Peplink SpeedFusion vs SonicWall SMA comparison

The compared Peplink and SonicWall solutions aren't in the same category. Peplink is ranked #12 in SDW , and holds a 3.9% mindshare in the category. SonicWall is ranked #2 in UAG , with an average rating of 9.5, and holds a 42.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Peplink users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of SonicWall users who would recommend it.

Peplink SpeedFusion

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100% willing to recommend

SonicWall SMA

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91% willing to recommend

Peplink SpeedFusion

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Categories and Ranking

Peplink SpeedFusion

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (12th), WAN Edge (15th)

SonicWall SMA

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Universal Access Gateways (2nd), SSL VPN (6th), Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (16th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Networking solutions, they serve different purposes. Peplink SpeedFusion is designed for Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions and holds a mindshare of 3.9%, down 6.7% compared to last year.
SonicWall SMA, on the other hand, focuses on Universal Access Gateways, holds 42.2% mindshare, down 50.0% since last year.

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Peplink SpeedFusion	3.9%
Fortinet FortiGate	11.1%
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN	10.0%
Other	75.0%

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions

Universal Access Gateways Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SonicWall SMA	42.2%
Citrix Gateway	42.2%
Other	15.599999999999994%

Universal Access Gateways

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MARYJANE JAUCIAN

IT Officer at Department of Education - Philippines

Helps to connect remote systems and offers collaborative features

In the Philippines, VPN usage may not be widely known, but we leverage VPN effectively within my organization. I've shared our in-house systems with other district offices, as I cover fifteen municipalities and cater to the entire province. This platform is a valuable tool for us, enabling collaborative work, and allowing us to update our services remotely.

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Barry Arendt

Owner at ThinkEzIT

Security enhances through autonomous protection and strong support while multi-factor authentication secures access

I haven't utilized the high availability and scalability features of SonicWall SMA yet because I've never had a need to. I don't know where they can focus their energy on continuous improvements, as I haven't been looking at what they're releasing. We're a small shop, so we drop stuff in and manage it and do what we need to do to maintain it. If we run into an issue, we contact support. There's a learning curve, but it comes down to getting support to train you on the product, and then once you have the training you need, you're able to make the changes and updates that you need to.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"In the Philippines, VPN usage may not be widely known, but we leverage VPN effectively within my organization. I've shared our in-house systems with other district offices, as I cover fifteen municipalities and cater to the entire province. This platform is a valuable tool for us, enabling collaborative work, and allowing us to update our services remotely."

"With this technology, we were able to reduce expenses from 0.43$ million to 0.23$ million per year, and the speed was increased (x5) by changing expensive MPLS to a simple, low-price connection like ADSL and using the cellular data network as a backup connection."

"The most valuable feature is the virtual VPN concentrator."

"It is a very stable product."

"The SpeedFusion feature is good. It allowed us to move away from IPsec between the sites. It is also a really easy product to deploy."

"It allowed us to be able to use both ISP connections at pretty much double the bandwidth, and it also provided us the high availability because if one ISP goes down, it is usually transparent so the users don't notice."

"The SpeedFusion feature is the most valuable."

"The solution has four key features, that maybe the other competitors don't have yet."

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"Secure remote access is now available from home offices."

"SonicWall SMA allows us to provide CML-based access to any user."

"The product is extremely flexible, the program is easy to use, the performance is good, and the solution is very stable."

"The management and the dashboard are the solution's most valuable features."

"I think they ask for a fair price."

"The SonicWall SSL-VPN solution offers the best protection with the least effect on services."

"SonicWall SMA allows us to provide CML-based access to any user."

"This solution has many options for remote desktop and access."

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Cons

"Some of the partners, especially in the Middle East, are not fine."

"Their hardware support isn't the greatest. We've had one unit go down, and it took a while for them to replace it."

"They don't have next generation firewall, UTM, like the other competitors."

"Its pricing is the main issue. The pricing could be improved. I would like to see an outbound policy based on the application. It is a very good feature, and most of the customers are looking for that. They can also include stronger firewall features. This would help the customers in choosing this product as the only device for the SD network."

