We performed a comparison between SonicWall NSa and Untangle NG Firewall 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.
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"The security fabric is excellent."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"The SD-WAN feature is the most valuable. This feature evolved from link load balancing. It has helped us in terms of our uptime and privatizing applications whenever we experience an outage. The SD-WAN feature has been a plus for us. Two-factor authentication has allowed us to add more users in terms of remote working. We have two-factor authentication for remote workers to authenticate them before they get on the network."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"We like the features, but the main thing is from a commercial and cost perspective it is very good."
"SonicWall NS has a lot of valuable features. One of the best SonicWall NSa features is the ability to collect mini routers and get only one user connection."
"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."
"Sometimes I have some queries, and the SonicWall support team resolves my queries."
"SonicWall has USCS and anti-virus at the gateway level. Everything is filtered, and if it detects an intruder, it drops the line."
"The most valuable feature of SonicWall NSa is the control aspect of the solution."
"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 most valuable features are the VPN, SSL VPN, and IPSec VPN."
"The interface is very good."
"It is very easy to deploy and monitor. "
"They have a command center that makes it easy to log into and see all of your appliances nationwide."
"Web filtering is very reliable."
"Easy to set up and easy to integrate."
"We find the web filter very valuable."
"Its detection, antivirus, and filtering features are the most valuable. The facility to connect by using the VPN connection is also a very valuable feature. It is very strong, secure, and reliable. We have implemented the Untangle solution in all hardware. It is also a user-friendly solution. It is easy to learn and easy to configure."
"The Untangle firewall is a software firewall, so it runs on generic hardware. We found that was probably the best feature, and it's why we chose it when we started using it three years ago."
"Application management can be improved."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"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."
"A sandbox would be good in order to be able to inspect the emails containing spam and be able to validate the emails that contain malware, prior to delivering to the customer."
"The Web-filter in this solution is not very good."
"Scalability is one of the disadvantages. When it comes to scalability, you have to actually change the box. If you want to upgrade it, you need to actually change the existing box and probably you take the system off to other sites."
"Sometimes I found the GUI and some of the features a little bit hard to navigate, as opposed to Fortigate, which is much more user-friendly."
"The detection of malware can improve in SonicWall NSa."
"The pricing for this product in India is high and the fees should be reduced."
"The content ID needs to be improved."
"This product is unable to secure access to endpoints for our external employees."
"The product likely isn't a good fit for a large organization."
"It would help us a lot of SonicWall sent us more information about the latest updates and things that are changing."
"It only has a single power interface, which has limitations in terms of high availability."
"The biggest challenge that we have with this solution is local support. The local support is a problem in our area."
"We have a minor issue when assigning IP addresses in the ARP tables. You should be able to go into the ARP tables, look at the IP address and say, "Nope, they need to be on this side on this IP address." The ability to set a DHP reservation from the ARP tables would be great. It's no big deal, but it would be nice to have."
"The pricing should be reduced because it is expensive."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
"The management console for partners is a bit tricky (buggy)."
"Web-filtering policies could be improved."
"On their low-end appliance, they could have more memory and the largest storage space. The low-end appliance comes with a too-small hard drive, and it could use a little extra room. It only comes with about 4 gigs or 8 gigs of memory, and the hardware space is only 40 gigs, which is really small."
"The product needs to improve its mobile application."
SonicWall NSa is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 77 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 22 reviews. SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and SonicWall TZ. See our SonicWall NSa vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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