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 improved security that it offers."
"I give the initial setup an eight out of ten."
"Scalable ATP solution that's quick to set up. It demonstrates good performance and stability."
"It has a user-friendly interface."
"It helps us when segmenting and securing the network and all sort of technologies, all sort of next generation needs. It's next generation phases of firewall like anti-virus, sandboxing, wifi, and VPN."
"The cloud-based services are a nice feature."
"Whole team can use the firewall and understand it."
"The analysis is very fast."
"The product is simple to manage."
"Support has improved dramatically since their separation from Dell."
"User friendly and intuitive."
"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."
"It allows us to block applications, i.e., websites by application type category. It is far more capable than content filtering alone."
"For me, the most valuable feature of SonicWall NSa is the UTM."
"The firewall feature is most valuable since my work is to analyze if there is any potential attack. SonicWall NSa gives the perfect analysis."
"It is a brilliant product. It is a Unified Threat Management (UTM) system. It has got about 11 security services that take care of your perimeter security. It takes care of any kind of cyber threats that could come in. It takes care of creating VPNs between two SonicWalls instantly and very easily. It has got spyware in it as well as a firewall. It has also got a gateway antivirus and an application firewall that can block things from outside."
"The initial setup was complex."
"The only problem with this solution is the cost. It's expensive."
"The price of WildFire should be reduced in order to make it more affordable for our customers."
"The technical support response needs improvement."
"The only complaint that we receive from our customers is in regards to the price."
"When comparing this solution to others it is not as good overall."
"The support is good but they could be faster."
"There are certain changes that I was expecting in the previous version, and I hope that they are soon fixed. All of the problems that I have faced so far have been resolved."
"There are a few areas that need improvement including the VPN, user management, and reporting."
"Some of the configurations could be better."
"The security standards for space and point of view should be improved so that the solution deploys in critical areas."
"The solution can be a bit expensive."
"SonicWall NSa doesn't have a proxy. It also needs a quota management feature in specific scenarios where you must limit user bandwidth for a particular day."
"The user interface could be better."
"The filter settings are confusing and overly complicated. The user interface can be improved."
"I would like to have a built-in vulnerability scanner in the firewall. It would be great to have such functionality. Its price could also be better. It would also be good to have a local warehouse. It doesn't get damaged a lot, but if a customer needs a replacement, currently, it has to come from Miami or Mexico, which can take a few days. It would be better if they have a local warehouse from where we can just pick replacements and quickly solve a client's needs in terms of replacing equipment. It would be great to have it locally instead of waiting for it from Mexico or the USA."
Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 58 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 77 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, Proofpoint Email Protection, Juniper SRX Series Firewall 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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