We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and SonicWall NSa based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is useful for protecting and segregating the internal networks from the internet. Most of our customers also use the FortiGate client to connect to their offices by using the VPN client, and of course, they usually activate the antivirus, deep inspection, and intrusion prevention services. They are also using it for web filtering and implementing various policies dealing with forwardings, NAT, etc."
"FortiGate Secure SD-WAN includes best-of-breed next-generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and WAN optimization capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN edge transformation in a unified offering."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"The most important feature, normally for small business customers, is link load balancing."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"The setup is quite easy."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"I am impressed with the product's antivirus features, strong encryption, policy implementation and easier installation."
"The support for the solution has been excellent. If we ever had an issue they would send an engineer to help us with our problem."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"The tool helps us to integrate with other brands."
"The user interface is very, very good."
"We have not found any vulnerabilities since implementing the solution."
"Content Filtering and sandboxing are valuable features."
"It has good reporting, the reporting is marvelous."
"We use SonicWall NSa for authenticating MAC (media access control) ID from the PC."
"Support is usually good when it comes to helping with issues."
"What I like best about SonicWall NSa is the security it offers compared to other solutions in the market. Its reduction rate is also better than others."
"It allows us to block applications, i.e., websites by application type category. It is far more capable than content filtering alone."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the GUI pre-filtering and the ATP (advanced threat protection)."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve by integrating the web application firewall and the DDoS protection part of the solution. Having a WAF feature, web application firewall, and proxy together would be a good benefit."
"In terms of what could be improved, the SD-WAN is quite difficult, because if you install the new box, 15 is okay, but if you change from an old configuration, if there is already configuration and a policy when you change to SD-WAN, you must change the whole policy that you see in the interface."
"The captive portal could be improved."
"The scalability could be better."
"Technical support for this solution can be improved."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"FortiOS is not simple."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"The solution does not have sandboxing features."
"With the Huawei firewall, none of the features comes at the top. We found out later that customer support is really not good. For this firewall, because of our customers' routine, for example, every six months they'll do a penetration test to find weaknesses. So whenever they came up with VAPT reports, they are looking to Huawei for help. I think that's basically because it's a different culture. Chinese culture and our culture is different. They have always tried to help find some excuses or say some other things that cannot help you solve the problem immediately."
"The IPS feature must be improved."
"The tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"I would like to see an antivirus solution included with the product."
"The documentation needs to be improved. When they retire old models, they also retire the documentation. However, if you are still using an older model, you still need access to that documentation. And yet, they go ahead and removed it. It's gone. You are therefore stuck with a device with no documentation and technical support that isn't very helpful as they also remove support assistance as well."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"They are not ready for managed security services. Their Cloud GMS product is weak, barely out of beta (buggy)."
"Initially, it may be difficult for some people to learn and become acquainted with it."
"SonicWall does not support DynDNS, yet this is an important feature for smaller companies that do not have a static IP address."
"When it comes to security I think all of the features are currently open to improvement."
"The features I would like to see improve are the dashboard and the UI."
"One issue with the solution is that no authorization or authentication features exist."
"It would be useful to have an application firewall that prevents the outside world from seeing your private IPs. You don't need to publicize your private IPs to the outside world, and you can create a barrier, like a proxy server."
"Needs a more detailed reporting feature."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 20 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Zscaler Internet Access, whereas SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense. See our Huawei NGFW vs. SonicWall NSa report.
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