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

Read 8 Peplink SpeedFusion reviews

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100% willing to recommend

SonicWall SMA

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91% willing to recommend

Peplink SpeedFusion

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Executive Summary

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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

8.2

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

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

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

"Our customers find it to be an interesting and tempting solution."

"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."

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

"It is a very stable product."

"I have been using Peplink SpeedFusion for more than ten years."

"The valuable feature is that, after reading about its capabilities and using it for a while, Peplink SpeedFusion employs eight technologies within its SD-WAN profile, addressing issues like packet loss and latency. The solution is highly stable. I rate it a nine out of ten. The support team gives quick response and efficient local support."

"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."

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"I like the load balancing capability."

"Secure Mobile Access (SMA) is easy to configure and the deployment is straightforward. However, this is mostly because of the AWS setup."

"Blocklisting and allowlisting are the most beneficial features for network security."

"My advice to others is this solution is reliable, feature-rich, and reasonable-priced."

"The advanced threat protection and the endpoint control features of SonicWall SMA have helped improve security measures tremendously."

"The performance is good."

"SonicWall SMA has the most valuable feature of proprietary security technologies like Capture ATP."

"The solution is reliable and has good overall performance."

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Cons

"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."

"Its pricing is the main issue. The pricing could be improved."

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

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

"The stability has room for improvement."

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

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

More Peplink SpeedFusion cons

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

"This solution is very slow, and the competitors have much higher speeds."

"There are some features that are available on Palo Alto or Cisco that don't exist. The solution could integrate better with other platforms."

"SonicWall SMA is difficult to use and it does not provide easy access to different parts of the network."

"SonicWall's reporting isn't good. Reports should be part of a data plan."

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

"The only thing that they could try to improve is the support for enterprise customers."

"The user interface could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"The platform has medium pricing."

"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."

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

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

"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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Blocklisting and allowlisting are the most beneficial features for network security.

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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

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Compared 10% of the time

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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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