We performed a comparison between Sangfor NGAF and SonicWall NSa 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."FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"The tool is a nice product and easy to handle. The software's user interface is also good. You can easily implement remote access in the solution."
"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."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic."
"We've found the technical support to be helpful."
"In four steps one can configure the entire firewall."
"The VPN connectivity feature is really nice."
"You might try Sangfor if you are on a tight budget. The price is affordable, and Sangfor offers a lot of features. We don't have any complaints about Sangfor."
"The level of support provided to local companies is good. They transform their application control and other settings according to that country."
"It enables us to not only detect but also prevent various types of incoming threats, allowing us to take appropriate corrective actions and exercise control over the network."
"The most valuable feature of Sangfor NGAF is its integration."
"I like this solution because we are focused on VPN and have many brands that need to link a VPN and have security, like ransomware, spyware, and basic protection."
"The DPI-SSL is the solution's most valuable aspect. It's handy."
"We have utilized all the features. The most valuable are the URL filtering by category, DMZ zoning, load balancing and site-to-site VPN."
"The features I found most valuable are email security and web filtering."
"This product is user-friendly and easy to configure."
"Easy to setup and implement"
"The most valuable features to us are the security services which is a critical factor in our deployment. Today we need to have all the security services enabled because firewalls are not enough."
"Setup is easy. Anyone with basic firewall experience can do it."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"Fortinet FortiGate is not very easy to use. The navigation could be improved to make it easier to use."
"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve the user interface. There should be more functionality and options through the GUI."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"There is room for improvement in dependency on certain infrastructure, like the DNS dependency on the current DNS server that the company has. It should be standalone. It should not depend on any other DNS server."
"The solution has too many bugs and these slow down the implementation."
"An area for improvement would be the number of ports defined on the box. In the next release, I would like them to develop their provisioning stage of enrolling end devices."
"The support offered by the product has certain shortcomings where improvements are required. The knowledge levels and response time of the support team need improvement."
"Lacks consistency in terms of filtering certain websites and applications."
"Sangfor need greater exposer in the market because the market is mainly saturated by Fortinet. The user experience of Fortinet is quite different compared to NGAF. If we want to switch our users from Fortinet to NGAF, we have to convince them that the user experience will be much easier once once they start to use it."
"The web interface needs to be improved, making it more user-friendly."
"The setup phase is quite complex."
"We have security as a service, and they make recommendations about adding to the denylist and other things. That part could be more accessible and more user-friendly. I'd like to see SonicWall add a user-friendly interface where our internal team can drag and drop everything."
"SonicWall NSa needs to make their product more user-friendly."
"The features I would like to see improve are the dashboard and the UI."
"The reporting and monitoring are a bit complex and should be easier in SonicWall NSa because other firewalls I have experienced have been more simple, such as Palo Alto. We are able to receive a clear view of our network. As a general user with little experience, it would be difficult for them to handle."
"The web interface administration of SonicWall NSa could be improved. Compared to Sophos and FortiGate, making rules is easier with those systems."
"The product must enable integration with endpoint protection tools."
"The content filter needs to be improved."
"It doesn't require much improvement. The only improvement area is that cloud reporting, assessment reporting, and other reporting features should be available with the subscription. They should provide reporting features with the subscription base, which is currently not there. We bought the reporting tool, but there are some complications. They have made some changes to the application, and now the reporting management is completely on the cloud."
Sangfor NGAF is ranked 21st in Firewalls with 29 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 77 reviews. Sangfor NGAF is rated 7.8, while SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiOS and Huawei NGFW, whereas SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Sangfor NGAF vs. SonicWall NSa report.
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