We performed a comparison between Check Point Power-1 [EOL] and SonicWall NSa based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The solution is extremely reliable."
"The stability and scalability of this solution are satisfactory. Its SD-WAN, VPN, and URL filtering features are very useful."
"The most valuable feature is the web filter."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is good to use, and most importantly, the pricing. The customer especially likes the discount when they trade up or something like that."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"The VPN allows users to connect remotely and securely."
"The prices are similar to other vendors and the support is good."
"This product is user-friendly and easy to configure."
"Setup is easy. Anyone with basic firewall experience can do it."
"Content Filtering and sandboxing are valuable features."
"SonicWall NSa has a user-friendly firmware"
"Overall SonicWall NSa is a good solution for our use case."
"Anti-Spam reduces unwanted mail on corporate exchange services."
"It has good reporting, the reporting is marvelous."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"They should offer special pricing to premium partners and customers."
"There are some complex administration tasks in their administration portal. That needs to be improved."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I don't get proper reports."
"We had a minor problem where there was a major system upgrade on the hardware platfrom and the Mac client was not available as soon as it might have been. The PC client was available immediately, but we had to wait a month or so, before there was a mac client. I was slightly irritated that it was not ready on time, but it was eventually resolved."
"Web security solutions can be improved."
"The platform's interface could improve."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"Multi-factor authentication would have been a plus in security at the time."
"Potential improvement around the associated VPN cost"
"There are a few areas that need improvement including the VPN, user management, and reporting."
"I'd like to see integration with Microsoft 365 for authentication."
"It's very hard to manage this box. You really need a lot of skills to operate the SonicWall. There is training and the like, but it's just hard to manage. Even if you have the knowledge, there are too many options. The menus are not very clear, where you should find the information."
"The solution can be a bit expensive."
"Port forwarding could use streamlining."
"In terms of improvement, features like App Control do not work properly"
"Vendor support needs improvement. The frequency of time and support should be increased."
Earn 20 points
Check Point Power-1 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls with 2 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 77 reviews. Check Point Power-1 [EOL] is rated 8.0, while SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Check Point Power-1 [EOL] writes "Good intrusion prevention, firewall, and VPN capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". Check Point Power-1 [EOL] is most compared with , whereas SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense.
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