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SonicWall NSv (Firewall/Security/VPN/Router) - PAYG

SonicWall | 7.1.1-R5653

Linux/Unix, Gentoo SonicOS7.0.1 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

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3 AWS reviews

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131 reviews
from G2

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    Aaron T.

Daily use of Dell Sonic Wall to vpn into customer servers

  • November 08, 2016
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
For the majority of the time the VPN connection is stable and the logon process is painless.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't have any issues with the software that is a cause of sonic wall.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use this software to access customer servers and workstations to troubleshoot user issues.


    Mark F.

Great All-in-one product

  • October 26, 2016
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
SonicWall products are a great all-in-one solution for small and mid sized companies. It is your firewall, VPN, router, gateway, dmz, content filter (web filter), virus detection and on and on.

The other great thing about SW is that it is consistent throughout the device. Once you get the idea of their "object based" setup, you get it and it applies to all sections of the device.

SonicWall Global VPN Client is a great piece of software. It works well on Windows and now they have great apps for Android and iOS. I would recommend a SW if your only need was a good VPN solution.

Finally, there is a ton of support for SonicWall. From online forums, 3rd party it support, and official SW support, you will find an answer to your question.
What do you dislike about the product?
SonicWall devices can be a bit more cumbersome to setup than other devices. The "object based" setup is great, but also leads to you having to create 3 objects to setup a simple port forwarding. Sometimes a more traditional setup option would be nice.

Also the content filtering is not the best, but workable. Honestly with 4g, blocking the main business internet connection isn't as important as it once was.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Firewall, VPN, content filtering, and gateway. For these items, SonicWall is my first choice.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are a mid-sized company or smaller and have the needs for a wide range of network support such as firewall, VPN, gateway, etc. then you owe it to yourself to check out SonicWall.


    David R.

Administreting Sonicwall for all general firewall and national/internation vpn requirements

  • October 21, 2016
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Simplicity and accuracy of the interface, and a rock solid protection of my environment
What do you dislike about the product?
Steep learning curve - best to do the basic administration course to enhance skills and get a good foundation of knowledge
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
VPN Connectivity over a hub and spoke network with a central firewall at head office
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Do the training - it is critical to have adequately trained administrators


    Information Technology and Services

Good product that is constantly improving.

  • September 01, 2016
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
I like the easy of user interface and it's advance IPS functionality.
What do you dislike about the product?
The client VPN could use some work and is hit & miss.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solves our security problems.


    Information Technology and Services

great device for medium and small business

  • August 27, 2016
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
sonicwalls provide a solid firewall for medium and small business. they are cost effective and easy to deploy.
What do you dislike about the product?
lack of some enterprise features found in other vendors
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
protecting the network edge from virus and security breach .


    NAIR A.

The go to for business firewall

  • August 25, 2016
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
An industry standard that has a wealth of resources online to do what you want to do. Responses are fast when you want a category change for a website. Like others say, it is an all-in-one solution, so no need to buy multiple devices.
What do you dislike about the product?
Performance is not always the best. Not very intuitive to configure and set up. Management isn't the easiest. Very overpriced for the performance it gives. Very frustrating to work with in smaller businesses as the performance is extremely sub-par. Annual fees are ridiculous for small businesses as well.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security is much better, especially in terms of users browsing websites. Keeps employees more focused because there are less distractions. You can filter website access
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Hire a consultant that has experience with these products to set it up for you.


    Ehab H.

All in one

  • July 21, 2016
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
The best thing is that it is all in one. SonicWall can do from firewall to content filtering to VPN and more. That is the best thing about it. The device itself does a lot. Most of the time it works great.
What do you dislike about the product?
The interface and the configuration is not easy to use. I hope I can see more user friendly and easy to configure update soon. Some time when yo do change on your network, yo will need to reboot sonicwall in order to continue working.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
combined multiple devices in one. I used to have firewall, content filtering and routers devices. This replaced all of them.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would recommend it. It does a lot and work most of the time. The ability to VPN between other sonicwall devices, is working great.


    Erik R.

Excellent and easy to use software

  • July 12, 2016
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Very easy to use, intuitive setup for blocking specific websites, words, phrases, themes, categories, etc.
What do you dislike about the product?
The categories update periodically so we have to go through and allow specific websites that were blocked because of the updates or mistaken categorization.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This software has been instrumental in blocking social media from our internal network, reducing strain on bandwidth and our antivirus software.


    Market Research

Wouldn't Buy Any Other Router/Security Appliance

  • July 08, 2016
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
SonicWall combines several appliances in one. Instead of having separate Web Filters, IPS/IDS Units, Gateway Avitvirus/AntiSpyware, Application Filter and Router we are able to use a single Sonicwall Device. Add in central Wireless Access Point Management and on device packet capturing and I don't know why anyone would use anything else.
SonicWall also includes features like Site to Site VPN tunnels, Tunnel Interfaces, User VPN capabilities through a deployable client, or SSLVPN.
What do you dislike about the product?
The additional software require to run reports needs a major overhaul and still requires Java for somethings.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are able to provide rock solid routing and security services, along with backup VPN services using SonicWall.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Compare the cost of purchasing a separate appliance for each of the services offered on a single SonicWall. The price comparison make the decision an easy one. Makle sure to get the either the Analyzer or GMS packages for reporting capabilities.


    Luigi V.

Good Security Product

  • June 24, 2016
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
The sonicwall security product are very good solution for the enterprise security protection. The sonicwall portfolio is composed by a wide range of devices and appliance: firewalls, SSL VPN, etc. The firewalls are very strong solutions and have the rigth ratio cost/quality ratio. The SSL VPN are very usfull to solve the user mobility daily work enabling the secure remote access of users.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think that sonicwall solution are best used for SMB company. The miss some very specialized functionality (like i.e. LACP trunk etc)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use sonicwall to protect company boundaries and datacenter from hackers attacks
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you need a very secure solutions at the correct price, sonicwall solution is a very good choice