We performed a comparison between KerioControl and SonicWall TZ 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."We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"The usage in general is pretty good."
"It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"The solution has very good threat and content filtering switches."
"The solution is extremely reliable."
"The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"The firewall and the content filtering options are valuable."
"The top features are ones that we're not using yet but we soon will be because we've just had broadband upgraded in Australia. We've got something called the National Broadband Network, which is forced onto you, so you have to take it when it arrives. We'll be trying the high availability out soon. We tried that with some load balancing, it didn't quite work as we expected, but I think that was more of a configuration thing rather than a product thing."
"I am impressed with the tool's firewall filtering capacity."
"The firewall appliance itself is the most valuable feature."
"The statistic feature enables us to better use bandwidth management. We monitored the use by mobile, type of application, department, and by users. The bandwidth was solid. Our internet speed is optimized for our research."
"The firewall and intrusion detection features are good. It has blocked certain things. We have a lot of blocked sites that the staff or anyone using it, the public, etc., can't go on. It works for that. I get quite a few messages every now and again, saying that a virus has been detected and I can go in and block the user who's causing the problem."
"It has saved a lot of time and it was a secure way of doing it too. We had a whole contact center that worked from home for a period of time and that's a 21 hour a day contact center that we moved, that was spread out across the greater Brisbane region and working on home internet connections. Surprisingly, we didn't have a lot of stability issues anyway on those connections, but Kerio didn't blink, so that was good."
"The stability of Kerio Control is good."
"The solution's VPN is very good for stability and detecting threats."
"We use the content filter quite a lot because it's an office setting. During working hours, we like to censor the sites users can visit so it increases productivity. Therefore, the content filter has been good for us."
"The most valuable feature is the protection available, and then ease of use and flexibility."
"The most valuable features have been content filtering, and the interface is easy to navigate and to use."
"The VPN is quite useful for us, as well as the ATP."
"SonicWall TZ is a stable product."
"I have found the stability of this product to be excellent."
"The feature we found most valuable in SonicWall TZ is that it is user-friendly for an administrator."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"The denial of service could also be improved. There recently was a big issue with denial of service attacks and it was a bit laborious."
"The filtering on the unlicensed version of Kerio Control is inefficient - you have to add each website manually, which isn't feasible."
"The solution should offer more dashboards."
"There's also room for improvement in the Traffic Rules. We define networks to use a specific outgoing interface, say VSAT, shore, or marine WiFi, which is okay. But then all we have is a checkbox that says "Use other internet interfaces if this one is unavailable." What we would prefer would be to have a priority list. So if VSAT is unavailable, try to use 4G, etc. We haven't really found a reliable way of doing that in the current release."
"After the takeover by GFI, one of the things that Kerio built was MyKerio environment. This has not been very reliable because I get many messages that MyKerio is not functioning. For some reason, there are things that they changed and it is not very reliable at this moment, instead I have to connect to the firewall to see what is happening."
"The improvement that we are looking for is for when decide to move some part of our application to the cloud."
"There isn't a lot to be improved. It works well as it is, but they can maybe improve the reporting side."
"The reporting needs to be improved. It is hard to get a domain."
"I would like to see a SonicWall integration with the DLP tool, this would be interesting. Data Loss Prevention integration."
"User interface could be improved."
"The log analyzer in SonicWall TZ is something that they need to improve upon."
"In terms of what needs to be improved, I would say better load balancing and data filtering."
"The interface and technical support are probably the two most important things that I would like SonicWall to improve."
"Full monitoring obviously needs to be improved. We need full monitoring covered under the security licensing."
"The solution should provide some additional ports."
"The user support could be improved because you have to go outside to get that kind of support."
KerioControl is ranked 29th in Firewalls with 54 reviews while SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. KerioControl is rated 8.0, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of KerioControl writes "With VPN, any of our guys can log in to the system and effectively be on board; helps with our customers all over the world". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". KerioControl is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos UTM, Sophos XG and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox. See our KerioControl vs. SonicWall TZ report.
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