SonicWall SMA Reviews

We use SonicWall SMA for many purposes, such as remote desktops from different locations. It is a VPN solution.

The solution is reliable and has good overall performance.

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

I have been using SonicWall SMA for approximately two years.

The stability of SonicWall SMA is good.

I rate the stability of SonicWall SMA a seven out of ten.

SonicWall SMA is scalable.

Our whole company of approximately 100 is using this solution. We do not plan to increase our usage.

I rate the scalability of SonicWall SMA an eight out of ten.

I previously used OpenVPN. OpenVPN Access Server is more user-friendly compared to SonicWall SMA. However, it could be more complex for a classical user but for technical users, it is better because they do more with it, such as build APIs.

The initial setup of SonicWall SMA is simple and can be done quickly.

My advice to others is to use another solution.

I rate SonicWall SMA a seven out of ten.

I'm an information security engineer and we are integrators.

The user interface could be improved. I'd also like to see the solution move to the cloud. 

I've been using this solution for one year. 

The scalability and stability are good. 

We are in Thailand and I'm very happy with the technical support. 

I think they ask for a fair price. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

The primary use case of this solution is to provide remote access from home offices. 

The deployment model we are using is on-premises.

Secure remote access is now available from home offices.

The most valuable feature of this solution is they have IT consultants that know SonicWall.

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

We are now running at gigabyte-speed and SonicWall just can't handle it.

For a user, doing the setup alone is hopeless because the menu structure is not very clear and many of the features are hidden. They are very difficult to access. 

The overall menu is not very user-friendly and it could be easier.

This solution is stable but very slow.

The solution is scalable. So far, we have had no issues.

There are approximately eight users.

We have very good IT consultants who provide technical support.

The initial setup was complex. You could not possibly do it yourself without an IT consultant.

We had IT consultants help us with the implementation.

We do not have a relationship with SonicWall, we are customers.

I would not recommend this solution without them speaking to an IT consultant. They have IT consultants, and it's recommended to use a consultant to handle it.

We are currently looking at other solutions because SonicWall just cannot compare and we feel that we need to increase the speed.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

Since the pandemic began, we have started using SonicWall to allow users to work from home.

We have found the most valuable features to be:

• Secure Mobile Access (SMA) is easy to configure and the deployment is straightforward. However, this is mostly because of the AWS setup
  
  
• Easy to use
   
  
• Simple to manage
  
  
• Integrated with NSa

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.

I have to manage the SMA separately, there should be centralized management and reporting features.

I have been using this solution within the last 12 months.

The solution is stable and very reliable.

Since the solution is on the cloud the scalability should not be an issue.

We have approximately 200 people using this solution in my organization. We do not have more than 180 users connected at one time.

The technical support was responsive.

The initial setup was easy.

We had a team from SonicWall help us with the implementation of the solution.

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

We did evaluate other solutions before we chose this one.

My advice to others is this solution is reliable, feature-rich, and reasonable-priced. If they want to have an SSL VPN solution, then SonicWall SMA is probably a good choice. It is has a two-factor authentication already in-built, and it will help you connect your mobile users without any issues. It has the capability of connecting all your devices, such as laptops, Linux systems, and MacBooks.

I rate SonicWall SMA an eight out of ten.

We are a system integrator and SonicWall SMA is one of the products that we implement for our clients. They use it to protect their data.

We need to keep applying updates that are supplied from the OEM.

On the customer's side, we have a centralized system. There is software to manage their security appliance, as well as their network appliance, and they have some kind of endpoint security. 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.

We have been working with SonicWall SMA for 13 years.

This is a stable product.

I am very satisfied with the technical support.

We also work with Fortinet products.

The length of time for deployment depends on the customer and their environment.

I have a team of four people who handle the implementation for our clients.

This is definitely a product that I can recommend to others.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

We are service providers and we sell and integrate solutions for clients.

I am using this solution for VPN and mobile on the website.

I like the load balancing capability. 

It's very fast and it has a simple interface.

The timed synchronization between the network appliance needs improvement.

I have been using SonicWall SMA for one year.

It is a very scalable product, because this product may be used by a million people.

Our customers are small and large companies.

Technical support is good.

The initial setup was easy.

It takes 20 minutes to deploy.

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

It's a good solution and I definitely recommend it.

I would rate SonicWall SMA a ten out of ten.