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SonicWall SMA pros and cons

Vendor: SonicWall
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

SonicWall SMA offers reliable and fast remote connection options.
The solution provides valuable security technologies like Capture ATP along with blocklisting and allowlisting features.
It is affordably priced and combines functionality with cost-effectiveness.
The technical support for SonicWall SMA is satisfactory.
Load balancing and the performance of SonicWall SMA are commendable.

CONS

SonicWall SMA could be more affordable as its price is considered high.
SonicWall SMA lacks effective integration with other platforms, causing inefficiencies.
There is a need for consolidating logins and management systems into a single interface for SonicWall SMA and existing client solutions.
MFA integration should be provided with SonicWall SMA due to the current lack of multifactor authentication options.
SonicWall SMA's technical support services require enhancement to better serve enterprise customers, especially in offering a global view and improved issue resolution.
 

SonicWall SMA Pros review quotes

Maheshbabu T - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at CGG
May 26, 2022
SonicWall SMA allows us to provide CML-based access to any user.
JL
General Manager at Antea Consulting
May 10, 2022
What I like best about SonicWall SMA is the relationship between its features and its price, because the solution is both affordable and functional.
Mayur_Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Commercial Officer at InnovAge Home Care
Apr 4, 2024
Blocklisting and allowlisting are the most beneficial features for network security.
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DS
Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 9, 2021
Secure Mobile Access (SMA) is easy to configure and the deployment is straightforward. However, this is mostly because of the AWS setup.
Yekutiel Cohen - PeerSpot reviewer
Penetration tester at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Apr 7, 2023
The solution is reliable and has good overall performance.
Pawel Najsarek - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer at Ingram Micro Sp. z o.o.
Apr 12, 2022
The performance is good.
VA
Director at vatanix
Nov 25, 2020
I am very satisfied with the technical support.
Nawapol Boonlerd - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at BigFish Enterprise Ltd.
Oct 6, 2020
I think they ask for a fair price.
Pawel Najsarek - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer at Ingram Micro Sp. z o.o.
Sep 21, 2020
I like the load balancing capability.
AP
Executive Director - IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 22, 2020
The management and the dashboard are the solution's most valuable features.
 

SonicWall SMA Cons review quotes

Maheshbabu T - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at CGG
May 26, 2022
SonicWall's reporting isn't good. Reports should be part of a data plan. The login mechanism should be improved. It would be helpful if the client could use an agent to log in. An agent-server model would improve the performance of the RDB, which consumes a lot of bandwidth.
JL
General Manager at Antea Consulting
May 10, 2022
The only thing that they could try to improve is the support for enterprise customers. Normally enterprises and SMBs can create a ticket, but for enterprises, SonicWall SMA needs to provide a global view, and this is what's currently missing. It's not even a question of timing. It's a question of the global vision because currently, it's lacking. They concentrate on the topic, but not on the means and not on the global picture. In most cases, there's something wrong with the integration of SonicWall SMA with other products, so that could also be improved.
Mayur_Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Commercial Officer at InnovAge Home Care
Apr 4, 2024
Enhancing live tracking capabilities could improve the product, particularly in monitoring user activity and request statuses in real-time on the web interface.
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DS
Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 9, 2021
The solution has 2FA, it will generate a token and send it to an email, but multifactor authentication is not available. I would suggest that there should be MFA integration and provided with the appliance.
Yekutiel Cohen - PeerSpot reviewer
Penetration tester at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Apr 7, 2023
SonicWall SMA is difficult to use and it does not provide easy access to different parts of the network.
Pawel Najsarek - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer at Ingram Micro Sp. z o.o.
Apr 12, 2022
I'd like to see the product maybe polish keyboards in Bookmark.
VA
Director at vatanix
Nov 25, 2020
The problem is that when combined with what the client already has, there are two different logins and two different management systems, and these should be consolidated into a single interface.
Nawapol Boonlerd - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at BigFish Enterprise Ltd.
Oct 6, 2020
User interface could be improved.
Pawel Najsarek - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer at Ingram Micro Sp. z o.o.
Sep 21, 2020
The timed synchronization between the network appliance needs improvement.
AP
Executive Director - IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 22, 2020
The solution could integrate better with other platforms.