We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS and SonicWall TZ 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 can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud."
"The product is very stable, easy to troubleshoot, and configure, so it has reduced the time it takes for support."
"The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"The solution is very user friendly. The user interface in particular is quite nice."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"I have found the most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiOS is the low maintenance."
"I like that the firewall gives me a lot of control in terms of outgoing and inbound traffic, and it scores better in deep packet inspections when compared with the Azure Firewall."
"The classification of the websites is helpful."
"The most important feature of Fortinet FortiOS is the IPS."
"All of the features in this solution are effective and efficient."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution would be the caching feature."
"All networks are security-driven, we get throughputs and security. We feel that the people at Fortinet are easy to deal with from a support standpoint. If they need to jump in and help us, they're very willing to do that. Their email filtering, their data loss prevention, their intrusion prevention, type of products in the newest OSs has been outstanding."
"No negative impression of the scalability."
"The product is easy to deploy."
"The most valuable feature is content filtering and app control."
"It does what it says it is going to do."
"SonicWall TZ is a stable product."
"The most valuable feature is the protection available, and then ease of use and flexibility."
"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."
"It is very stable with no issues. The firewall's been up for the past 35 days non-stop. It's performed great. It has performed as it should perform."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"I need user-behavior analytics, to find threat scenarios from inside the organization, insider attacks. That would be very helpful for us. In addition, I would like next-generation features for small and medium businesses. These businesses require UTM, all in one product. Fortinet must include it."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"While FortiGate is cheaper than most other solutions, we're seeing increased license renewal costs. Most of our clients are asking for more significant discounts because the price is going up."
"Fortinet FortiGate can be integrated with different platforms. They have integrations in place, but I can't say they're 100%."
"One of the features that I would like to have is to do with endpoint production, it should be integrated. For example, the firewall gets notified of any kind of forensic event that needs to be done, such as if there is a ransomware attack and how it originated, all those records have to be available from the firewall, which is not."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"I would like to see the features of FortiAnalyzer included in Fortinet FortiOS. Right now, you're required to have an additional license and a different device for features such as processing the log, reporting, and analyzing traffic."
"FortiOS's bandwidth and interface could be improved."
"The technical support is good. However, during the holidays they can get a little slow to respond."
"Right now, we have to contend with CLI. We'd like it to be easier. We need the features to be in a UI."
"It would be better if AWS instances were available. If I want to upgrade from T2.small to T2.medium, it should be available rather than having a big instance and paying a lot of money for that. The issue is that we had deployed in AWS Cloud, and we were using a very small instance. Recently we wanted to move in-house and deploy it on the big instance because it was struggling with the RAM. If we use T2.small, we cannot upgrade it to the T2.medium. It has predefined instances in the marketplace with a lot of cost differences. If I can increase the RAM, I have to choose the T3.large instance. If I'm paying $270 for the small instance, I have to pay more than double the cost for T3.large. It is about $850, and this is not good. So, it would be better if it was cheaper. I think both AWS and Fortinet should think about that. They should provide it on lower instances as well. If I want to upgrade it from T2.small to T2.medium, it should be available, but it's a problem."
"The additional features I would like to see included in the next release is better troubleshooting and reporting."
"While it is a solid solution, there are some product limitations which exclude it from deployment in some situations."
"SD-WAN configuration could be easier."
"Although the pricing is good, it could always be lower. If we get to pay less, we're happier."
"The user support could be improved because you have to go outside to get that kind of support."
"The reporting analytics could be improved, it is very unstable."
"In general, the company needs to think contingently and integrate more security options."
"I think content filtering is the area this product should improve. It's a little tricky to get put in correctly."
"Getting support can be slow."
"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."
Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiOS writes "Provides effective filtering features, good stability but initial setup is moderately challenging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Fortinet FortiWeb, Darktrace and Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Fortinet FortiOS vs. SonicWall TZ report.
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