We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and SonicWall NSSP 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."The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"The SD-WAN feature is the most valuable. This feature evolved from link load balancing. It has helped us in terms of our uptime and privatizing applications whenever we experience an outage. The SD-WAN feature has been a plus for us. Two-factor authentication has allowed us to add more users in terms of remote working. We have two-factor authentication for remote workers to authenticate them before they get on the network."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"It increases security posture and is helpful for firewall reporting, intrusion protection, web filtering, and SD-WAN implementation."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"A strong point of FortiGate is that the graphical interface is complete and easy to use, especially if we think there is a list of operations that we are able to perform inside."
"It has been delivering results efficiently. Its configurations and updates have been easy. It is also user-friendly."
"The solution's pricing is good."
"The VPN functionality is really good. Overall, the whole device is very easy to manage. The software that comes with it is also good."
"SonicWall NSSP is stable and scalable too."
"The customization could be improved. Cisco, for example, is much better at this. They need to work to be at least as good as they are."
"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"There could be more integration between the logging and analytical platforms to make it more seamless and integrated."
"Quality control on their firmware versions needs improvement. When they introduce new firmware, there tend to be bugs."
"The user interface, the GUI, could be improved."
"The solution's stability and scalability also need improvement."
"No security product is foolproof against hackers, intruders, and other such things. As a security product, they have to keep pace in terms of protection from new hackers and intruders."
"Its reporting functions can be improved. It has decent reporting, but you got to pay a lot more money for it. That's where it begins to fall apart. It comes with minimal zero reporting unless you buy some extra modules. With those extra modules, you can get all the data, but it takes a while to put together what you need for your customer. It is for technical people, but there is no executive summary of the reporting."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while SonicWall NSSP is ranked 38th in Firewalls with 4 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while SonicWall NSSP 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 NSSP writes "Good VPN functionality, very good support, easy to manage, and meets all of our needs". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas SonicWall NSSP is most compared with SonicWall NSa. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. SonicWall NSSP report.
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