SonicWall NSA Series vs. WatchGuard Network Security

SonicWall NSA Series

43 Reviews and Ratings

WatchGuard Network Security

892 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
SonicWall NSA Series	Score8.4 out of 10	N/A	The SonicWall NSA Series is the company's mid-range next generation firewall (NGFW).	N/A
WatchGuard Network Security	Score8.7 out of 10	N/A	WatchGuard Network Security is a network security and firewall software. WatchGuard includes secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services designed for SMB’s.	N/A

Pricing

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Pricing Offerings
SonicWall NSA Series	WatchGuard Network Security
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	SonicWall NSA Series	WatchGuard Network Security
Considered Both Products	SonicWall Kenny McGarrity IT Infrastructure Manager in Information Technology at Pace Supply (Wholesale, 1001-5000 employees) Chose SonicWall NSA Series SonicWall NSA series interface is way better than either Watchguard or Checkpoint. Even though people want to dismiss SonicWall NSA, they have the advanced features of its competitors, but with the easy interface. With all things being equal, I consider Palo Alto Networks to be … Incentivized Helpful?	WatchGuard Technologies Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security For some customers, WatchGuard Network Security was the preferable choice. Its price point, compactness, portability, accessibility, ease of design, installation, implementation, configuration, management, monitoring, alerting, user education, technician training, power usage, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security is in league with SonicWall regarding value and features but is not as robust as Sophos or Fortinet. It is also not as simple to configure as Sophos or Fortinet. We selected WatchGuard based solely on the recommendation of an outside party, and that … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Night and day comparison. Sonicwall is clunky, outdated, lacks good reporting facilities. Network traffic management is painful. And doesn't have the extensive services provided by default by WatchGuard Cisco is just horrible. Includes nothing as standard. Scared to touch … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security I find the watchguard interface and central management much more intuitive and informative. The ease of use of the watchguard products and services are second to none. The support behind their products also adds a value that is indispensable. The hardware itself has always … Incentivized Helpful? Tyler Brooks Network & Systems Administrator in Information Technology at 2nd Floor IT Services Inc (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security We had previously deployed Sonicwall appliances and found that Watchguard's were simpler to configure and troubleshoot, monitor and were far more reliable. Our experience with Sonicwall's was that they worked well, but the initial configuration of rules and policies could be … Incentivized Helpful? Cezar Carvalho Sales Engineer in Sales at Qualitek (Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security Reports and ease of use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security they’re niche players, but it worth to check out their solutions. Best choice for SMB Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard makes the setup easy. Their best-in-class alliances make the system secure using trusted partners. Incentivized Helpful? Rolf Lobker Network Engineer in Information Technology at De Viske ICT (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security Most 'UTM' or Layer-7 firewalls share the same feature set. They mostly offer the same security layers like Web filtering, basic packet inspection, proxied layer 7 inspection, anti-malware, and some integrated portal. Basic VPN features, et cetera. What sets WatchGuard … Incentivized Helpful? Darren McGuff Cyber Network Security Consultant in Information Technology at CYFOR (Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard products are much simpler to configure and provide ongoing maintenance. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Sophos is a relic now, SonicWall is too pricey, and PFSense is too "roll your own." Watchguard sits at the sweet spot of fully functional and easily managed. Incentivized Helpful? Sebrae Trust Security Specialist in Information Technology at Trust Control (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security The client-server management tool provides better efficiency on the daily tasks when having a lot of firewalls. The policy manager tool is very easy to use, making it easy the understand and change the actual policy rules The multi-wan feature is a more robust and flexible … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Honestly, the ease of setup and simplicity in the setup is wayyyyy better than Fortinet. Things just work. You don't need to get into CLI to get your site to site working. The initial setup wizard leaves you at a VERY good spot to get up and running and then season to your … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security It is much better. I like the ability to have a system manager. I also like the ability to have trafficked monitor. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security We found WatchGuard [Network Security] has a great combination of deep down controls of traffic when desired but [is] still easy to configure and maintain. We also trust their published throughput numbers compared to specialty configs needed to match published throughput with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard provided better options for product cost, features, and implementation for our organization. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Watchguard is much easier to manage at a much better price point. Fortinet is very good, but complex and needs more knowledge to manage. Sonicwall is not straightforward at all to use. Meraki is too basic. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security I prefer WatchGuard [Network Security] because it offers better reporting services, best policy options, and more efficient ways to manage the policies. Incentivized Helpful? Raymond Banfield Technical Manager in Information Technology at AKCS (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard has in the past always been one step ahead of new security needs for network perimeters. They have managed to do this, and continue to have high throughput with all security turned on, while many of its competitors will not show you what [their] speed is with all … Incentivized Helpful? Asdrubal Jasso Director of Engineering in Engineering at Digital I/O (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security Cisco: Watchguard is easier to configure and manage also less expensive. Fortinet: Watchguard has a better policy management GUI. Sonicwall: Watguard Client VPN is great, and works for PC, Mac, and non-IOS devices as well. Incentivized Helpful? Drew Bear Network admin in Professional Services at Computer Technology Solutions (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security I haven't really had issues with any of the firewalls I have used in the past. Once you know the purpose of a firewall it's just a matter of finding the settings you need. Incentivized Helpful? James Barnett CTO (Chief Technical Officer) in Corporate at Smart solutions group (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security Amongst others, these are the most common devices we come across and WatchGuard is by far the fullest offering whilst also giving the best experience in managing and setting up. The training level required for some higher enterprise devices is usually much higher so we find … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard provides better performance when compared to value in comparable devices of these products. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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Features

SonicWall NSA Series

WatchGuard Network Security

Comparison of Firewall features of SonicWall NSA Series and WatchGuard Network Security
Feature	SonicWall NSA Series 8.3 5 Ratings	WatchGuard Network Security 9.1 460 Ratings
Identification Technologies	8.85 Ratings	8.8419 Ratings
Visualization Tools	9.05 Ratings	8.5417 Ratings
Content Inspection	5.04 Ratings	9.1444 Ratings
Policy-based Controls	9.95 Ratings	9.2457 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP	6.94 Ratings	8.8388 Ratings
Firewall Management Console	9.05 Ratings	8.5450 Ratings
Reporting and Logging	8.95 Ratings	9.1446 Ratings
VPN	10.05 Ratings	9.5441 Ratings
High Availability	9.95 Ratings	9.5399 Ratings
Stateful Inspection	7.04 Ratings	9.3413 Ratings
Proxy Server	7.01 Ratings	9.4298 Ratings

User Ratings
	SonicWall NSA Series	WatchGuard Network Security
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (5 ratings)	8.5 (475 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	7.7 (37 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (1 ratings)	7.9 (118 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	9.2 (4 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	9.0 (2 ratings)	9.5 (29 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	8.2 (3 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (264 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (3 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (3 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.2 (3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.2 (3 ratings)