"Their hardware support isn't the greatest. We've had one unit go down, and it took a while for them to replace it. It was in the Caribbeans, so it might be a location-related issue."

"There is room for improvement in enhancing security features, such as incorporating intrusion detection blocking capabilities and integrating artificial intelligence to bolster security aspects on the device."

"I believe there could be some enhancements in the enterprise segment, offering greater options or something similar."

"The product needs to aggregate the bandwidth of different ISPs. It needs to improve scalability as well."

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"I'd like to see the product maybe polish keyboards in Bookmark."

"User interface could be improved."

"The timed synchronization between the network appliance needs improvement."

"SonicWall's reporting isn't good. Reports should be part of a data plan. The login mechanism should be improved. It would be helpful if the client could use an agent to log in. An agent-server model would improve the performance of the RDB, which consumes a lot of bandwidth."

"The problem is that when combined with what the client already has, there are two different logins and two different management systems, and these should be consolidated into a single interface."

"This is an expensive solution and I think that the price could be improved."

"The solution could integrate better with other platforms."

"The problem is that when combined with what the client already has, there are two different logins and two different management systems, and these should be consolidated into a single interface."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has lifetime licensing. Its pricing is high for most of the markets."

"It's not cheap, but it is highly competitive."

"Its licensing fee is on a yearly basis. For the price, it is actually pretty good value."

"I rate Peplink SpeedFusion's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The cost is in the middle, a five out of ten."

"Perpetual licensing, which is good for customers that don't want any annual or subscription based license."

"The cost of the licensing is based on the maximum number of concurrent users, and it costs a lot to add them."

"This solution is priced well and we currently have the maximum number of licenses allowed."

"The platform has medium pricing."

"Our licenses are stackable and can be anywhere from five users to a million users."

"I don't know about the pricing of the SSL-VPN box. I know the SSL-VPN software is free. Global VPN client, by comparison, is licensed for around $150 or something like that. But the SSL-VPN software is free. It is already built-in with the box."

"All the costs are included in a bundled license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Construction Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	2

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Comparisons

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Compared 16% of the time

Fortinet FortiGate vs Peplink SpeedFusion

Compared 12% of the time

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN vs Peplink SpeedFusion

Compared 10% of the time

VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN vs Peplink SpeedFusion

Compared 6% of the time

Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform vs Peplink SpeedFusion

Compared 5% of the time

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OpenVPN Access Server vs SonicWall SMA

Compared 12% of the time

Citrix Gateway vs SonicWall SMA

Compared 12% of the time

Ivanti Connect Secure vs SonicWall SMA

Compared 11% of the time

Sangfor SSL VPN vs SonicWall SMA

Compared 10% of the time

SonicWall Connect Tunnel vs SonicWall SMA

Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

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SonicWall Aventail, SonicWall SMA SSL-VPN, SonicWall Secure Mobile Access

Overview

Peplink’s patent-pending SpeedFusion technology powers enterprise VPNs that tap into the bandwidth of up to 13 low-cost cable, DSL, 3G/4G/LTE, and other links connected anywhere on your corporate or institutional WAN. Whether you’re transferring a few documents or driving realtime POS data, video feeds, and VoIP conversations, SpeedFusion pumps all your data down a single fat datapipe that’s budget-friendly, ultra-fast, and easily configurable to suit any networking environment.

Peplink

SonicWall SMA is a unified secure access gateway that enables organizations to provide anytime, anywhere and any device access to mission critical corporate resources. SMA's granular access control policy engine, context aware device authorization, application level VPN and advanced authentication with single sign-on empowers organizations to embrace BYOD and mobility in a hybrid IT environment.

SonicWall

Sample Customers

MIT Robotics Team, Intel, Apple, Google, Hootsuite, Northrop Gruman, Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Avocent, GE, VW, Marriott, Renaissance, WSI, Union /Pacific

UnitedStack, Newport City Homes, Faith Lutheran College Redlands, PRIME aerostructures GmbH, Celtic Manor Resort

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