SonicWall TZ Reviews

The main features are support and security.

We have several locations, each with a VPN to a central office. SonicWall provides each location with its own security and provides our company with the ability to centralize our servers so they can provide applications to all the locations and users.

The SonicWall is somewhat misunderstood due to its being a lot more complicated to use and set up. A simpler interface would help this issue.

We have been using this solution for four years.

There were no stability issues.

I would give technical support and rating of 8/10. Most of the time support is with foreign staff and can be hard to understand.

We have not used a different solution since I have been with the company.

The initial setup was somewhat complex. The interface can be a little hard to get used to and understand.

It is not cheap, but it is probably one of the best secure firewalls. You get what you pay for!

Shop around and make sure you need this level of security. Have lots of time to get to know this device because the rewards are plenty.

• The management GUI is easy to configure, friendly to use, manage, and troubleshoot
• IPSec/SSL VPN is easy to configure
• It offers granular level of control for IPS and firewalls with advanced application control features
• You have one console to manage different aspect of the product
• It provides a high level of security
• It is easy to integrate into an existing network
• It provides a high level of throughput

• The DPI SSL Inspection needs a lot of improvements
• Dell SonicWALL doesn’t offer virtual UTM models which is a very fast growing area in the world

I've used it for three years.

No issues encountered.

The firewall does crash and/or unexpectedly reboots.

Generally speaking no, but sizing correctly is main challenge, and that is why you need to make sure you select the right model.

The hold time is very long, and they need to hire more people to handle the huge number of incoming calls.

Dell SonicWALL tech support is excellent, and they meet the evolving needs of their clients.

I had a chance to work with Fortinet and Netasq. and am also currently exploring CheckPoint. It was a part of my job when I joined different companies, and each with had partnership with these products.

Most of the deployments were straightforward, whether as a standalone unit or as part of an HA setup.

It was an in-house team who consulted with the vendor for complex installations.

It delivers an immediate ROI with a low cost of managing and maintaining multiple security solutions, it increases productivity, and improves security.

No other options were evaluated.

Dell SonicWALL UTM is strong in the UTM space with great support. They continue to innovate and deliver a solid UTM product with high throughput speed. Added to this, Dell partners are pleased with their SonicWALL partnership as well as the products features and excellent support.

Our company provides consultancy services. We are resellers and integrators, and we implement this solution for our customers. I'm a systems engineer.

The solution is important for the main security program of our client companies. 

I like the site categorization and application controls, and I also like the anti-spam feature.

The user interface could be improved. Another issue is that part of the company strategy is that once the license expires, the company blocks features and things slow down. It would be nice if they would provide a free version for small companies. Most companies here in Brazil either don't have the money or their culture is cost-oriented so they don't make large investments in security. They prefer products which are less expensive such as open, source-based firewalls. Having access to a free version would mean that we could create an awareness within the company about the importance of these solutions. Because of the dollar rate, the product is quite expensive for us, whereas in the States it's affordable to spend a few thousand dollars on a solution. 

I've been using this product for six years. 

The solution is not very scalable. We often have to change the appliances. That's the downside on these kinds of projects because it then requires the company to make an additional purchase. Our clients usually have up to 400 users each. 

We don't like the technical support much. There is a long wait time to get a response. 

We also use Fortinet for our clients and we prefer that solution. Fortinet has a better user interface that's easier to use with no hardware charges. It's a more expensive solution but you get what you pay for. The graphical user interface is not so easy with SonicWall. Sophos also has a better user interface.

The initial setup is complex and takes a few hours. It really requires specialized technicians. If the user interface was easier it would be a little less complex to deploy. It means they need to contact companies like ours, but maybe they need to improve their in-house support. 

We think SonicWall is a good product. Sometimes the technicians don't have the expertise to deploy and there can be issues with appliances that are not sized correctly and the appliances get overloaded and it slows down the network. It's not because of the solution, it's the lack of experience.

I would rate this solution a six out of 10. 

We are a solution provider and the SonicWall TZ firewall is one of the products that we implement for our clients. We also use it for our company.

We are familiar with the console and it is good to work with.

We are very happy with the throughput.

We have been facing issues with reporting. We use to have a free tool for reporting, but now there is a licensing fee. 

I have been using SonicWall TZ for the past eight years.

I would say that SonicWall TZ is stable, as we have not had many issues with it.

We have not needed to scale. 

We regularly have between 60 and 70 users in our company. Our customers for this product are small and medium-sized businesses.

We are very much happy with the support.

We do not often need technical support, but it is available from the local distributor or through the SonicWall portal.

In the future, we will be looking for a cloud-based replacement for this device.

This is a product that we recommend, and also suggest that people upgrade their old devices to this model.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Easy to configure. Good for any organization.

Always saves time for any implementation. IT guys never have lots of time for R&D in some live box.

Content filtering, Load balancing. Bandwidth management.

5 years.

Never.

Once.

No issues.

7/10

9/10

Technical support and it wasn't fit for our organization.

Never, it's so easy.

Fortigate

We use SonicWall for the connectivity it provides. We are customers of SonicWall and I work in network support.

The VPN connection is the most valuable feature for us. For me, it's all good - implementation and data tools are also good.

The GUI interface could be improved. It would make a difference if they could update that. 

I've been using this solution for three years. 

I've had some problems with the VPN connection but I think stability is good.

Most of our clients are small companies but the scalability is good. 

I've had good experience with technical support. 

The initial setup was easy for me. 

I also use Fortinet FortiGate and I prefer it to SonicWall. The difference is that SonicWall is a cheaper solution. 

I would recommend this product, I haven't had any problems with it. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

This was for a small business with roughly twelve 5x8 employee users. This is not a healthcare client but they do value their security.

We bought a T115 which was working fine, but when we went to renew the contract, it jumped to twice the amount. I asked why and was told the two-year-old model was being discontinued. My option was to upgrade to a SOHO or TZ. Not only was this a waste of money, but it also made me look bad.

SonicWall does have the best ease of use I've encountered in my limited experience. It's easy to set up.

The hardware is outdated and very slow. They are far behind Sophos and even FortiGate when it comes to hardware.

• All feautures related to deep packet inspection (IPS, application control, anti-malware, anti-spyware)
• Single Sign On
• Web content filter
• VPN

We sell the product, and we have a lot of business for it, and our customers are happy with the solution.

• Advance malware analysis (sandbox)
• Reporting

I've been using the NSA, E-Class and Supermassive models over the last 12 years.

If it's planned correctly, there will be no problems.

Sometimes there are issues.

No issues encountered.

It's good.

It's medium.

We previously used CheckPoint and switched because it was expensive.

It was straightforward.

We are a vendor team.

It normally comes within eight months for us.