We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ and Untangle NG Firewall 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."I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"The SD-WAN feature is the most valuable. This feature evolved from link load balancing. It has helped us in terms of our uptime and privatizing applications whenever we experience an outage. The SD-WAN feature has been a plus for us. Two-factor authentication has allowed us to add more users in terms of remote working. We have two-factor authentication for remote workers to authenticate them before they get on the network."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"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."
"Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory."
"It's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"I have found this solution to be easier to use when compared to other products, such as those offered by Cisco."
"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 VPN is quite useful for us, as well as the ATP."
"The most valuable features are unified threat management which provides security intelligence and the VPN for both site-to-site and remote access."
"SonicWall TZ is a very cost-effective solution that provides good security."
"The solution boasts good performance and is easy to use."
"SonicWall TZ is very user-friendly and has network MAC binding. Additionally, the firewall works well."
"Content filtering and application rules are the most valuable features. It is also easy to configure."
"All features are useful. We are using premium features such as bandwidth sharing, failover, web filters, SSL controls, antivirus, and VPN. We use these features to the fullest. These features are available in the paid firewall license, not the free one."
"NG Firewalls allow us to permit or deny applications we don't want to run. We also use content filtering, SSL inspection, and all the other things we run on the firewall to keep our clients protected and ensure they're not going where they shouldn't. It's a great firewall that works as intended."
"The interface is very good."
"Web filtering is very reliable."
"The features I have found the most useful are the web filter, the captive portal, the SSL inspector, and the ad-blocker. They're awesome."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The product helps small and medium enterprises secure their networks from intrusions. It also has features like DNS blocking."
"The web blocking for my clients and the application control are valuable."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"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 have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"Some of the filtering is not robust, you can escape it with a VPN. Some of the users bypass some of the filters. It catches some but it also misses some, that area could be improved. It's functioning reasonably but there's room for improvement in that area."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an 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 technology in this particular version is very old."
"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 log analyzer in SonicWall TZ is something that they need to improve upon."
"The solution should provide some additional ports."
"Although the pricing is good, it could always be lower. If we get to pay less, we're happier."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"There is still room for improvement, and it's not advisable even if the organization has grown."
"Full monitoring obviously needs to be improved. We need full monitoring covered under the security licensing."
"The management console for partners is a bit tricky (buggy)."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"The pricing is not as good as it was some time ago. They've since skipped offering a lot of individual features."
"The pricing should be reduced because it is expensive."
"The biggest challenge that we have with this solution is local support. The local support is a problem in our area."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
"The storage is minimal, so we have to set the system to delete data after seven days."
"The product should improve reporting."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. 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 Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and Juniper SRX Series Firewall, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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