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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (61.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
CrowdSec
Star Rating
(87)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CrowdSecSonicWall Next Generation Firewall
Star Rating
(151)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (61.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SonicWall Next Generation FirewallCrowdSec vs SonicWall Next Generation Firewall
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CrowdSec easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with CrowdSec overall.
- Reviewers felt that CrowdSec meets the needs of their business better than SonicWall Next Generation Firewall.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CrowdSec is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CrowdSec over SonicWall Next Generation Firewall.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CrowdSec
No pricing availableSonicWall Next Generation Firewall
No pricing availableFree Trial
CrowdSec
Free Trial is available
SonicWall Next Generation Firewall
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
57
8.8
126
Ease of Use
8.8
58
8.3
127
Ease of Setup
9.0
44
8.0
87
Ease of Admin
8.8
44
8.1
89
Quality of Support
8.8
47
8.0
120
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
34
8.2
86
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
52
7.2
123
Features by Category
Security - Unified Threat Management
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
9.3
43
Administration
Not enough data
7.9
43
Not enough data
8.6
43
Administration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Monitoring
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
Protection
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.9
34
Not enough data
Prevention
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.5
28
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
30
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
Detection
9.3
30
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
7.7
15
8.5
48
8.0
20
8.1
46
7.6
14
8.5
42
7.7
14
8.6
45
Agentic AI - Firewall Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
7.1
11
9.0
46
7.0
11
8.0
46
8.9
12
9.0
47
8.2
14
8.8
46
Monitoring
6.4
11
8.3
43
8.9
16
8.3
43
9.1
23
8.5
44
9.3
23
8.4
45
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
15
Artificial Intelligence - Firewall
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Orchestration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Information
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
Personalization
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Threat Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.5
13
Not enough data
Automation
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
Orchestration
8.5
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
Response
9.3
12
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CrowdSec and SonicWall Next Generation Firewall are categorized as Firewall Software
Unique Categories
SonicWall Next Generation Firewall is categorized as Unified Threat Management (UTM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CrowdSec
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SonicWall Next Generation Firewall
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer & Network Security
16.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.7%
Computer Software
9.6%
Financial Services
3.6%
Telecommunications
2.4%
Other
51.8%
Information Technology and Services
21.8%
Computer & Network Security
7.0%
Internet
4.2%
Pharmaceuticals
3.5%
Marketing and Advertising
3.5%
Other
59.9%
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Discussions
What is CrowdSec used for?
1 Comment
AK
Crowd sourced intrusion prevention information to determine bad actors based on defined scenarios which will be blocked at your installation, and reported...Read more
CrowdSec has no more discussions with answers
What is the part number of a license that includes anti-ransomware
1 Comment
AB
Hello Patricia- There is no part number. When you are going to get the Sonicwall Appliance you need to add a license for GAV . Usually it comes with 1, 2 and...Read more
What is SonicWall used for?
1 Comment
TA
With the help of SonicWall firewalls, you can see and manage and monitor every program running on your network. this extra control improves compliance and...Read more
What is SonicWall used for?
1 Comment
GS
Sonicwall has a wide range of products like Network firewalls, switches, and access points.
But Mostly SonicWALL is well known for its Firewall...Read more
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