Compare SolarWinds vs SonicWall

SolarWinds

Based on 381 reviews.

SonicWall

Based on 251 reviews.

Overview

SolarWinds Inc. develops enterprise information technology infrastructure management software for IT professionals. In 2007, SolarWinds raised funding from Austin Ventures, Bain Capital and Insight Venture Partners. SolarWinds completed its initial public offering of $112.5 million in 2009. In 2012, SolarWinds' total revenue reached $269 million. In June 2014, the company purchased the Swedish web-monitoring company Pingdom.

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Sample Customers

Dameware Remote Support

Illinois School District

SolarWinds Dameware Remove Everywhere

Accenture, Emerson, Lockheed Martin, Nielsen, NTT

SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge (CSE)

Redox, Byton, Veeva, BlueVoyant

Popular Solutions

SolarWinds NPM

17 reviews

SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor

11 reviews

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

12 reviews

SonicWall NSa

24 reviews

SonicWall TZ

18 reviews

SonicWall SMA

3 reviews

Top Industries

Educational Organization

47%

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Comms Service Provider

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

MohitKumar
Senior Specialist at a consultancy
Our company uses the solution to monitor NPM for 100 large accounts that typically have 40,000 interfaces. Basic...
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GurinderSingh
Sr Systems Engineer Network at AutoZone
We use SolarWinds Network Device Monitor to keep track of all network devices and manage their configurations. It...
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RajeshB
Server and Network Monitoring Manager at a consultancy
We use the solution to manage network devices such as Cisco switches, Palo Alto devices, and Cisco devices in our 34...
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Mohamad Zaidi Chubandi
Manager Infrastructure & Security at Malakoff Corporation Berhad
Our company has fifteen technicians who use the solution to monitor IT networks for our clients.
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Anonymous User
Subject Matter Expert at a tech company

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Sathish Ravichandran
Server & Cloud Architect at Icare
We use the product for VPN connections. It allows establishing rules for user access control, specifying which types...
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Mark Richmond
Chief Technology Officer at Next Level Communications
Capture scans attachments, sending them to a sandbox. It runs executables or PDFs in Windows Server, Linux, and other...
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Sergi Pinto
Internet Manager at MICROBLAU SL
The solution is a security system we install in our customer's office. It's a firewall. We have a control panel to...
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In432TchMn89
IT Manager at Citizens Bank
We use SonicWall NSV as the firewall component of our network and security solution.
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John Holbel
President at CMIT Solutions
Our clients mainly use it for their firewall protection.
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Customer Service

