We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW 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."The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"It is useful for protecting and segregating the internal networks from the internet. Most of our customers also use the FortiGate client to connect to their offices by using the VPN client, and of course, they usually activate the antivirus, deep inspection, and intrusion prevention services. They are also using it for web filtering and implementing various policies dealing with forwardings, NAT, etc."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"It's very easy to configure."
"I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"Initial setup is easy to configure."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"The tool helps us to integrate with other brands."
"The solution's implementation is pretty easy."
"We have found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"I am impressed with the product's antivirus features, strong encryption, policy implementation and easier installation."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"Huawei support is excellent. I rate it 10 out of 10."
"We make use of the new data center, specifically the containerized data center which is built and reviewed by Huawei, including all the device's infrastructure."
"I've found the technical support to be helpful."
"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."
"The feature with SonicWall that I have found most valuable is that all the models have the same interface. We don't need to learn different interfaces in the smaller or bigger models."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly navigation."
"Once it's configured properly, the solution is unbreakable."
"The solution's VPN is very good for stability and detecting threats."
"No negative impression of the scalability."
"The product’s filtering and URL-blocking features are valuable."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"I could not configure sFlow from the FortiGate graphical user interface. I realized that the sFlow configuration is available only from the CLI, and discovered that sFlow is not supported on virtual interfaces, such as VDOM links, IPsec, or GRE."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"The room for improvement is about the global delivery time period. Usually I need to wait for almost one month to deliver it overseas. So if you can shorten the deliver time it'd be great."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"If I had any criticism that I would give FortiGate, it would be that they need to stop changing their logging format. Every time we do a firmware upgrade, it is a massive issue on the SIM. Parsers have to be rebuilt. Even the FortiGate guys came in and said that they don't play well in the sandbox."
"Fortinet Fortigate could benefit by simplifying some of their processes."
"I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"Wi-Fi scanning and Wi-Fi analysis would be useful features to include in the future."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"There needs to be more security equipment for the solution."
"I would like to see an antivirus solution included with the product."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"Full monitoring obviously needs to be improved. We need full monitoring covered under the security licensing."
"You need to be a certificate holder to set it up and configure it. It's really important because it looks easy, but it is complex. You need to have the knowledge and experience. But this is normal for technical products. It's not a product for regular user. It's for technical people. You need to have skills."
"We encounter issues while generating new reports."
"The market seems to be going to a cloud-supported, new generation of firewall products. I think that's probably going to be important to us, the next time around."
"The solution must provide more ports."
"User interface could be improved."
"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."
"FortiGate has a client DNS in the firewall, but SonicWall doesn't have that. To create or configure a site-to-site VPN tunnel, we have to give a DNS name. Currently, we have to get the DNS name from a third party and then include it in SonicWall, whereas FortiGate has its own client DNS, so it provides a DNS name, and it does not require a third party. There should be a graphical option to view the network utilization and bandwidth usage."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 30th in Firewalls with 18 reviews while SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Huawei NGFW vs. SonicWall TZ report.
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