We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and SonicWall SMA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"I find all of the features valuable."
"FortiClient is very easy, useful, and practical."
"It is very powerful."
"The return on investment was very reasonable. It was low cost and it functioned, so the return on investment was excellent."
"The solution is easy to configure and manage."
"We like its centralized administration, integration with Active Directory, deployment, and stability of the connection."
"What I like most about FortiClient is that it's easy to use. The way it displays information is very straightforward."
"There is a lot of documentation available online."
"The solution is reliable and has good overall performance."
"This solution has many options for remote desktop and access."
"Secure Mobile Access (SMA) is easy to configure and the deployment is straightforward. However, this is mostly because of the AWS setup."
"The performance is good."
"I think they ask for a fair price."
"SonicWall SMA allows us to provide CML-based access to any user."
"SonicWall SMA has the most valuable feature of proprietary security technologies like Capture ATP."
"I am very satisfied with the technical support."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"It takes too long to install."
"The solution should have faster turnaround when it comes to new technology."
"We've got one client where it was blocking the smartphones, and there's a way to set it up on Fortigate that's supposed to do that. However, it didn't work with them since they had a 2FA multi-factor."
"When we change our endpoint, we have to connect again, which means having to enter our credentials and permissions."
"The user interface could be more inviting."
"It would be nice to see more in hand features in terms of the DLP, so that the solution can be integrated with the DLP, as well as more reporting features on the end point."
"The reports could be easier to set up."
"There is lagging in some of the authentication tools to support the newer versions, this is happening because they are not supported."
"The solution could integrate better with other platforms."
"The timed synchronization between the network appliance needs improvement."
"Enhancing live tracking capabilities could improve the product, particularly in monitoring user activity and request statuses in real-time on the web interface."
"The problem is that when combined with what the client already has, there are two different logins and two different management systems, and these should be consolidated into a single interface."
"The product itself is very good, but Dell needs to work on product visibility in their advertising."
"The product's technical support services could be improved."
"The solution has 2FA, it will generate a token and send it to an email, but multifactor authentication is not available. I would suggest that there should be MFA integration and provided with the appliance."
"SonicWall's reporting isn't good. Reports should be part of a data plan. The login mechanism should be improved. It would be helpful if the client could use an agent to log in. An agent-server model would improve the performance of the RDB, which consumes a lot of bandwidth."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 86 reviews while SonicWall SMA is ranked 18th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 14 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while SonicWall SMA is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall SMA writes "It allows us to provide CML-based access to any user, but the reporting could be better". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, whereas SonicWall SMA is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, SonicWall Netextender, Ivanti Connect Secure, Peplink SpeedFusion and Check Point Remote Access VPN. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. SonicWall SMA report.
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