We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ 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."Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"Web filtering and two-factor authentication are great features."
"FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is security. They are known for efficiency and are on the top of Gartner Quadrant reviews. Fortinet FortiGate has an easy-to-use platform with a good graphical interface. The configuration is simple and the solution provides an overall good layer of security."
"The CLI and GUI do a good job of putting a lot at your fingertips."
"Fortinet FortiGate has many valuable features, such as IDS, and intrusion detection. It has security features that are in part with the technologies that are available in the market."
"I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly navigation."
"I've found the technical support to be helpful."
"The solution is priced fairly and competitively."
"The VPN is quite useful for us, as well as the ATP."
"It is very user-friendly, and there is no problem in using its interface."
"I find the security we are able to do with the policies to be valuable. The monitoring is valuable as well."
"SonicWall TZ is very user-friendly and has network MAC binding. Additionally, the firewall works well."
"The network security is great."
"The majority of our clients are very small businesses, and Untangle devices have been fantastic for these small clients. We've basically standardized our stack to just simply use Untangle. We include the hardware and the service option, which makes it very easy and affordable for us to just simply push that into the monthly per-user costing that we provide as a managed services provider. It's really a no-brainer. They're easy to use, and they're easy to set up and configure. Support is generally good about resolving any issues that we have. We haven't had any real complaints."
"Easy to set up and easy to integrate."
"It is not attached to an appliance, meaning if you get a good PC/server, then you can already run a firewall."
"The product’s most valuable features are endpoint protection management, load balancing, and connectivity with Active Directory."
"We find the web filter very valuable."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"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 most valuable features are IPS, MAPI, NAT, and VPN."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing."
"FortiLink is the interface on the firewall that allows you to extend switch management across all of your switches in the network. The problem with it is that you can't use multiple interfaces unless you set them up in a lag. Only then you can run them. So, it forces you to use a core type of switch to propagate that management out to the rest of the switches, and then it is running the case at 200. It leaves you with 18 ports on the firewall because it is also a layer-three router that could also be used as a switch, but as soon as you do that, you can't really use them. They could do a little bit more clean up in the way the stacking interface works. Some use cases and the documentation on the FortiLink checking interface are a little outdated. I can find stuff on version 5 or more, but it is hard to find information on some of the newer firmware. The biggest thing I would like to see is some improvement in the switch management feature. I would like to be able to relegate some of the ports, which are on the firewall itself, to act as a switch to take advantage of those ports. Some of these firewalls have clarity ports on them. If I can use those, it would mean that I need to buy two less switches, which saves time. I get why they don't, but I would still like to see it because it would save a little bit of space in the server rack."
"Getting support can be slow."
"In terms of what needs to be improved, I would say better load balancing and data filtering."
"SonicWall TZ can improve the UI application and when you create any net policies or any new policy, it will not sync or work properly."
"We would like to improve the rules configuration in SonicWall TZ. Sometimes the rules don't work."
"Its reporting can be improved. Currently, we cannot directly get the user names. It only shows the IP, which makes it a bit confusing because we need to use the IP to find the user. If we could directly get the name of the user, it would be better."
"If the operation increases and the bandwidth consumption increases, it does not perform as per the expectations."
"The dashboard needs to be improved."
"Pricing could be lowered slightly."
"The product must improve its reporting features."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
"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 hardware can be improved."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"The product needs to improve its mobile application."
"The storage is minimal, so we have to set the system to delete data after seven days."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 11th in Firewalls with 19 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 9 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Highly acceptable on a small scale, straightforward out the box installation, with a good price point". 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 TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and Juniper SRX Series Firewall, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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