--- title: SonicWall Next Generation Firewall Reviews meta\_title: 'SonicWall Next Generation Firewall Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 154 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how SonicWall Next Generation Firewall works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 154 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Network Security url: https://www.g2.com/categories/network-security --- # SonicWall Next Generation Firewall Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by SonicWall Next Generation Firewall but has limited features. Are you part of the SonicWall Next Generation Firewall team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! SonicWall real-time breach detection and prevention solutions protect more than one million networks worldwide * * * Seller [SonicWall](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sonicwall) Discussions [SonicWall Next Generation Firewall Community](https://www.g2.com/products/sonicwall-next-generation-firewall/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Terri O'Leary Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Return on Investment 18 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/sonicwall-next-generation-firewall/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)") Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) 4.5/5(595) ](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-next-generation-firewalls-ngfws/reviews) [ ![WatchGuard Network Security](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "WatchGuard Network Security") WatchGuard Network Security 4.7/5(268) ](https://www.g2.com/products/watchguard-network-security/reviews) [ ![FortiGate-VM NGFW](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "FortiGate-VM NGFW") FortiGate-VM NGFW 4.6/5(249) ](https://www.g2.com/products/fortigate-vm-ngfw/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/sonicwall-next-generation-firewall/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 154 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## SonicWall Next Generation Firewall Integrations (1) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Paessler PRTG ](https://www.g2.com/products/paessler-prtg/reviews) Show More MP Michelle P. Accountant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/25/2019 "Easy to use, quick and seamless!" 5/5 What do you like best about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? I love the simplicity best of all. Once it is sent I just click a button to enable and disable! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? I have not experienced anything I did not like about this program. Only positives from me! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SonicWall Next Generation Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? I work as a remote employee for my company. I am able to access their remote server via use of the SonicWall. It is so quick and easy to turn on and then back off when I am done with my work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Telecommunications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Telecommunications") ET Verified User in Telecommunications Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/31/2018 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Another approach that allows us to multiply how we prevent security threats" 4.5/5 What do you like best about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? The features of SonicWall in the TZ and NSA family include SonicWall's Cloud-based Advanced Threat Protection with different engines. The results are satisfactory in our organization as we manage more than 350 locations that require us to be vigilant against attacks and ensure business continuity. With ATP, we have saved time and human resources as their cloud platform facilitates the prevention of zero-day threats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? For the ATP solution, an additional license is needed, and this raises the cost if you only consider acquiring the comprehensive licensing. Additionally, if there is no channel that provides 24/7 support services, you have to do it directly with the brand by raising an RMA. On the other hand, regarding reports, I don't like that you have to buy the GMS solution because with the control panels that the box already has, it is not very helpful since you don't have full visibility of what is happening in my network. The GMS solution involves additional licenses that can be On-premise - In the Cloud - on local servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SonicWall Next Generation Firewall: It has a portfolio of specialized solutions such as Email Security-Capture Client. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SonicWall Next Generation Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? We protected ourselves from various Ransomware and Petia that could have affected the organization's operation, as well as being more productive in support matters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Seller inviteAI Translated ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/5/2019 "It's reliable! Sonicwall UTM" 4.5/5 What do you like best about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? Overall, I like most of the feature of Sonicwall, but here, I would like to mentioned about one the feature from the bundle, and which is IPS. Off course, when IPS is enabled performance may goes down due to multitasking, and consumption of other resource, still it's gives best performance. When IPS is enabled, we can evade number of illegal traffic towards our network. And Sonicwall has great database of IPS signature with perfect classification. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? Well, there are couple of things that can be improved, such as when GUI is being access is very slow, rules managing, log monitoring is not available on the device where you need separate device/cloud service to store the data. One more thing, which is when you integrate AD with device, you can not create custom group as it use from AD server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SonicWall Next Generation Firewall: Absolutely, any one is looking for UTM with full function within their budget, I guess that's the device for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SonicWall Next Generation Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? After the deployment of product, we noticed that many issues was resolved and it's being. Firstly, performance is excellent. when we check the load on device with full function, it was great deal. We did stop many illegal/illegitimate to and from traffic. We believe that it's more stable then the expectation. Off course, remote users are getting no issues while connecting to infra and while accessing through this device. