We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and SonicWall TZ based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, SonicWall TZ outperforms Fortinet FortiGate in several key areas, including more satisfaction with features, service, and support and fewer complaints on pricing.
"We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
"The security fabric is excellent."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"We are very happy with the general bandwidth agility we have seen from one website to another website."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"The product’s filtering and URL-blocking features are valuable."
"Once it's configured properly, the solution is unbreakable."
"The most valuable feature of SonicWall TZ is the double authentication, where it asks for one password and again asks for a four-digit code, which changes every 30 seconds."
"It does what it says it is going to do."
"I find the security we are able to do with the policies to be valuable. The monitoring is valuable as well."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly navigation."
"Technical support is good."
"It is very stable with no issues. The firewall's been up for the past 35 days non-stop. It's performed great. It has performed as it should perform."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It would be nice if backups could more easily migrate between different models."
"They've become quite expensive."
"It is quite new for us, and we need to go more in-depth into the monitoring tools. It provides different features that we need to do what we want. So far, it is okay for us. In terms of improvement, in the future, they can provide a faster implementation of features. Some of the features are first available in other solutions. Fortinet sometimes takes a little bit longer than other solutions, such as Check Point, to implement new features."
"We were not able to build a full-mesh VPN; however, I am not sure if this was the fault of Fortinet FortiGate."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"The VPN that is available in the new version is a bit bulky and slower in speed."
"The lack of support is having me look into other solutions to replace SonicWALL."
"I currently have two of the issues from SonicWall. One issue is that the IP is not the public IP. Sometimes it moves to an alternate source and I have to refresh the new IP then we can go on."
"The solution's cost needs improvement."
"They should consider working a bit more on their ransomware application."
"The solution must provide more ports."
"Getting support can be slow."
"Pricing could be lowered slightly."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Fortinet FortiOS, whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. SonicWall TZ report.
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