We compared SonicWall TZ and WatchGuard Firebox across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: SonicWall TZ is highly praised for its user-friendly interface, robust features, and cost-effectiveness. However, there are areas that need improvement such as reporting, licensing, scalability, and support. On the other hand, WatchGuard Firebox is commended for its comprehensive features, ease of use, and reasonable pricing. However, it also has areas that need improvement including the interface, web blocker feature, reporting, customer support, security, configuration options, scalability, and integration.
"FortiGate SD-WAN facilitated a smooth transition for our customers between their two internet service providers, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity without any downtime."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is URL filtering."
"Easy to use support and licensing portal as well as activation process."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"It blocks the vulnerabilities that can negatively impact us."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly navigation."
"SonicWall TZ is a stable product."
"No negative impression of the scalability."
"I like the firewall product, the security server, and the content filter."
"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 lets me monitor in live time if someone is 'hogging' bandwidth."
"Most of the features are useful. It is easy to configure and easy to troubleshoot. I can see the utilization of different networks, and there are also App control features."
"Access restriction and IP whitelisting are the most valuable features."
"The product's usability is good. It is straightforward and simple. One of the benefits is that it is easy to navigate and intuitive."
"The most valuable feature of WatchGuard Firebox is its ease of use."
"Firebox's best feature is the access portal."
"The solution simplifies my business. Normally, for administration, we are using NetApp System Manager on Window since it's easy to create new policies. In a short amount of time, you can create new policies based on new requirements. For example, in the last few months, many requirements changed due to the coronavirus, adding the use of new services, like Office 365, and eLearning tools, like Zoom."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use of the interface."
"Management and visibility are the most valuable features."
"The throughput is great. It's perfect. We have no issues whatsoever. The management features are very powerful..."
"The firewall aspect and the branch office VPNs are the most valuable features... We don't have any issues with it. We don't have to spend a lot of time maintaining it."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"The pricing could always be better."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"I have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"Fortinet already improved FortiGate, but in the current market, many brands of security devices have improved together. Fortinet still needs to catch up with market standards. Fortinet is lacking in features in comparison to competitors."
"The scalability could be better."
"Quality control on their firmware versions needs improvement. When they introduce new firmware, there tend to be bugs."
"The room for improvement is about the global delivery time period. Usually I need to wait for almost one month to deliver it overseas. So if you can shorten the deliver time it'd be great."
"Full monitoring obviously needs to be improved. We need full monitoring covered under the security licensing."
"The reporting analytics could be improved, it is very unstable."
"The solution should provide some additional ports."
"I can't get the support that I need from SonicWall."
"They should consider working a bit more on their ransomware application."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"The price could be better for us in Bolivia."
"The UI and web view aren't nice."
"The UI is not as user-friendly as the model that I had used before, which was from Check Point. The design of the Firebox UI is restricted and needs an experienced network guy to understand the format and settings."
"They are working on cloud-based options. However, they do not have the options fully functional in their solution at this time."
"This is a great product and offers great protection but they don't hear the customers' needs. They don't make improvements as per the customers' requests."
"The few issues that we have had, such as not knowing where to go, they have been answered quickly."
"Last year, I had an issue with one of the Fireboxes going down. It was overheated, because my server room became overheated and this fried it."
"A 12-hour power outage... got our batteries."
"We bought Firebox four or five years ago, and with the first version I had to reboot it every two or three months for no apparent reason. We upgraded last year to the M370 and it's been running, but it is rebooting from time to time. I don't know why."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while WatchGuard Firebox is ranked 13th in Firewalls with 79 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while WatchGuard Firebox is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Firebox writes "Offers a streamlined deployment, intuitive interface and robust security features". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas WatchGuard Firebox is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Meraki MX and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our SonicWall TZ vs. WatchGuard Firebox report.
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