We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"We have found it to be very reliable and that's why our teams and various users in our company use it as our main firewall every day."
"FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"Fortigate's most valuable feature is that it doesn't need a push policy when writing rules."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the web filter."
"Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention)."
"SonicWall TZ is stable."
"The product is easy to deploy."
"The stability is very nice."
"Most of the features are useful. It is easy to configure and easy to troubleshoot. I can see the utilization of different networks, and there are also App control features."
"The solution is priced fairly and competitively."
"It protects against intrusion while allowing needed access."
"The solution boasts good performance and is easy to use."
"I have found the stability of this product to be excellent."
"The solution can scale well."
"This is a capable appliance and the standard features work well for us."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"Lacks training for new features."
"They are doing good, but they can improve the distributor assignment. The availability of the product and the timeline of delivery are the main things. The distribution should be swift, and the distributor should not reach out to end customers directly. They should work as a distributor. There should also be one more local distributor. Currently, there is only one distributor in Pakistan, and the rest of them are in UAE. It is difficult to work with only one distributor. Sometimes, you don't get along with the same distributor, and that's why they should have one more distributor. Their licensing should also be improved. The activation or renewal of the product should be done from the date of renewal, not from the date on which the license expired."
"WAN load-balancing could be a lot better at detecting when a link is poor or inconsistent, and not just flat out dead."
"Technical support could be better. You don't always get the level of help you need right away."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"User interface could be improved."
"The reporting analytics could be improved, it is very unstable."
"In terms of what needs to be improved, I would say better load balancing and data filtering."
"You need to be a certificate holder to set it up and configure it. It's really important because it looks easy, but it is complex. You need to have the knowledge and experience. But this is normal for technical products. It's not a product for regular user. It's for technical people. You need to have skills."
"We have experienced some issues with SonicWall TZ and they are lacking some advanced features other vendors have."
"Full monitoring obviously needs to be improved. We need full monitoring covered under the security licensing."
"Pricing could be lowered slightly."
"The small business line has less PPS throughput."
"Although manageable, the user interface is a little bit slow and could be improved."
"Sometimes it reboots when you least expect it, and that's the main issue."
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SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is ranked 10th in Unified Threat Management (UTM). SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is rated 6.0. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zyxel Unified Security Gateway writes "A robust appliance that is reasonably priced and straightforward to set up". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and Untangle NG Firewall, whereas Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, WatchGuard Firebox and Meraki MX.
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