We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks VM-Series 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."Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"I like how we can achieve total integration."
"The product offers very good security."
"The web filtering facility and application control are the most valuable features from the point of view of our clients. The VPN feature is also quite popular amongst our clients. Two-factor authentication is one of the good features in Fortinet. These features are important for the current scenario of security. Security has become a necessity nowadays. With cyber-attacks becoming more common, protecting an organization's data is one of the major tasks. It is also very stable and scalable, and it is very straightforward to configure. Their technical support is also good."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"It is very stable. It is fairly easy to use."
"The interface with Panorama makes it very easy to use."
"It offers a single pane of glass for all the different types of installations."
"The most valuable feature is the CLI."
"The VM-Series scalability is fast and easy to implement, improving our security posture as our Azure network grows."
"It is nice to have a rock solid security platform that we can count on."
"It has the ability to create Palo Alto VM-series using software."
"Embedding it into my application development lifecycle prevents data loss and business disruption, allowing the adoption to operate at the speed of my AWS Cloud."
"Ease of management and the VPN integration."
"It's been very easy to implement and deploy."
"Most of the features are useful. It is easy to configure and easy to troubleshoot. I can see the utilization of different networks, and there are also App control features."
"It does exactly what it says on the tin. It is good for protecting the business from being compromised. Its port protection is very good."
"They give good protection to my network and support it."
"Technical support is good."
"It protects against intrusion while allowing needed access."
"The most valuable feature is content filtering and app control."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more storage in the hardware for log data."
"My only complaint about FortiGate is a lack of QinQ VLAN tunneling. I haven't found this feature in any Fortinet product. You can do this on all Cisco routers, including the smaller models. However, QinQ isn't available on the biggest, most expensive Fortinet units. They still don't have that. I think now we're on software version 6.0, and they still haven't found a solution for QinQ. It isn't a dealbreaker, but that's my main complaint."
"Fortinet currently has many products bundled with FortiGate including the basic firewall and load balancer, and I think that that they need to have separate product portfolios for each of these specialized services."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"From time to time, they have released some content updates that have some issues, maybe twice a year."
"It has to be more scalable for the deployment of VMs on the cloud."
"Its web interface is a bit outdated, and it needs to be updated. They can also improve the NAT functionality. We have had issues with the NAT setup."
"All areas need improvement: manufacturing, education, financial, etc."
"In the next release, I would like to see better integration of multi-factor authentication vendors."
"We don't know how it will scale once we start putting more load on it."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is a complex product to work with."
"There are various reports that come with the box or with the VMware, but you can only run them daily."
"From a support perspective, if we're talking tech support I think Silver Partners, Gold Partners, Platinum, whatever level, should have a different number to call. End users can call tech support over at SonicWall if they've paid for support as part of their AGSS or whatever services they bought. The end-user can call, or we can call, however, I don't want to be calling the same line that an end user's calling. I don't want the same response time. I need a different level of expertise."
"The user support could be improved because you have to go outside to get that kind of support."
"The stability could be a lot better."
"The lack of support is having me look into other solutions to replace SonicWALL."
"It could be made more user friendly."
"Sonic Analyzer could be improved. It's difficult to manage and not very intuitive."
"I currently have two of the issues from SonicWall. One issue is that the IP is not the public IP. Sometimes it moves to an alternate source and I have to refresh the new IP then we can go on."
"The monitoring is a little bit confusing."
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 53 reviews while SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Juniper SRX Series Firewall, whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs. SonicWall TZ report.
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