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Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs SonicWall Web Application Firewall [EOL] comparison

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
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
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
High stability with built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure
The graphical interface needs improvement because it is not user friendly. There isn't a standardized process for blocking IPs. IPs need to be blocked individually, whether one or one hundred. A normal scenario would be to copy and paste multiple IPs at the same time but the solution does not offer this option. Updating takes a long time and is up to the WAF. In most cases, we prepare scripts to handle these updates.
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Narender Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
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

"The solution has built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure."
"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."
"In my experience, Microsoft products have a smooth integration and facilitate easy management and monitoring. Using Azure Application Gateway allows us to efficiently handle the system loads."
"Using policies to link and manage these URL-based routing configurations is also valuable."
"It does an excellent job of load balancing."
"We use the product in front-end and back-end applications to do the load balancing smartly."
"We chose this solution in the first place because it has access to Layer 7. I can control the requests and the content, which I can access on my network if I want to even if it's forbidden access to other external resources. If I want to monitor, for example, traffic, and apply this rule on Layer 7, I can do so. This was our main goal when implementing this application. We wanted to take advantage of the Gateway capabilities."
"The solution's most valuable feature is an HTTP solution and SSL certificate. It is also easy to use."
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"We use SonicWall Web Application Firewall for security and tunneling."
"The solution offers better data protection than competitors."
"Capture ATP is a good additional feature in the latest version."
 

Cons

"The solution should provide more security for certificate-based services so that we can implement more security on that."
"The monitoring on the solution could be better."
"It takes a lot of time for a certificate to update in the system. That is a huge drawback, affecting the load-balancing side. And when there are changes to the load balancing, it affects the end-user."
"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is harder to manage than Imperva. It is not intuitive and stable compared to other products."
"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway's first deployment is complex. It needs to improve its pricing."
"It is a bit tricky to configure. You've got to have a very specific format to configure it. They should make it a little bit easier to configure. Mapping the certificates into it isn't easy, and it could be better. Currently, you've to write a bit of automation to pull certificates directly to HTTPS."
"Scalability can be an issue."
"The tool's pricing could be improved."
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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

"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is expensive."
"We use the tool's basic subscription. Its licensing costs are monthly."
"Between v1 and v2, there is a lot of change in the pricing. It is very costly compared to AWS."
"The solution is reasonably priced."
"I rate the price of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway an eight out of ten."
"The solution is paid monthly. The solution is highly expensive."
"The product is expensive. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten."
"It is an expensive solution. We have an enterprise agreement, it is monthly."
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"The pricing is competitive."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
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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 advice do you have for others considering SonicWall Web Application Firewall?
I would recommend SonicWall Web Application Firewall to other users because it has good durability and security, and we did not face any issues with it. Overall, I rate SonicWall Web Application Fi...
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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.

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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.

 

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Lilly, AccuWeather, AIRFRANCE, Honeywell
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