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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure Application Gateway and SonicWall Web Application Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs. SonicWall Web Application Firewall Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"I find Application Gateway’s WAF module valuable because it helps prevent layer 7 attacks.""The health probe is pretty good for your backend health. It tells you whether it's communicating and talking to the endpoint correctly. It is quite useful.""The production is a valuable feature.""The most valuable feature is WAF.""The most valuable feature of the solution is the web application firewall (WAF).""The solution has built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure.""In my experience, Microsoft products have a smooth integration and facilitate easy management and monitoring. Using Azure Application Gateway allows us to efficiently handle the system loads.""The simplicity of the solution and its ability to integrate easily with others are its most valuable aspects."

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"We use SonicWall Web Application Firewall for security and tunneling.""The solution offers better data protection than competitors.""Capture ATP is a good additional feature in the latest version."

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Cons
"Application Gateway’s limitation is that the private and the public endpoint cannot use the same port.""The working speed of the solution needs improvement.""Microsoft Azure Application Gateway could improve by allowing features to use more third-party tools.""The product's performance should be better.""The pricing of the solution is a bit high. The solution should offer different pricing systems.""The support provided for the solution has certain shortcomings that need improvement, especially when it comes to the response time from the support team.""The support can be improved when you are configuring the system rules. The Disaster Recovery feature can be added in the next release. The price of the solution can be reduced a bit.""Implementing and standardizing the solution across the IT landscape in a heterogeneous environment is painful."

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"We should get the logs from the solution, and it should communicate with the local DNS.""The solution needs an access management feature with API integration so we can assign certain levels of access within groups.""We have a lot of unknown errors popping up in the latest version."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is not expensive."
  • "Every solution comes with a license and cost. Microsoft provides the license and the total cost is for the maintenance every year."
  • "Between v1 and v2, there is a lot of change in the pricing. It is very costly compared to AWS."
  • "There is some additional cost, such as extended support."
  • "The cost is not an issue."
  • "The solution is reasonably priced compared to other solutions."
  • "The pricing is based on how much you use the solution."
  • "The solution is paid monthly. The solution is highly expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We found Azure Front Door to be easily scaled and very stable. The implementation is very fast and Microsoft provides excellent support. Azure Front Door can quickly detect abnormalities before the… more »
    Top Answer:Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon’s Web Service Web Application Firewall or Microsoft Azure Application Gateway web application firewall software was the better fit for… more »
    Top Answer:Application Gateway automatically redirects unwanted users and takes care of the security aspect. It also handles the performance side of things, which is why we use it.
    Top Answer:We use SonicWall Web Application Firewall for security and tunneling.
    Top Answer:We should get the logs from the solution, and it should communicate with the local DNS. There is some lag in the solution's technical support response time.
    Top Answer:Our company uses the solution to protect our website that is for internal resources only and does not allow enterprise access.
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    Also Known As
    Azure Application Gateway, MS Azure Application Gateway
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    Overview

    Azure Application Gateway is a web traffic load balancer that enables you to manage traffic to your web applications. Traditional load balancers operate at the transport layer (OSI layer 4 - TCP and UDP) and route traffic based on source IP address and port, to a destination IP address and port.

    To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

    The SonicWall Web Application Firewal l (WAF) solutions enables the defense-in-depth strategy to protect your web applications running in a private, public or hybrid cloud environment. compromise the application, steal data and/or cause a denial-of-service.

    Sample Customers
    Lilly, AccuWeather, AIRFRANCE, Honeywell
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    Computer Software Company29%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Healthcare Company7%
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government7%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise45%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs. SonicWall Web Application Firewall
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs. SonicWall Web Application Firewall and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is ranked 3rd in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 41 reviews while SonicWall Web Application Firewall is ranked 25th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 3 reviews. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is rated 7.2, while SonicWall Web Application Firewall is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway writes "High stability with built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall Web Application Firewall writes "A stable and durable solution that can be used for security and tunneling". Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Citrix NetScaler, AWS WAF, Cloudflare Web Application Firewall and Azure Front Door, whereas SonicWall Web Application Firewall is most compared with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. See our Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs. SonicWall Web Application Firewall report.

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