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Microsoft and SonicWall are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. Additionally, 78% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SonicWall users who would recommend it.
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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure Application Gateway and SonicWall Web Application Firewall [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Application...
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (3rd), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (2nd)
SonicWall Web Application F...
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Sami - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2022
High stability with built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure
Our company uses the solution to publish services that are on Azure. There is more than one way to publish services.  You can use the Microsoft infrastructure for app services including small programming, configurations related to obligations, and publishing. Or you can publish manually by using…
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Narender Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 15, 2023
A stable and durable solution that can be used for security and tunneling
We use SonicWall Web Application Firewall for security and tunneling We should get the logs from the solution, and it should communicate with the local DNS. There is some lag in the solution's technical support response time. I have been using SonicWall Web Application Firewall for one year.…
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I rate Microsoft Azure Application Gateway's scalability a ten out of ten. My company has more than 1000 users who use it daily."
"We find it valuable because it is compatible with our existing Azure solution."
"The solution's integration is very good."
"The most valuable feature is WAF."
"Some of the key features of this solution are the low-level maintenance required, floating proxy service, and load balancing."
"The solution integrates different applications and APIs securely, enhancing overall security and network optimization."
"Azure Application Gateway's most valuable feature is ease of use. The configuration is straightforward. It isn't difficult to adjust the size of your instances in the settings. You can do that with a few clicks, and the configuration file is the same way. You can also set rules and policies with minimal time and effort."
"I find Application Gateway’s WAF module valuable because it helps prevent layer 7 attacks."
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"Capture ATP is a good additional feature in the latest version."
"We use SonicWall Web Application Firewall for security and tunneling."
"The solution offers better data protection than competitors."
 

Cons

"It could be more stable, and support could be better. It would also be better if they offered more features. For example, it lacks security features. Before we used another English solution, and we realized that some of the rules were not set up correctly and passed through the Application Gateway's English controllers. But the problem, in this case, is if you send ten rules, for example, six rules hit some issues. IP address blocking could be better. The rules, for example, don't work properly. If you have one issue, one rule or another rule will not work. This sounds like total madness to me."
"The working speed of the solution needs improvement."
"The pricing of the solution is a bit high. The solution should offer different pricing systems."
"It could be easier to change servicing."
"The solution should provide more security for certificate-based services so that we can implement more security on that."
"For the first-time user, it is difficult to understand so the user-interface needs to be improved."
"Needs easier integration with the existing SIAM."
"We faced some downtime while validating CNAME."
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"We have a lot of unknown errors popping up in the latest version."
"The solution needs an access management feature with API integration so we can assign certain levels of access within groups."
"We should get the logs from the solution, and it should communicate with the local DNS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the tool's basic subscription. Its licensing costs are monthly."
"I rate the pricing seven out of ten because some third-party solutions are even costlier than this."
"The tool's pricing model is pay-as-you-go."
"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being cheap and one being expensive."
"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is expensive."
"The product is not expensive."
"The solution is paid monthly. The solution is highly expensive."
"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is a pretty affordable product. My company needs to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs of the solution. The additional costs apart from the licensing costs of the solution vary."
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"The pricing is competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Azure Front Door and Application Gateway?
We found Azure Front Door to be easily scaled and very stable. The implementation is very fast and Microsoft provides excellent support. Azure Front Door can quickly detect abnormalities before the...
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How does AWS WAF compare to Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon’s Web Service Web Application Firewall or Microsoft Azure Application Gateway web application firewall software was the better fit ...
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What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?
Application Gateway automatically redirects unwanted users and takes care of the security aspect. It also handles the performance side of things, which is why we use it.
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What do you like most about SonicWall Web Application Firewall?
We use SonicWall Web Application Firewall for security and tunneling.
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What needs improvement with SonicWall Web Application Firewall?
We should get the logs from the solution, and it should communicate with the local DNS. There is some lag in the solution's technical support response time.
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What is your primary use case for SonicWall Web Application Firewall?
Our company uses the solution to protect our website that is for internal resources only and does not allow enterprise access.
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Also Known As

Azure Application Gateway, MS Azure Application Gateway
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Overview

Azure Application Gateway is a web traffic load balancer that enables you to manage traffic to your web applications. Traditional load balancers operate at the transport layer (OSI layer 4 - TCP and UDP) and route traffic based on source IP address and port, to a destination IP address and port.

To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

The SonicWall Web Application Firewal l (WAF) solutions enables the defense-in-depth strategy to protect your web applications running in a private, public or hybrid cloud environment. compromise the application, steal data and/or cause a denial-of-service.

 

Sample Customers

Lilly, AccuWeather, AIRFRANCE, Honeywell
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