We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM 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."I like how we can achieve total integration."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"The product offers very good security."
"Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable."
"The security on offer is very good."
"High network throughput while providing leading edge network security technology for a competitive price."
"The dashboards are a good feature."
"The most valuable feature is geofencing, where we can block all access from all non-domestic locations."
"Its interface is good. It comes with a lot of features, and its performance is also very good."
"The solution is stable."
"FortiGate is a nice and very good product."
"The tool improved the security in our company's virtualized environment, as it was helpful in creating an additional layer of security for the organization and for the use of the internet."
"It has allowed us to centralize every network service into one appliance."
"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 solution has no additional charges and no restrictions on the number of users."
"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 security of this system is fantastic, including the IPS and IDS."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"I would like some automated custom reporting."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"Sometimes you do need to know some CLI commands, so it's a bit harder for technicians or new people that don't know it."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"Backup can be improved."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"We have lost some information and we do not know how that happened through the solution. So that needs improvement."
"If I could add one feature, it would be free security profiles."
"The solution can improve by adding separate interfaces for proxy and flow-based usage."
"The graphical user interface should be enhanced."
"The tool is expensive."
"New versions are complicated with a big configuration."
"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The user interface could be improved."
"I would like to see the reporting opened up and have several more opportunities for automatic reports."
"SonicWall NSV's initial setup is complicated and requires good knowledge."
"SonicWall NSV's SSL VPN could increase its number of users to 100-plus users."
"An area that could be improved is the export and import settings functionality."
"There are limitations to bandwidth management."
"We face some challenges when we upgrade the solution."
"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."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while SonicWall NSv is ranked 35th in Firewalls with 7 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while SonicWall NSv is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSv writes "Easy to use, stable, and the security features work well". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas SonicWall NSv is most compared with Azure Firewall, SonicWall NSa and SonicWall TZ. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. SonicWall NSv report.
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