."
"Easy to deploy with a simple configuration."
"The solution is easy to set up."
"I use Meraki in my POCs and with my customers as well."
"To me, the analytics feature is one of the most valuable in Meraki MX. I also find that it has good usability as it's cloud-based. Another valuable feature of Meraki MX is that it's simple to use and it's user-friendly."
"I like that SonicWall NSa is a stable product. It's also a scalable product."
"SD-WAN is a good feature."
"The firewall feature is most valuable since my work is to analyze if there is any potential attack. SonicWall NSa gives the perfect analysis."
"The product is simple to manage."
"It's very simple to use and the support is great."
"Deep packet inspection and intelligent application control are the most valuable features. It is a very updated solution. It is very current as compared to other brands and vendors."
"SonicWall's sales support is much better than other vendors'."
"The antivirus and items of that nature were quite helpful to have."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"The routing capability on the FortiGate devices has room for improvement."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve the user interface. There should be more functionality and options through the GUI."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I don't get proper reports."
"Could possibly use deeper configurations."
"The product could incorporate tools like ThousandEyes into the system so we can see things directly."
"More detail needed for configuration of the VPN."
"The product is quite complex to set up."
"It is very expensive."
"An area for improvement in Meraki MX is that it needs some provision, as supplying the unit through Cisco can be tedious at times, but as far as the product itself and its offerings, Meraki MX is five-star all the way."
"The current lead time is longer for Meraki MX, and it needs to be improved."
"You cannot use switching behaviors as you see on the Meraki switch."
"SonicWall NSa needs to make their product more user-friendly."
"This product is unable to secure access to endpoints for our external employees."
"It only has a single power interface, which has limitations in terms of high availability."
"I would like to have a built-in vulnerability scanner in the firewall. It would be great to have such functionality. Its price could also be better. It would also be good to have a local warehouse. It doesn't get damaged a lot, but if a customer needs a replacement, currently, it has to come from Miami or Mexico, which can take a few days. It would be better if they have a local warehouse from where we can just pick replacements and quickly solve a client's needs in terms of replacing equipment. It would be great to have it locally instead of waiting for it from Mexico or the USA."
"It would be useful to have an application firewall that prevents the outside world from seeing your private IPs. You don't need to publicize your private IPs to the outside world, and you can create a barrier, like a proxy server."
"The product must enable integration with endpoint protection tools."
"The implementation for VLANs is a little bit cumbersome. It would be good to make that a little bit easier."
"We have used other solutions such as pfSense and Linux native firewalls. I prefer SonicWall NSa but if you are going to use something for an enterprise you need another solution."
Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 59 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews. Meraki MX is rated 8.2, while SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Meraki MX vs. SonicWall NSa report.
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