We performed a comparison between McAfee StoneGate [EOL] and SonicWall TZ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The features that we have found most valuable are the SSL VPN and the User Portal."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"You can create multiple Virtual Domains (VDOMs), which are treated as separate firewall instances."
"It works well with a highly-active cluster."
"We did not have issues with scalabiliy."
"It is very stable with no issues. The firewall's been up for the past 35 days non-stop. It's performed great. It has performed as it should perform."
"It lets me monitor in live time if someone is 'hogging' bandwidth."
"The most valuable features have been content filtering, and the interface is easy to navigate and to use."
"We are able to block whatever we want to block by using this product. It provides all required security features, such as content filtering, VPN, in one box. Before switching to SonicWall, we had specified all required features."
"The product’s filtering and URL-blocking features are valuable."
"It does what it says it is going to do."
"The most valuable feature is the protection available, and then ease of use and flexibility."
"No negative impression of the scalability."
"They can do more tests before they release new versions because I would like to be more assured. We had some experiences where they release something new and great, but some of the old features are disabled or they don't work well, which impacts the product satisfaction. The manufacturer should be able to prove that everything works or not only that it might work. This is applicable to most of the other services, software, and hardware companies. They all should work on this. We cannot trust every new release, such as a beta release, on the first day. We wait for some comments on the forums and from other companies that we know. We always wait a few weeks before we use the updated version. They should also extend the VPN client application, especially for Linux versions. Currently, it has an application for Linux devices, but it doesn't work the way we want to connect to the VPN. They use only the old connection, not the new one. They have VPN client applications for Windows and Mac, but they can add more useful features to better manage the devices and monitor the current health of each device. Such features would be helpful for our company."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"The support is the main thing that needs to be improved."
"Some of the web policy reports could be improved."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"There is room for improvement related to the logging and reporting aspect."
"A lack of integration between our data centers."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"After some experience with the solution, we had to do some redesign, but generally, we were happy with the product."
"I can't get the support that I need from SonicWall."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"They should consider working a bit more on their ransomware application."
"Support for SonicWall TZ needs improvement, particularly the time it takes before you're able to speak to a support person, e.g. you have to wait for at least 30 minutes on the phone."
"The areas we would like to see improvement include more features available similar to the equivalent FortiGate appliance, e.g. SSL encryption and inspection. Two-factor authentication capability would be another additional feature that could be included in the next release."
"Its pricing can be better. It is very expensive."
"It could be made more user friendly."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
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McAfee StoneGate [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls while SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is rated 7.0, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of McAfee StoneGate [EOL] writes "The HA cluster had issues during deployment, but the solution gives us better application control than with our previous solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is most compared with , whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and Cisco Secure Firewall.
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