We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ and Zscaler Internet Access 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."Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"The tool is a nice product and easy to handle. The software's user interface is also good. You can easily implement remote access in the solution."
"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."
"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"It has improved our organization with control data."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"It's a firewall that secures our internal network. I have been using it since 2013, and I find that most of the features are advanced, and very user friendly."
"The most valuable feature is content filtering and app control."
"The most valuable features are unified threat management which provides security intelligence and the VPN for both site-to-site and remote access."
"The site-to-site VPN connections, content filtering, and in our current remote working situation, SSL VPN remote desktop connectivity are the most valuable features."
"SonicWall TZ think it's a good, solid, and stable product."
"The features that we have found most valuable in SonicWall TZ are the intrusion and brute force attack prevention."
"We are able to block whatever we want to block by using this product. It provides all required security features, such as content filtering, VPN, in one box. Before switching to SonicWall, we had specified all required features."
"It does exactly what it says on the tin. It is good for protecting the business from being compromised. Its port protection is very good."
"It's a very cost-effective solution."
"The solution’s customer service is good."
"The scanning feature is impressive, because they do not introduce a big latency to the traffic."
"The most valuable features of Zscaler Internet Access are it's on the cloud, high network performance, and the interception of users is very easy."
"For our needs, the cloud-native proxy architecture is a very good solution. We are moving away from on-prem appliances and moving more toward cloud-based solutions. Zscaler is a good fit for our strategy. This architecture helps with cyber threats because we inspect most of the traffic and we can see that a lot of threats are stopped directly in the secure web gateway."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The most valuable feature is bandwidth control."
"The VPN is valuable, as the whole technology is very different from a traditional VPN."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is SWG traffic."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I don't get proper reports."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"The feedback that I have received is that the performance could be better, and the user experience is not as good compared to a previous solution we used. It could be more user-friendly. Of course, it still works fine for our operations."
"Fortinet currently has many products bundled with FortiGate including the basic firewall and load balancer, and I think that that they need to have separate product portfolios for each of these specialized services."
"They should consider working a bit more on their ransomware application."
"The log analyzer in SonicWall TZ is something that they need to improve upon."
"We have experienced some issues with SonicWall TZ and they are lacking some advanced features other vendors have."
"We would like to improve the rules configuration in SonicWall TZ. Sometimes the rules don't work."
"Support for SonicWall TZ needs improvement, particularly the time it takes before you're able to speak to a support person, e.g. you have to wait for at least 30 minutes on the phone."
"Although the pricing is good, it could always be lower. If we get to pay less, we're happier."
"It could probably be more user-friendly, and it could be more scalable with releases and subscriptions."
"The quality of tech support can vary."
"The pricing is an issue. It is expensive if you have all of your users in the same location. It is expensive compared to other firewalls on the market."
"The interface for administration could be better. They should upgrade the management portal."
"I don't know whether it's Zscaler or not, however, sometimes I can't access my time management. I need to wait and try again a few hours later. Typically, if I let some time pass, I can access it again."
"They should enhance the audit reporting feature."
"Another thing that I would like to see is if Zscaler could have a separate product for direct access. I looked at a private access solution, but I understand there's a separate product that isn't integrated with this."
"What could be improved in Zscaler Internet Access is its price. It could be cheaper."
"The main issue with Zscaler Internet Access is proxy IP detection, which sometimes makes sites inaccessible."
"The solution can be improved by advancing some of the newer technologies such as the DLP feature, and adding email security."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Zscaler Internet Access is ranked 2nd in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 46 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Zscaler Internet Access is rated 8.2. 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 Zscaler Internet Access writes "Provides integrated CASB and file sandboxing but could be less expensive ". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Zscaler Internet Access is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Netskope , Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Appgate SDP. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Zscaler Internet Access report.
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