We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM 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."The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"The secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy."
"The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is load balancing. It can provide central management and VPNA. Additionally, it has enhanced our security environment."
"The most valuable features are the web proxy for protection and web gateway for deployment."
"The solution is stable."
"We use it to ensure that our network is properly protected from viruses and malware."
"The most valuable feature is the UTM, which gives them an advantage over other firewalls."
"Operations have been flawless."
"Technical support is very helpful."
"The product is quite user-friendly so we didn't have a lot of issues that needed to be addressed."
"The technical support is very good."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the firewalling, which is very good and the GUI which is very intuitive. It is easy to use, and provides great security."
"We have not found any vulnerabilities since implementing the solution."
"Content filtering reduces the load on the available bandwidth and restricts employees from using distracting websites on the job, which leads to more productive hours."
"SonicWall has all the usual functions, like LAN configurations, security features, word filters, etc., but it also has the CFS agent, which isn't available in any other firewall. Reporting port support is also there."
"The most valuable features of this solution are intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and the advanced capture client, which provides live traffic analysis."
"The solution can scale."
"Anti-Spam reduces unwanted mail on corporate exchange services."
"The most valuable features to us are the security services which is a critical factor in our deployment. Today we need to have all the security services enabled because firewalls are not enough."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"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."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Quality control on their firmware versions needs improvement. When they introduce new firmware, there tend to be bugs."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"Not a ten because I think that Cisco is better."
"The tool is expensive."
"There should be integration with an active directory — with Microsoft."
"Technical support could be improved."
"There should be more options to use lower-end models in a high availability configuration."
"It needs an Application Inspection."
"Their offering for MFA isn't the cleanest."
"FortiGate-VM could be improved by making it cloud-based. I'd like it to be a cloud-based management solution instead of just a dedicated management orchestration tool."
"SonicWall needs to work on SD-WAN."
"SonicWall NSa's reporting could be improved."
"The logging, reporting, and storage capacity size could improve in a future release."
"After-sales support and hands-on training facilities are not available in my country."
"The solution can be a bit expensive."
"The pricing for this product in India is high and the fees should be reduced."
"Having to deal with too many lower-level people in technical support means that it takes longer to resolve issues, so escalating support tickets should be faster."
"Potential improvement around the associated VPN cost"
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. SonicWall NSa report.
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