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Check Point Power-1 [EOL] vs SonicWall TZ comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Check Point Power-1 [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SonicWall TZ
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (16th)
 

Featured Reviews

William Cambronero - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at ITQS
Good intrusion prevention, firewall, and VPN capabilities
Check Point Power-1 (EOL) has reached the end of its useful life, yet at the time, they could to make some changes such as: * Integration in the cloud. It is the new trend, however, Check Point has already contemplated this and already has its own cloud device. * Automation. As the automatic creation and application of policies, this would have been very beneficial. * Multi-factor authentication would have been a plus in security at the time. They must also make some improvements in their support departments since they do not comply with the SLAs that they provide.
Ashutosh Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Project engineer at IT Solution india private limited
Advanced security filters have blocked threats and protect our users’ web and application access
SonicWall TZ gives us multiple features, such as Content Filter, Application Filter, ATP, IPS policy, Geo-Filter, Botnet filter, and many more. I use Content Filter with SonicWall TZ most of the time because we need to create a policy on behalf of the content filter to track who is using what. If we want to block any types of websites for any specific user, we can do it from the firewall. SonicWall TZ has multiple features, such as Application Filter as well. SonicWall TZ has impacted our organization positively because it stops all threats. If any types of malware signature or any types of bad behavior malware appear, it prevents them.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"In my opinion it is right product at enterprise level network to protect the user and server from external and internal threats and attacks"
"The VPN allows users to connect remotely and securely."
"The solution boasts good performance and is easy to use."
"It does what it says it is going to do."
"The feature we found most valuable in SonicWall TZ is that it is user-friendly for an administrator."
"The most valuable features are the UTM, site-to-site VPN, and client-to-site VPN."
"With the new version, you also have more facilities and more features to protect your infrastructure."
"The VPN connection is the most valuable feature for us; for me, it's all good as implementation and data tools are also good."
"This is a product that we recommend, and also suggest that people upgrade their old devices to this model."
"Good site categorization and application controls."
 

Cons

"Multi-factor authentication would have been a plus in security at the time."
"I have to pay Check Point for every new service I integrate in the firewall and it also has license related issue which needs to renew every years."
"The log sections could be done more clearly."
"We haven't found the solution to be very stable. It doesn't operate as we expect it to sometimes."
"I would love to see more detailed logs and filtering. Wireless versions have weak signal strength in comparison to other wireless routers."
"When contacting their technical support, the technical support said that such a facility is not available in this firewall."
"The VPN license should be improved by providing more free SSL VPN licenses."
"There is a point I don't like about SonicWall in the past and now. Most of the destinations we look at when we're detecting some user using too much bandwidth or something like that, SonicWall just gave us destination IP address, instead of the full qualified domain name. I think that's the most important part that is still missing. I think that's the most important for us."
"The product needs more free SSL VPN user licenses as the current offering is limited."
"It would be good if Analyzer would be part of the stock license, so even if a layperson is getting the device, he or she doesn't forgets about ordering the Analyzer because it's already there."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Its price is very high, which makes it difficult to convince the clients to buy this solution."
"It is highly priced and has a slow performance compared to other firewalls."
"You need to purchase multiple licenses to manage multiple devices which is cost-prohibitive for the value you would receive."
"The solution is expensive."
"The price could be better for us in Bolivia."
"Customers are required to pay for a yearly subscription."
"It is a bit expensive. We have to purchase the license and the reporting part separately, which makes it a bit pricey. This is the main reason why we have thought of moving to another firewall. It would be good if they combine both of these."
"License renewals come in around $35,000 to $45,000."
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Manufacturing Company
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Comms Service Provider
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Construction Company
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Outsourcing Company
8%
 

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Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business65
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise13
 

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What needs improvement with SonicWall TZ?
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