We performed a comparison between Sangfor NGAF 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."It is very flexible to use."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The most valuable features are the policies, filtering, and configuration."
"A strong point of FortiGate is the graphical interface is complete and easy to use."
"The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"LinkGreat firewall capabilities"
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and there are several operating systems that can include the hardware capacities. In the newer releases, the resources were more useful because they were included in the operating system."
"In our hospital, Sangfor NGAF works well for us in terms of ensuring confidentiality and availability, which are crucial in the healthcare industry."
"The built-in features function as intended, providing exceptional value."
"It is a stable solution."
"Technical support is very good."
"So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic."
"The product is very fast and reliable."
"In terms of the most valuable features, the IPS report is quick and updated. Performance is also valuable."
"We can utilize our own network rather than paying for a private one."
"Content filtering and application rules are the most valuable features. It is also easy to configure."
"I have found this solution to be easier to use when compared to other products, such as those offered by Cisco."
"It's been very easy to implement and deploy."
"The solution is stable."
"The performance has been very good. Overall, the solution is quite stable."
"The installation is straightforward and took approximately 30 minutes."
"It's a stable solution."
"It lets me monitor in live time if someone is 'hogging' bandwidth."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"FortiLink is the interface on the firewall that allows you to extend switch management across all of your switches in the network. The problem with it is that you can't use multiple interfaces unless you set them up in a lag. Only then you can run them. So, it forces you to use a core type of switch to propagate that management out to the rest of the switches, and then it is running the case at 200. It leaves you with 18 ports on the firewall because it is also a layer-three router that could also be used as a switch, but as soon as you do that, you can't really use them. They could do a little bit more clean up in the way the stacking interface works. Some use cases and the documentation on the FortiLink checking interface are a little outdated. I can find stuff on version 5 or more, but it is hard to find information on some of the newer firmware. The biggest thing I would like to see is some improvement in the switch management feature. I would like to be able to relegate some of the ports, which are on the firewall itself, to act as a switch to take advantage of those ports. Some of these firewalls have clarity ports on them. If I can use those, it would mean that I need to buy two less switches, which saves time. I get why they don't, but I would still like to see it because it would save a little bit of space in the server rack."
"The search tool needs improvement. It's very difficult to search for policies right now."
"They have to just improve its performance when we enable all UTM features. When you enable all the features, the performance of FortiGate, as well as of Sophos and SonicWall, goes down."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"Sangfor could improve by providing better real-time reporting, as the current reports don't offer the level of detail we need, especially for runtime insights."
"Lacks consistency in terms of filtering certain websites and applications."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve by refining its application control policies, especially in addressing challenges with certain types of applications."
"It does not offer any recommendations on how to mitigate or control attacks."
"The setup phase is quite complex."
"The interface and user experience are horrible."
"The support offered by the product has certain shortcomings where improvements are required. The knowledge levels and response time of the support team need improvement."
"Occasional issues with breaches which are dealt with expediently."
"The quality of tech support can vary."
"It would be good if Analyzer would be part of the stock license, so even if a layperson is getting the device, he or she doesn't forgets about ordering the Analyzer because it's already there."
"The log analyzer in SonicWall TZ is something that they need to improve upon."
"In an upcoming release, SonicWall could improve by adding cloud management for all devices for free or at a nominal cost. Currently, they have a cloud management platform but is not free. We have the MySonicWall portal for purchasing from them for software updates and renewals."
"I'd like to have cloud management at no additional cost. Unfortunately, leveraging SonicWall's cloud management capabilities is cost-prohibitive, so we don't use it. They should have a reasonable subscription or offer it to us at no cost as an MSP."
"We would like to improve the rules configuration in SonicWall TZ. Sometimes the rules don't work."
"The interface and technical support are probably the two most important things that I would like SonicWall to improve."
"GUI interface could be improved."
Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews while SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and Fortinet FortiOS, whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and SonicWall NSa. See our Sangfor NGAF vs. SonicWall TZ report.
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