Vijay Samant
Assistant Manager at Just Dial Limited
The support is good. I rate the support from SolarWinds NPM a five out of five.
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Ravi Khanchandani
Founder Director at Techsa Services
Technical support is reliable, earning around an eight or nine rating.
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10 Kavi
Owner at Kavi
Support for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer was done over email, but it's not good enough. On a scale of one to...
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Henry-Steinhauer
Systems Engineer at LifePoint Health
We contacted technical support all of the time. They were fine.
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AliHassan
Team Leader - Telecom & Network at 2B Operating Co.
We have not needed customer support's help as the solution runs smoothly.
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Muhammad Asif
Consaltant at a consultancy
The technical support from SolarWinds for this solution is average, in my opinion, and the response times could...
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Dr. SureshHungenahally
Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy
Support is very good. You raise a ticket, you get a response, and they're technically good. That's what the main...
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Carlos Camargo
Senior Operations Manager at Sencinet
The technical support is generally excellent, and the support team takes a proactive approach. They offer valuable...
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BenjaminRafrafi
System and Network Administrator at a educational organization
Technical support is quite efficient, but they have to be a little more responsive. On a scale from one to five, I'll...
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Jami Ullah
Senior Network Admin at a financial services firm
The current model requiring engagement through a local partner to escalate issues to SolarWinds takes time and could...
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Olufemi Adalemo
Chief Technology Officer at Leystel Nigeria Limited
Technical support is good. I have no complaints.
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Rick McClure
Technical Operations & Management Professional at RMC Enterprises
When you get them on the phone, they're good. It could sometimes be tough to connect with them. Sometimes, you find...
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Anonymous User
Systems Management at a media company
The quality of the support staff is exceptional and their dedication to improve the client’s installation is...
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Anonymous User
Solutions Architect at Fishtech Group
I would say that the technical support is good, although not great. Certainly, it is passable.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a computer software company
Tech support was always on top of things. I usually got a response within a couple hours of opening a ticket and once...
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Anonymous User
Network Engineer at a media company
Customer Service: I would say 7 out of 10 stars. They really know their product technically. However, the response...
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George Nel
Instrumentation Superintendent Systems at a mining and metals company
Technical support is good. All of the issues I had were addressed by the support team within hours. They are helpful...
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Anonymous User
IT Director at a construction company
At times it’s been difficult to get through to technical support. However, in the past twelve months, they have...
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Anonymous User
Business Consultant. at a tech services company
The technical support is nothing special. The service is available on a 24/7 basis, which is good enough for my market.
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WILSON KEREBEI
CEO at WilCom Systems Ltd
We have made a few calls to support. We have not encountered very many issues that would require support.
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Moshiur Rahman Khan
CEO/Consultant at CIL
They're one of the most responsive companies when it comes to support.
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Anonymous User
Senior Manager - Global Network Ops
Customer Service: Customer service is very good. Technical Support: Good technical support. There is an active online...
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: 7 out of 10, compared to slow response time from Cisco. Technical Support: 7 out of 10
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Anonymous User
Quality Control/ Clinical Research Associate at a pharma/biotech company
I have contacted the support from SolarWinds Security Event Manager and they are good.
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer at a financial services firm
We aren't working with the SolarWinds team directly. We have local contacts, and we're very pleased with them....
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Anonymous User
Web Administrator at a sports company
Customer Service: Customer service is exceptional. They are very much in tune with our service needs and are always...
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Anonymous User
Information Technology Infrastructure Architect at a financial services firm
We have been very pleased with technical support. They respond quite quickly and the responses are always helpful.
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Anonymous User
Programmer Analyst at a leisure / travel company
Customer Service: Excellent. Customer support is knowledgeable about the product line and will engage with technical...
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Anonymous User
Senior Solutions Architect at a consultancy
Most of the time, we ask questions and open a case online to which they respond.
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Anonymous User
Systems Administrator at a tech services company
SolarWinds has a community called Thwack. That is where I get most of my help. I would give it the highest rating.
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Mayur_Patel
Chief Commercial Officer at Mp Online
I am very grateful for the support.
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ArunKumar1
IT Administrator at a healthcare company
Their technical support is good. They are very helpful. I would rate them an eight out of ten.
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Sahil Darji
Network Security Engineer at Khimji Ramdas
Technical support is very good.
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Rich Hoult
President at Vector One IT Solutions
I rate SonicWall support six out of 10. The tech support could be better. There's definitely a language barrier when...
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Bharath Kumar Gajula
Network Security Architect at a consultancy
The customer service and support are good. They do take some time when they have to go back to the development team....
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Fansa Kusuma
Network Security Engineer at PT Wahana Piranti Teknologi
My rating for the technical support and knowledge base for SonicWall Capture Client is five out of five because even...
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Atanu Ghosh
AVP-IT at SastaSundar
SonicWall provides good technical support.
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Swapnil Kulkarni
System Administrator at Ador Powertron Ltd.
The support was good from both our AMC team and the OEM. We get good support. I would give it a seven out of ten.
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AlaaMady
System Administrator at a insurance company
Technical support is knowledgeable, yet they are not fast. To be honest, they are good.
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Ralf Sooth
CEO at a tech services company
The technical support is fine. There's nothing to complain about.
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Bruce Bower
President
Technical support is very good. Sometimes it takes a little bit of time to get to them, but once you get to them...
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MohammadAta
Technical Manager, NOC at TEXUM JORDAN
We haven't needed to contact customer support.
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Khizar Iqbal
IT Engineer at Asia General Contracting
Technical support is not good. If we send complaints to the SonicWall support they don't provide good support for us....
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RamaswamyK
M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd
I have contacted their technical support, and I have received good support.
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Balaraju K
Technical Lead at 64network security pvt ltd
Technical support is excellent.
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Shreedeep Khandalkar
Presales Consultant at General Technologies
SonicWall's sales support is much better than other vendors'.
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Kenneth Eygenraam
Solutions Architect at Quartet Service Inc.
The support from SonicWall Netextender is good. I did not have a lot of experience using them.
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Shahid Abbas
Manager of IT at a healthcare company
I didn't use support over the last nine years, except for handling the device replacement itself. I needed a device...
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Kenneth Eygenraam
Solutions Architect at Quartet Service Inc.
The technical support from SonicWall is good. However, if it were easier to access where you were not stuck in a...
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Muhammed Yasir
Director Information Systems at a transportation company
Good.
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Anonymous User
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company
We did not require technical support.
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MuraliGovindarajan
Senior Manager at a insurance company
The SonicWall TZ support is okay overall but could be improved in many ways.
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Anonymous User
DPO - Especialista em Proteção de Dados at a tech services company
We don't like the technical support much. There is a long wait time to get a response.
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Darshil Sanghvi
Consultant at a tech services company
The technical support was very responsive.
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Bob-Thomas
Virtual CIO/ CISO at Kyber Security
I don't think they really separate support from line to line. Maybe if you get all the way up into supermassive...
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Pierre Robert
System Administrator at RBDigital
I never had to call their technical support for NetExtender. In general, like every firewall company, it depends on...
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Anonymous User
Network Consulting Engineer
Customer Service: Service is great. Technical Support: Service is great.
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Enrique PerezAfonso
Business cybersecurity Specialist at Forlopd
The support is excellent
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Anonymous User
IT Administrator at a legal firm
Customer support requires additional engineers because their long response times are problematic.
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Chetan Arvind Shah
Technical Support at Hind Industrial & Mercantile Corp Pvt Ltd
The solution's technical support team is good, and they provide us with email notifications regarding new updates.
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