Compare Sangfor NGAF vs. SonicWall NSA
Sangfor NGAF is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 1 review while SonicWall NSA is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 9 reviews. Sangfor NGAF is rated 9.0, while SonicWall NSA is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "We don't lose data anymore because it protects us from viruses". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall NSA writes "Difficult to manage and a large number of sessions slows it down". Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Sophos UTM and Sophos XG, whereas SonicWall NSA is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki MX Firewalls and SonicWall TZ.
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Unfortunately in Cisco, only the hardware was good. For us, the most valuable features are the IPX and the Sourcefire Defense Center module. That gives us visibility into the traffic coming in and going out, and gives us the heads-up if there is a potential outbreak or potential malicious user who is trying to access the site. It also helps us see traffic generated by an end device trying to reach out to the world. The information coming from Talos does a good job... I like the fact that Cisco is working with them and getting the information from them and updating the firewall. The firepower sensors have been great; they do a good job of dropping unwanted traffic. The most important point is the detection engine which is now part of the next-generation firewalls and which is supported by Cisco Talos. The most valuable feature of this solution is AMP (Advanced Malware Protection), as this is really needed to protect against cyber threats. I like the Cisco ASDM (Adaptive Security Device Manager), which is the configuration interface for the Cisco firewall. The technical team is always available when we have problems. | It seems to be a durable, stable product. | With the deployment of the SonicWall NSA solution, we never suffered a problem due to invasion or contamination of any kind. I really like the performance; there are no delays and no latency, which is a unique quality in firewalls nowadays. Our old firewall was running as HA (High Availability) on two different but identical rack mounted servers. Moving to SonicWall allowed the company to move to one unit, yet accommodate more connections because it had sixteen ports and handled fail-over better than the old firewall solution. Content Filtering and sandboxing are valuable features. Anti-Spam reduces unwanted mail on corporate exchange services. Content filtering reduces the load on the available bandwidth and restricts employees from using distracting websites on the job, which leads to more productive hours. It has good reporting, the reporting is marvelous. Support is usually good when it comes to helping with issues. |
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In NGFW, Cisco should be aligned with the new technology and inspection intelligence because Cisco is far behind in this pipeline. We were also not too thrilled when Cisco announced that in the upcoming new-gen ASA, iOS was not going to be supported, or if you install them, they will not be able to be managed through the Sourcefire. However, it seems like Cisco is moving away from the ASA iOS to the Sourcefire FireSIGHT firmware for the ASA. We haven't had a chance to test it out. Our latest experience with a code upgrade included a number of bugs and issues that we ran into. So more testing with their code, before it hits us, would help. The software was very buggy, to the point it had to be removed. Most users do not have awareness of this product's functionality and features. Cisco should do something to make them aware of them. That would be quite excellent and useful to organizations that are still using legacy data-center-security products. I have found that Cisco reporting capabilities are not as rich as other products, so the reporting could be improved. The Sandbox and the Web Censoring in this solution need to be improved. It will be nice if they had what you traditionally would use a web application scanner for. If the solution could take a deeper look into HTTP and HTTPS traffic, that would be nice. | They need to improve their research team and they need to study their data to analyze it and build the product. | This product is unable to secure access to endpoints for our external employees. The cloud services may be in need of some improvement. I feel that the SSL VPN client software needs a lot of improvement. The only thing that we would want would be single-pane management, which it has, but the GMS is not very good. It's purely the management of multiple devices for multiple customers, that's the only thing that it's lacking. After-sales support and hands-on training facilities are not available in my country. The problem primarily with SonicWall is it's a Unix box. And it's all software, all the activities, blocking, censoring, everything has to happen in the software. If you start hitting the box with a lot of sessions it slows down and that's not what I expect from a firewall. 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. Port forwarding could use streamlining. |
