SonicWall TZ Previous Solutions

Syed Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Manager at GLEEDS USA INC

I've worked with other solutions, including Sophos and Fortigate. I'm more comfortable with this solution than I am with others. 

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HS
Manager, Customer Security & Guidance at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We also provide CISCO solutions our clients where it may be a better fit.  The decision on which solutions to use can be influenced by either existing infrastructure and/or the experience and resources the customer may have inhouse.  Additionally, product feature-set and customer needs play the biggest role in determining what is the best fit for the customer.

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PD
Director at VULPINE SOFTWARE PVT LTD

I also have experience with Sophos XG.

I find that there aren't too many differences between firewalls, as everyone has the same platform and goals.

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SonicWall TZ
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SK
IT Manager at a legal firm with 11-50 employees

We previously used a solution called AnexGATE. However, we had issues with port following and needed to switch.

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MP
Chief Commercial Officer at InnovAge

We used Sophos before. We switched to SonicWall TZ because it provides high availability.

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NeilMckie - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at William Cook Holdings Limited

I can't remember the old solution we had, but it was no good. So, we went to SonicWall.

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AlaaMady - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

In my organization, I'm working mostly for some other companies. I'm using different firewalls - except Forcepoint. I'm not working with Forcepoint right now, however, in terms of other products, I'm working with them.

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GM
IT Infra Head at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We did not use another firewall previously.

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SJ
Senior Engineer at KDsystems

Moved to new Employer.

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EA
Business cybersecurity Specialist at Forlopd

Previous to being introduced to SonicWall, I used Softforce.

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ArunKumar1 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

We were using ESET Antivirus for endpoint security. For firewalls, we were using FortiGate and MikroTik firewalls. FortiGate is fine, and it is helpful and easy, but MikroTik is not. It can't stop attacks from hackers.

In addition to SonicWall TZ, we are now using Cloud App Security from SonicWall for endpoint security, and we have Email Security from SonicWall for emails. In addition, we are using Capture Client from SonicWall for endpoint protection. All these solutions are very helpful, easy to configure, and easy to troubleshoot.

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BT
Virtual CIO/ CISO at Kyber Security

We've also used Cisco previously. A while back, we used to have Cisco as our primary choice, with SonicWall being our second. That changed when I came to the company in 2004, where SonicWall became our solution of choice. We've got 400 or 500 firewalls out there and we don't plan on changing over to anything else.

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KS
Sr. Executive IT / DP at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees

Before SonicWall TZ, I have not worked with another similar product.

I recently purchased a FortiGate from Fortinet. I am about to receive the delivery, which will most likely be in a fortnight, so I do not have much experience. We are planning to use Fortinet FortiGate, our plan is to switch from SonicWall to Fortinet.

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NU
Security Analyst at CyberTalos

I have previously used UiPath and FortiGate firewalls and FortiGate is my favorite because it is consistent and has a good configuration. UiPath has a good interface and is user-friendly.

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RR
E-commerce Co-ordinator at First Group International

I have used other solutions in the past, but I have found SonicWall TZ the most user-friendly.

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RB
Manager IT/ System Administrator/ Network Administrator at Indsec

We used GajShield previously. The product went down once, and the GajShield team was unable to provide the support. That's why we replaced the product. 

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TD
Owner\Operator with 1-10 employees

I've worked with Symantec and Cisco. I haven't dealt with any Cisco in a few years. I did some Cisco and started to learn how to do certain tasks. I haven't really done much with them as my clients are a bit smaller. Cisco is an awesome product. They are likely the best on the market. However, as I recall, they don't really have a GUI and my clients don't need the size.

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it_user265281 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager / Senior Network Engineer at Warnock, Tanner & Associates

This has been a great solution and have never bothered trying anything else. I do have a few Cisco ASA installs, however the cost is a bit higher and more complex to implement.

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LQ
IT Supervisor at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees

The main company has been using SonicWall for awhile. When we setup our local office in Ghana, we decided to use what was being utilized in the main office for the local office.

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SS
Senior Member Of Technical Staff at Flexera

I am comfortable with them all: SonicWall, Check Point, Palo Alto, Sophos. Right now, I'm using the Sophos 225 and 125 in my offices and have a XG 862 in all the branches connected from there. I work on that firewall installation and also the NetScaler on the Citrix. That's simply fundamental. There are some differences with the connectivity and ruling. The rule tab is the same.

I work on their Azure AD platform and also Exchange. On the Exchange, I am working on the O365.

I am also using Trend Micro, Symantec, and McAfee.

This technology comes with these different platforms and you go on the previous one from a couple years ago. The SD-WAN-only technology is not that common. It costs more from US, Canada and from that area of connectivity. It will drop the packet from there.

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TE
IT Manager at K-Vac Environmental Services, Inc.

Nothing is as robust and complete as SonicWall devices.

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SS
Network & System Engineer at Construction Products Holding Co.

We haven't been using a different solution previously. We were using some antivirus software and some firewall software. We decided to implement SonicWall because it has good support and a good reputation in our area.

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RM
CISM at Exceed NetSec LLC

We did use a previous solution, but the client wanted to switch. 

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BB
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

This became the de-facto firewall for us.

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MG
Senior Manager at a insurance company with 201-500 employees

We were using Cisco previously.

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TH
Product Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We are selling solutions for most of the brands such as Cisco, Sophos, SonicWall, Fortinet, and Palo Alto. For email security, we are selling Barracuda. For those clients who have the financial capability, we recommend Palo Alto. 

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RH
Director at FOXMINDS Solutions LLC

We previously used Microsoft before SonicWall. We switched because this solution has more features, such as embedded content filtering.

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MB
Owner at IT CARE

We previously did not use any other solutions.

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PB
WCOIL/IT Department at Lima Central Catholic

I did not use any other solutions. I only ever used SonicWall.

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it_user391749 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co Owner and Managing Director at R3INVENTATE GROUP sprl at R3 CyberSecurity

I was looking for the best solution for my customer and I found a better one after implementing SonicWALL. I have been a user, administrator and certified architect of Cisco, Checkpoint, StoneSoft, Fortinet, Sophos, Juniper, and most of them are focused for massive environments, not for SMEs.

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ON
Diretor Comercial at a retailer with 1-10 employees

Our clients have been using different solutions, such as pfSense, and they migrate to SonicWall TZ because it has more security.

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HF
Professioan Services Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

I had a chance to work with Fortinet and Netasq. and am also currently exploring CheckPoint. It was a part of my job when I joined different companies, and each with had partnership with these products.

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it_user601146 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technologist at Digifabshop (Hudson, NY)

We did not use a different solution prior to this one.

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it_user823308 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President with 11-50 employees

We've used nothing but SonicWall, up until now.

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DO
IT Manager

We have not used a different solution since I have been with the company.

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it_user240636 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Pre-sales, training and development. with 11-50 employees

We previously used CheckPoint and switched because it was expensive.

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FM
DPO - Especialista em Proteção de Dados at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We also use Fortinet for our clients and we prefer that solution. Fortinet has a better user interface that's easier to use with no hardware charges. It's a more expensive solution but you get what you pay for. The graphical user interface is not so easy with SonicWall. Sophos also has a better user interface.

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it_user574446 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Admin at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Technical support and it wasn't fit for our organization.

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it_user277950 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Consulting Engineer with 501-1,000 employees

We previously used a mix of WatchGuard and Cisco firewalls. We switched because Dell offered an affordable, stable, flexible option that is easier to deploy and configure.

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it_user1031991 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Admin at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees

I didn't use any other solutions previously.

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Buyer's Guide
SonicWall TZ
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about SonicWall TZ. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.