Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users
SonicWall TZ Logo

SonicWall TZ pros and cons

Vendor: SonicWall
4.1 out of 5

Pros & Cons summary

Buyer's Guide

Get pricing advice, tips, use cases and valuable features from real users of this product.
Get the report

Prominent pros & cons

PROS

SonicWall TZ is cost-effective and provides comprehensive security features such as content filtering, VPN, intrusion and brute force attack prevention.
It has excellent stability, often without issues, even during continuous usage for extended periods.
The technical support is highly regarded for its promptness and efficiency in resolving issues.
Its ease of deployment and straightforward installation process make SonicWall TZ favorable for organizations.
With advanced security services like application control, Gateway Anti-Virus, and IPS protection, SonicWall TZ offers essential network protection.

CONS

Support is lacking, prompting consideration of alternative solutions.
VPN licenses incur extra charges, which would benefit from being included with firewall licensing.
There is a need for improvements in reporting capability, especially concerning user identification and detailed metrics on threats detected.
The market trend is moving toward more advanced, cloud-supported firewalls, highlighting a need for modernization.
Pricing is considered high and could benefit from reduction to improve competitiveness.
 

SonicWall TZ Pros review quotes

BB
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 26, 2015
Configuration of firewall policies is very easy.
HF
Professioan Services Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 29, 2015
Dell SonicWALL UTM is strong in the UTM space with great support.
it_user240636 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Pre-sales, training and development. with 11-50 employees
Jun 3, 2015
We sell the product, and we have a lot of business for it, and our customers are happy with the solution.
Learn what your peers think about SonicWall TZ. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: February 2026.
884,873 professionals have used our research since 2012.
it_user277950 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Consulting Engineer with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 26, 2015
We switched because Dell offered an affordable, stable, flexible option that is easier to deploy and configure.
it_user391749 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co Owner and Managing Director at R3INVENTATE GROUP sprl at R3 CyberSecurity
Apr 28, 2016
The MSSP partnership program is valuable, but is still too expensive.
it_user265281 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager / Senior Network Engineer at Warnock, Tanner & Associates
Mar 29, 2017
I like to think that the TZ series has the best bang for the buck, full of features and options that you need to control security without breaking the bank.
it_user574446 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Admin at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Dec 19, 2016
Always saves time for any implementation.
it_user823308 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President with 11-50 employees
Feb 25, 2018
The most valuable feature is the protection available, and then ease of use and flexibility.
LQ
IT Supervisor at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 12, 2018
We use the content filter quite a lot because it's an office setting. During working hours, we like to censor the sites users can visit so it increases productivity. Therefore, the content filter has been good for us.
it_user601146 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technologist at Digifabshop (Hudson, NY)
Apr 23, 2019
I have found the stability of this product to be excellent.
 

SonicWall TZ Cons review quotes

BB
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 26, 2015
The death for SonicWall for us unfortunately is the Dell acquisition.
HF
Professioan Services Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 29, 2015
The firewall does crash and/or unexpectedly reboots.
it_user240636 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Pre-sales, training and development. with 11-50 employees
Jun 3, 2015
Sometimes there are issues.
Learn what your peers think about SonicWall TZ. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: February 2026.
884,873 professionals have used our research since 2012.
it_user277950 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Consulting Engineer with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 26, 2015
GUI configurations and menus are not intuitive, thus making it difficult to identify dependent configurations completion.
it_user391749 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co Owner and Managing Director at R3INVENTATE GROUP sprl at R3 CyberSecurity
Apr 28, 2016
Support is not as good as should be. If you switch on all of them, the system is working under the spected figures.
it_user265281 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager / Senior Network Engineer at Warnock, Tanner & Associates
Mar 29, 2017
I would love to see more detailed logs and filtering. Wireless versions have weak signal strength in comparison to other wireless routers.
it_user574446 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Admin at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Dec 19, 2016
Content filtering, Load balancing. Bandwidth management.
it_user823308 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President with 11-50 employees
Feb 25, 2018
The market seems to be going to a cloud-supported, new generation of firewall products. I think that's probably going to be important to us, the next time around.
LQ
IT Supervisor at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 12, 2018
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.
it_user601146 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technologist at Digifabshop (Hudson, NY)
Apr 23, 2019
An additional feature that I would like to see is reporting that includes metrics to give me more information about the number of viruses that it has actually detected and interrupted.