We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks WildFire and SonicWall NSa based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, ESET and others in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)."The most valuable feature is the cloud-based protection against zero-day malware attacks."
"The most valuable features of Palo Alto Networks WildFire are the good URL and file analysis that uses artificial intelligence. It has different interfaces, such as rest, SMTP protocol, and HTTPS. The Security incidents and event management are very good. Additionally, there are many file types that are supported and there is no limit to the number of files it can handle simultaneously. It integrates well with SIEM solutions."
"We have found that Palo Alto Networks WildFire is scalable. We currently have six thousand users for the product."
"The technical support is good."
"What I like about Palo Alto is that it is a complete product, with everything in it."
"Installing this product as a datacenter firewall for segregation and segmentation, and also configuring policies between zones has improved my organization."
"I give the initial setup an eight out of ten."
"The solution has plenty of features."
"SD-WAN is a good feature."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the GUI pre-filtering and the ATP (advanced threat protection)."
"User-friendly with good security and application control."
"SonicWall has all the usual functions, like LAN configurations, security features, word filters, etc., but it also has the CFS agent, which isn't available in any other firewall. Reporting port support is also there."
"The most valuable feature is the Global Management System."
"Anti-Spam reduces unwanted mail on corporate exchange services."
"The product blocks access when I visit unrecognized websites."
"The prices are similar to other vendors and the support is good."
"When you contact support, there is no guarantee that they will be available to help you tackle the issue that you are facing."
"The initial setup was a little bit complex, mainly due to the GUI console and management challenges."
"The cost of this solution could still be improved, in particular, giving product discounts for charitable causes."
"Our main concern is that everything has to be synced with the WildFire Cloud and has to be checked through the subscription."
"The automation and responsiveness need improvement."
"The size of Palo Alto's cloud is big but it could be easier to use from a product management perspective."
"The free version does not have real-time updates. It is slow."
"The technical support response needs improvement."
"The implementation for VLANs is a little bit cumbersome. It would be good to make that a little bit easier."
"When it comes to security I think all of the features are currently open to improvement."
"There are a few areas that need improvement including the VPN, user management, and reporting."
"The product likely isn't a good fit for a large organization."
"The dynamics needs to be improved. The solution is not very compatible compared to the market products."
"Some of the configurations could be better."
"Having to deal with too many lower-level people in technical support means that it takes longer to resolve issues, so escalating support tickets should be faster."
"The product has a lot of bugs, actually. We are facing some issues with this product. The DPI SSL feature which is there, it is not working properly."
Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 58 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews. Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4, while SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Proofpoint Email Protection and Fortinet FortiSandbox, whereas SonicWall NSa is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Cisco Secure Firewall.
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