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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Meraki MX

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACisco Meraki MX Firewalls is a combined UTM and Software-Defined WAN solution. Meraki is managed via the cloud, and provides core firewall services, including site-to-site VPN, plus network monitoring.

    $595

    per appliance

    SonicWall TZ

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ASonicWall TZ is an entry to mid-tier NGFW for small to mid-sized companies. It is a Unified Threat Management solution, with additional native decryption and deep-packet inspection capabilities.

    $399

    one-time fee

    Pricing
    Cisco Meraki MXSonicWall TZ
    Editions & Modules
    MX64
    $595
    per appliance
    MX67
    $695
    per appliance
    MX68
    $995
    per appliance
    MX84
    $1,995
    per appliance
    MX100
    $4,995
    per appliance
    MX250
    $9,995
    per appliance
    MX450
    $19,995
    per appliance
    SonicWall TZ270 High Availability
    $329.60
    SonicWall TZ270 (hardware only)
    $414.04
    SonicWall TZ370 High Availability
    $493.04
    SonicWall TZ270 Wireless-AC (hardware only)
    $502.57
    SonicWall TZ370 (hardware only)
    $618.34
    SonicWall TZ270 TotalSecure - Essential Edition (1 Year)
    $689.16
    SonicWall TZ370 Wireless-AC (hardware only)
    $708.23
    SonicWall TZ270 TotalSecure - Advanced Edition (1 Year)
    $769.52
    SonicWall TZ470 High Availability
    $776.33
    SonicWall TZ270 Wireless-AC TotalSecure - Essential Edition (1 Year)
    $796.76
    SonicWall TZ270 Wireless-AC TotalSecure - Advanced Edition (1 Year)
    $930.24
    SonicWall TZ370 TotalSecure - Essential Edition (1 Year)
    $973.82
    SonicWall TZ470 (hardware only)
    $973.82
    SonicWall TZ570 High Availability (HA) Unit
    $988.80
    SonicWall TZ470 Wireless-AC (hardware only)
    $1063.71
    SonicWall TZ370 TotalSecure - Advanced Edition (1 Year)
    $1085.50
    SonicWall TZ370 Wireless-AC TotalSecure - Essential Edition (1 Year)
    $1107.29
    SonicWall TZ370 Wireless-AC TotalSecure - Advanced Edition (1 Year)
    $1232.60
    SonicWall TZ570
    $1240.77
    SonicWall TZ670 High Availability (HA) Unit
    $1273.46
    SonicWall TZ570 Wireless-AC
    $1356.54
    SonicWall TZ570 with 8x5 Support (1 Year)
    $1450.51
    SonicWall TZ570 Wireless-AC with 8x5 Support (1 Year)
    $1588.07
    SonicWall TZ470 TotalSecure - Essential Edition (1 Year)
    $1596.25
    SonicWall TZ670
    $1596.25
    SonicWall TZ470 Wireless-AC TotalSecure - Essential Edition (1 Year)
    $1729.72
    SonicWall TZ470 TotalSecure - Advanced Edition (1 Year)
    $1805.99
    SonicWall TZ670 with 8x5 Support (1 Year)
    $1867.28
    SonicWall TZ470 Wireless-AC TotalSecure - Advanced Edition (1 Year)
    $1876.82
    SonicWall TZ570 TotalSecure - Essential Edition (1 Year)
    $2006.20
    SonicWall TZ570 Wireless-AC TotalSecure - Essential Edition (1 Year)
    $2192.80
    SonicWall TZ570 TotalSecure - Advanced Edition (1 Year)
    $2200.97
    SonicWall TZ570 Wireless-AC TotalSecure - Advanced Edition (1 Year)
    $2442.04
    SonicWall TZ670 TotalSecure - Essential Edition (1 Year)
    $2574.15
    SonicWall TZ670 TotalSecure - Advanced Edition (1 Year)
    $2868.34
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meraki MXSonicWall TZ
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSee pricing link for TZ Series (Gen6) editions. All prices have been converted from pounds. Conversion rates may change.
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Meraki MXSonicWall TZ
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Meraki MX
    I have used Sonicwall and Meraki, and they are very similar and functional, but they go about it in different ways. Meraki is a little more user-friendly with less of a learning curve, but it comes at a little steeper price. I do like the online dashboard of Meraki better, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki MX
    When comparing the Cisco Meraki line to other products it became nearly an incomparable argument. While Fortinet and SonicWall were very comparable to the Meraki MX series, there were just too many tangible and intangible factors that led to us choosing Meraki. The biggest …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki MX
    light and day, there is a bit more of a cost but well worth the time and cost savings to deploy
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki MX
    Remote management was difficult to set-up and standardize.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki MX
    Cisco Meraki MX Firewalls was slightly more expensive but far superior in features, functionality, and ease of administration.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Meraki MX
    The reliability of Cisco Meraki MX devices plays a huge role in this; customer support and the ability to resolve problems quickly put Cisco Meraki above the rest. The manageability through the dashboard is unmatched.
    Incentivized
    SonicWall
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    Features
    Cisco Meraki MXSonicWall TZ
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco Meraki MX and SonicWall TZ
    Feature
    Cisco Meraki MX
    7.9
    109 Ratings
    SonicWall TZ
    5.6
    11 Ratings
    Identification Technologies8.3104 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Visualization Tools8.7102 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Content Inspection8.1101 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls7.5100 Ratings4.511 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP7.990 Ratings5.511 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console6.4103 Ratings5.011 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging7.6107 Ratings5.511 Ratings
    VPN8.8102 Ratings5.511 Ratings
    High Availability9.1103 Ratings5.010 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection7.397 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Proxy Server6.957 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco Meraki MXSonicWall TZ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (145 ratings)
    7.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    6.0
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.2
    (112 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)