We performed a comparison between SonicWall NSa and Stormshield Network Security 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."This is an easy solution to deploy."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"The most valuable feature is the FortiManager for centralized management."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The product blocks access when I visit unrecognized websites."
"One of the main features is the built-in storage capacity."
"We have utilized all the features. The most valuable are the URL filtering by category, DMZ zoning, load balancing and site-to-site VPN."
"The features I found most valuable are email security and web filtering."
"Compared to Cisco, SonicWall NSa is much easier to configure."
"SonicWall's sales support is much better than other vendors'."
"SonicWall has USCS and anti-virus at the gateway level. Everything is filtered, and if it detects an intruder, it drops the line."
"I like this solution because we are focused on VPN and have many brands that need to link a VPN and have security, like ransomware, spyware, and basic protection."
"I like that it works fine. Stormshield is a very good solution."
"Easily manageable in a variety of environments."
"I like how you can configure the rules. There is the task for the rules and a task for the network configuration. It also provides SMD filtering, and it can be integrated with the active directory for the users, their mission, and the VPN configuration. We are here in Sudan, and Stormshield didn't work in Sudan for more than a decade. Stormshield is a very strong firewall and very easy to configure and maintain. I am just working with the firewall solution, and we don't have any other solutions like endpoint solutions or something like that."
"The solution has improved my organization because I can see what traffic is happening and I can use it to block and prevent attacks."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"It's an easy, straightforward management platform to use."
"This solution is quick and easy to configure."
"Ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"If I had any criticism that I would give FortiGate, it would be that they need to stop changing their logging format. Every time we do a firmware upgrade, it is a massive issue on the SIM. Parsers have to be rebuilt. Even the FortiGate guys came in and said that they don't play well in the sandbox."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"We would like to see an upgrade to the VPN feature, we are using the VPN from outside of our office and there is a limitation to 10 connections, more connections would be suitable."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"It would be useful to have an application firewall that prevents the outside world from seeing your private IPs. You don't need to publicize your private IPs to the outside world, and you can create a barrier, like a proxy server."
"I would like U.S.-based technical support."
"The only thing that we would want would be single-pane management, which it has, but the GMS is not very good. It's purely the management of multiple devices for multiple customers, that's the only thing that it's lacking."
"I would like to see better integration."
"There are a few areas that need improvement including the VPN, user management, and reporting."
"The dynamics needs to be improved. The solution is not very compatible compared to the market products."
"We also use the Sophos Firewall for web configuration, which we don't have in SonicWall. Only Sophos has those options. If SonicWall included that feature, that would be a benefit for us."
"It is very modular and with native resources which are much lower than its competitors."
"A more user-friendly interface would be helpful."
"The filtering configuration could be better. We have some difficulties with the filtering configuration and the filter extension. It's not that easy. It's not that straightforward. In the next release, I would like to see a reporting system. Stormshield doesn't have any tutorials on how to do the configuration and things like that. They just have documentation on the website. If you want to configure, for example, Cisco or Fortinet, you can find tutorials on YouTube. They show you how to configure the features, and so on. In Stormshield, there is nothing on social media or the internet on how to configure different things. The lack of documentation or the lack of material makes it difficult for others to adopt this solution."
"The biggest issue was their support department was not able to help us, then everything stops. This is a no-go area for me."
"Improvement is needed in terms of the technical support of the manufacturer."
"The product must improve its pricing."
"With Stormshield, there are difficulties joining things, and it can be complex depending on the architecture."
"This solution has a big problem with web filtering and it needs to be improved."
"This is not a next-generation firewall."
SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews while Stormshield Network Security is ranked 12th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 16 reviews. SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8, while Stormshield Network Security is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Stormshield Network Security writes "Handles monitoring, collection, analysis, and reporting of data in our HQ and branches". SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense, whereas Stormshield Network Security is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Fortinet FortiGate-VM. See our SonicWall NSa vs. Stormshield Network Security report.
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