We performed a comparison between SonicWall NSa and Stormshield Network Security 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."Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable. It is a resilient appliance. I never had an issue with it in terms of any security breaches."
"It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"It is simple to manage, and there are a lot of functionalities in the same box."
"This solution has helped our organization by having strong functions and a reliable firewall."
"The product is working okay. The product is working feature-wise."
"Anti-Spam reduces unwanted mail on corporate exchange services."
"One of the main features is the built-in storage capacity."
"We can do the hosting and security all under one box. The UTM is a good feature."
"The firewall feature is most valuable since my work is to analyze if there is any potential attack. SonicWall NSa gives the perfect analysis."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is its ability to work like any other firewall."
"Easy to setup and implement"
"User-friendly with good security and application control."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"Easily manageable in a variety of environments."
"I like how you can configure the rules. There is the task for the rules and a task for the network configuration. It also provides SMD filtering, and it can be integrated with the active directory for the users, their mission, and the VPN configuration. We are here in Sudan, and Stormshield didn't work in Sudan for more than a decade. Stormshield is a very strong firewall and very easy to configure and maintain. I am just working with the firewall solution, and we don't have any other solutions like endpoint solutions or something like that."
"Our organization's main concern is stability, and this is a stable solution."
"This solution is quick and easy to configure."
"Ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"I can see what traffic is going on. I can easily block any programs from attacks."
"A very robust product."
"FortiGate support could do some improvements on their IPv6 configuration. Right now it's still in the very early stage for utilizing in an enterprise level network environment."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"The solution is very expensive."
"It could use more templates for third-party site-to-site VPN setups other than FortiGate and Cisco."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve to be on par with its competitors, such as Palo Alto and Sophos. They are the market leaders. Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve its capabilities. However, we are happy with Fortinet FortiGate."
"Sometimes you do need to know some CLI commands, so it's a bit harder for technicians or new people that don't know it."
"The user interface could be improved."
"The reporting feature could be better because most of the companies want to have the analytics included, which is something that you have to buy separately."
"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."
"The content filter needs to be improved."
"This product is unable to secure access to endpoints for our external employees."
"It would be useful to have an application firewall that prevents the outside world from seeing your private IPs. You don't need to publicize your private IPs to the outside world, and you can create a barrier, like a proxy server."
"SonicWall NSa has occasional bugs, particularly during upgrades, and that's an area for improvement."
"The implementation for VLANs is a little bit cumbersome. It would be good to make that a little bit easier."
"It would help us a lot of SonicWall sent us more information about the latest updates and things that are changing."
"This solution has a big problem with web filtering and it needs to be improved."
"The filtering configuration could be better. We have some difficulties with the filtering configuration and the filter extension. It's not that easy. It's not that straightforward. In the next release, I would like to see a reporting system. Stormshield doesn't have any tutorials on how to do the configuration and things like that. They just have documentation on the website. If you want to configure, for example, Cisco or Fortinet, you can find tutorials on YouTube. They show you how to configure the features, and so on. In Stormshield, there is nothing on social media or the internet on how to configure different things. The lack of documentation or the lack of material makes it difficult for others to adopt this solution."
"With Stormshield, there are difficulties joining things, and it can be complex depending on the architecture."
"Stormshield Network Security is quite expensive."
"It could be better if it were more user-friendly. It's too complicated for us to use it. The price could be better as well."
"This is not a next-generation firewall."
"A more user-friendly interface would be helpful."
"The product must improve its pricing."
SonicWall NSa is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 77 reviews while Stormshield Network Security is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 16 reviews. SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8, while Stormshield Network Security is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Stormshield Network Security writes "Handles monitoring, collection, analysis, and reporting of data in our HQ and branches". SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense, whereas Stormshield Network Security is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Fortinet FortiGate-VM. See our SonicWall NSa vs. Stormshield Network Security report.
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