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Always consider what you might need to reduce your wasted time and invest it in other solutions. Pricing varies on the model and the features we are using. It could be anywhere from $600 to $1000 to up to $7,000 per year, depending on what model and what feature sets are available to us. We used Check Point and the two are comparable. Cost was really what put us onto the ASAs... the price tag for Check Point was exorbitantly more than what it is for the ASA solution. We are in the process of renewing our three-year license, which costs approximately $24,000 USD for the thirty-six months. The pricing for Cisco products is higher than others, but Cisco is a very good, strong, and stable technology. The program is very expensive. The cost of this solution is high. Some of our customers would be more likely to standardize on Cisco equipment if the cost was lower because a lot of people install cheap equipment. | It costs about 8 to 10 thousand dollars per year for 500 users, standard licensing fees included. | In our evaluation, we found that the costs of deploying the solution, and also purchasing the hardware and licenses, were very attractive. Considering the market, I believe that the price of this solution is great. Additional resources are too expensive. Licensed features provide application control, content filtering, antivirus, and anti-malware all in a single appliance. The CPUs are not able to compete with a similar price point to the Fortinet, WatchGuard, or Palo Alto product. A firewall doing anti-spam might be a low cost solution, but it is not your best strategy. You need their analyzer to properly generate reports. This is an expensive, licensed feature, with a complex application or appliance back-end. |
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| Cisco ASA, Adaptive Security Appliance, ASA, Cisco Sourcefire Firewalls | Sangfor NGAF Firewall Platform | NSA 250M, NSA 2600, NSA 3600, NSA 4600, NSA 5600, Dell SonicWALL NSA |
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Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is Cisco's end-to-end software solution and core operating system that powers the Cisco ASA product series. This software solution provides enterprise-level firewall capabilities for all types of ASA products, including blades, standalone appliances and virtual devices. Adaptive Security Appliance provides protection to organizations of all sizes, and allows end-users to access information securely anywhere, at any time, and through any device. Adaptive Security Appliance is also fully compatible with other key security technologies, and so provides organizations with an all-encompassing security solution. Block more threats and quickly mitigate those that do breach your defenses with the industry’s first threat-focused NGFW. | Sangfor NGAF is capable of detecting in real-time threats at every step and provide a rapid response on how to deal with them. In order to meet the challenges of escalating attacks, it's not enough to provide the detection of static elements. We need a total security collaboration between each module to continuously detect unknown & new threats to quickly issue policy based on detection results to refine the scope of the threats. | Achieve a deeper level of security with the SonicWALL Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series of next-generation firewalls. NSA Series appliances integrate automated and dynamic security capabilities into a single platform, combining the patented, SonicWALL Reassembly Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) firewall engine with a powerful, massively scalable, multi-core architecture. Now you can block even the most sophisticated threats with an intrusion prevention system (IPS) featuring advanced anti-evasion capabilities, SSL decryption and inspection, and network-based malware protection that leverages the power of the cloud. |
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Learn more about Cisco ASA NGFW | Learn more about Sangfor NGAF | Learn more about SonicWall NSA |
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| There are more than one million Adaptive Security Appliances deployed globally. Top customers include First American Financial Corp., Genzyme, Frankfurt Airport, Hansgrohe SE, Rio Olympics, The French Laundry, Rackspace, and City of Tomorrow. | Sony EMCS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysian Road Transport Department, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Punjab Medical College (Pakistan) | Orange County Rescue Mission, First Source, Michaels & Taylor, Green Clinic Health System, Aspire Chiltern Skills and Enterprise Centre, UnitedStack, Faith Lutheran College Redlands, Celtic Manor Resort, Star Kay White, Air Works, Unimat Life, NHS Yorkshire and Humber Commissioning Support (YHCS), Hutt City Council, Mato Grosso do Sul, Nspyre |
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Financial Services Firm19% Manufacturing Company10% Comms Service Provider9% Software R&D Company6% Software R&D Company28% Comms Service Provider18% Media Company8% Retailer5% | No Data Available | K 12 Educational Company Or School29% Transportation Company14% Printing Company14% Non Tech Company14% Software R&D Company22% Comms Service Provider13% Manufacturing Company7% Construction Company7% |
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Small Business35% Midsize Enterprise25% Large Enterprise40% Small Business37% Midsize Enterprise19% Large Enterprise44% | No Data Available | Small Business61% Midsize Enterprise22% Large Enterprise17% |
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