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SonicWall SMA pros and cons

Vendor: SonicWall
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Pros & Cons summary

SonicWall SMA provides robust security features and is praised for exceptional VPN performance and easy integration with existing systems. The platform offers comprehensive remote access capabilities but is noted for being expensive. Dell needs to improve product visibility and integration with other platforms. Reporting features should be part of a data plan, and while the product's technical support is reliable, it also requires improvement.

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PROS

SonicWall SMA provides IT consultancy services with knowledgeable consultants.
SonicWall SMA offers extensive remote desktop and access options.
SonicWall SMA is faster than other security options for remote connections.
SonicWall SMA features load balancing capabilities.
SonicWall SMA is affordable and functional, offering a good balance between price and features.

CONS

The overall menu is not very user-friendly and it could be easier.
This is an expensive solution and I think that the price could be improved.
Multifactor authentication is not available and there should be MFA integration provided with the appliance.
Support for enterprise customers could be improved, providing a global view and addressing the global picture.
Enhancing live tracking capabilities could improve the product, particularly in monitoring user activity and request statuses in real-time on the web interface.
 

SonicWall SMA Pros review quotes

Rias_Majeed - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 5, 2019
It is faster than other security options when using remote connections.
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MS
Sep 29, 2019
This solution has many options for remote desktop and access.
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JL
May 10, 2022
What I like best about SonicWall SMA is the relationship between its features and its price, because the solution is both affordable and functional.
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AP
Jan 22, 2020
The management and the dashboard are the solution's most valuable features.
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DS
Jun 9, 2021
Secure Mobile Access (SMA) is easy to configure and the deployment is straightforward. However, this is mostly because of the AWS setup.
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Pawel Najsarek - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 12, 2022
The performance is good.
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it_user1134090 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 29, 2019
The most valuable feature of this solution is they have IT consultants that know SonicWall.
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Maheshbabu T - PeerSpot reviewer
May 26, 2022
SonicWall SMA allows us to provide CML-based access to any user.
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Mayur_Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 4, 2024
Blocklisting and allowlisting are the most beneficial features for network security.
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Jasmit Singh Juneja - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 11, 2023
SonicWall SMA has the most valuable feature of proprietary security technologies like Capture ATP.
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SonicWall SMA Cons review quotes

Rias_Majeed - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 5, 2019
The product itself is very good, but Dell needs to work on product visibility in their advertising.
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MS
Sep 29, 2019
This is an expensive solution and I think that the price could be improved.
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JL
May 10, 2022
The only thing that they could try to improve is the support for enterprise customers. Normally enterprises and SMBs can create a ticket, but for enterprises, SonicWall SMA needs to provide a global view, and this is what's currently missing. It's not even a question of timing. It's a question of the global vision because currently, it's lacking. They concentrate on the topic, but not on the means and not on the global picture. In most cases, there's something wrong with the integration of SonicWall SMA with other products, so that could also be improved.
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AP
Jan 22, 2020
The solution could integrate better with other platforms.
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DS
Jun 9, 2021
The solution has 2FA, it will generate a token and send it to an email, but multifactor authentication is not available. I would suggest that there should be MFA integration and provided with the appliance.
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Pawel Najsarek - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 12, 2022
I'd like to see the product maybe polish keyboards in Bookmark.
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it_user1134090 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 29, 2019
The overall menu is not very user-friendly and it could be easier.
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Maheshbabu T - PeerSpot reviewer
May 26, 2022
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.
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Mayur_Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 4, 2024
Enhancing live tracking capabilities could improve the product, particularly in monitoring user activity and request statuses in real-time on the web interface.
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Jasmit Singh Juneja - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 11, 2023
The product's technical support services could be improved.
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