We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and SonicWall NSv 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."We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"The tool is a nice product and easy to handle. The software's user interface is also good. You can easily implement remote access in the solution."
"Centralized management is valuable because it allows us to configure settings in one location and apply them across all three locations."
"Palo Alto’s Panorama centralized management system simplifies our security posture based on our requirements. Instead of manually pulling logs, then generating them into readable formats, it gives us the console in a readable format to view."
"The solution enables organizations to enforce policies."
"In Palo Alto the most important feature is the App-ID."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is very easy to use."
"The product provides more visibility into our traffic."
"It has a good performance which helps you with the stability of your virtual environment."
"They now know the details about their network traffic that they did not know before: Applications that they are using and some application they did not know they were using."
"We purchased the AGSS Bundle (Advanced Gateway Security Suite) for the security services, such as antivirus, intrusion prevention system, and anti-spyware botnet GUI."
"One of the standout features of SonicWall is its simplicity in creating and managing rules."
"The solution has no additional charges and no restrictions on the number of users."
"The customization of firewall rules provides great value to our customers as it allows them to lock things up in the way that they desire. When it is used for internal access, with a VPN in place for remote workers, the firewalling services provided by Azure, such as the default services that can be turned on, are applied. However, the use of a software-based virtual firewall gives us greater flexibility in introducing security controls for customers who are publishing applications that are publicly accessible from the public cloud. This virtual firewall provides an additional layer of security and more extensive security control options to ensure the protection of our customers' valuable information and assets."
"SonicWall NSV is easy to use, and you can use it to manage the logs easily."
"The product helps improve our security."
"The security of this system is fantastic, including the IPS and IDS."
"The product does need better support in the cloud environment. It's not exactly cloud-native right now."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."
"One of the problems I was having was with user mapping, and it is an issue for which I have escalated tickets with Fortinet support."
"Some of the filtering is not robust, you can escape it with a VPN. Some of the users bypass some of the filters. It catches some but it also misses some, that area could be improved. It's functioning reasonably but there's room for improvement in that area."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding FortiAnalyzer to its solution, we should not have to use another solution. FortiAnalyzer can provide more detailed information."
"If they could extend their fabric towards other vendor environments for integration, that would be great."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"The user interface could use some improvement."
"It would be helpful if we had a direct number for the support manager or the supporting engineer. That would be better than having to email every time because there would be less wait."
"The only minor issue we've faced is with the app's ID configuration, which requires specific matching for application filtering."
"It has to be more scalable for the deployment of VMs on the cloud."
"Just sometimes it can be a bit sluggish navigating through pages. That is just purely because of Java."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series needs to improve its order process."
"The current licensing model can be a sore point as we're paying for features we're not fully utilizing."
"The command-line interface is something that some people struggle with and I think that they should have an option to go straight to the GUI."
"We face some challenges when we upgrade the solution."
"There are limitations to bandwidth management."
"SonicWall NSV's initial setup is complicated and requires good knowledge."
"I would like to see the reporting opened up and have several more opportunities for automatic reports."
"It has been brought to our attention by a few customers that they are dissatisfied with the fact that our virtualized service is only offered as a subscription option on the cloud. However, it is worth noting that many other similar services are also offered through a subscription model on the cloud and not through perpetual licensing. It is unclear why these customers would have an issue with this subscription service when so many others are utilizing similar methods."
"An area that could be improved is the export and import settings functionality."
"SonicWall NSV's SSL VPN could increase its number of users to 100-plus users."
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 11th in Firewalls with 53 reviews while SonicWall NSv is ranked 35th in Firewalls with 7 reviews. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6, while SonicWall NSv 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 NSv writes "Easy to use, stable, and the security features work well". 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 NSv is most compared with Azure Firewall, SonicWall NSa, SonicWall TZ and Fortinet FortiGate-VM. See our Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs. SonicWall NSv report.
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