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite GJ Geoffrey J. Network Administrator Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/22/2018 "A respectable budget-friendly security/firewall solution" 3.5/5 What do you like best about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? The SonicWall is a great "all in one" package. It offers robust content filtering, firewall features, security monitoring, virus/spyware blocking, and lots more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? Since this is an "All in one" solution, it doesn't have the same granular controls over specific areas compared to dedicated products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SonicWall Next Generation Firewall: SonicWall is a great product for those in small businesses or small education environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SonicWall Next Generation Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Keeping our network safe and secure. SonicWall has allowed us to do this at a cost we can afford. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite BC Brittany C. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/31/2018 "Nice web interface " 3.5/5 What do you like best about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? Ease of use of the software. Makes it very simple to get through and fix. These provide a firewall for our stores and assist in PCI certification. Very happy with the web interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? The actual hardware. We have had several go bad after a year. They take a long time to replace. The ports seem to go bad first. They do not like change at all. It is an odd thing to me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SonicWall Next Generation Firewall: Make sure you have someone skilled enough to use the more sophisticated elements of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SonicWall Next Generation Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Allows us to protect our the PCI integrity of our retail locations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Public Relations and Communications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Public Relations and Communications") AP Verified User in Public Relations and Communications Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/3/2018 "SonicWall hasn't been the same since Dell bought them" 2/5 What do you like best about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? SonicWall device performs well to distribute our network load for our office over 2 upstream providers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? SonicWall used to be lean and mean - since being purchased by Dell it hasn't seem to be moving as quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SonicWall Next Generation Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Given that most websites are moving to HTTPS, the content protection afforded by the SonicWall is mostly useless unless you turn on DPI-SSL -- and that brings with it other issues (cpu load, deploying the local RootCA, etc) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/27/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite DW David W. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/27/2018 "Firewalls that work" 4.5/5 What do you like best about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? Sonicwall has pretty decent support that if they can't solve it over the phone will do a webex session and collect data to replicate the issue in their lab environment and be able to work a solution up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? Sometimes with the new GUI for our firewall, changes do not save, which requires us to re-enter the data again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SonicWall Next Generation Firewall: Sonicwall is a good company that understands how to design hardware and software to make firewalls that work. This product works great in our environment and meets our needs to secure our network and monitor the traffic that we have coming in and out of our network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SonicWall Next Generation Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Our setup is 2 SonicWall NSA 5600s setup for HA failover in case of a failure on one. This minimizes downtime as the failover is seamless. This keeps the business operational with little to no downtime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Kylie D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kylie D.") KD Kylie D. Graphic Designer Marketing and Advertising Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/28/2018 "SonicWall Customer Review" 4.5/5 What do you like best about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? SonicWall allows me to connect to my home office's network via a VPN and thus, allows me to work remotely. I've even use it internationally to seamlessly establish a remote connection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? It does require a basic knowledge of how VPN's work, which I had to learn prior to using this product. Once you have your network's IP address and other mandatory technical information that SonicWall requires, a remote connection can be seamlessly established. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SonicWall Next Generation Firewall: If you are experiencing technical issues with Remote Desktop or any other remote network software, I would recommend trying Sonic Wall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SonicWall Next Generation Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Prior to using SonicWall, my office used Microsoft Remote Desktop. However, we have since found that SonicWall works well with, and even in lieu of, Remote Desktop to establish a remote connection. My office uses PC computers, and my home machine is a Mac, so I find that SonicWall is better at working around the technical difference in operating systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") UH Verified User in Higher Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/6/2018 "SonicWall Firewalls" 5/5 What do you like best about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? This has been an easy system to maintain and support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? I hate that we need a product like this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SonicWall Next Generation Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Limit access into our network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Legal Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Legal Services") UL Verified User in Legal Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/26/2018 "Spotty/OK" 4/5 What do you like best about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? I like the fact that this program allows me to work remotely. It allows me to access everything on my computer at work from home. It provides quick and seamless access into the network and my account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? It can be very spotty at times. Sometimes I randomly lose connection at home, which can affect my work. At times I've lost my work product, because I lost connection mid progress (had not saved). Another aspect I dislike is if I walk away from my computer for more than 5 minutes, it automatically seems to disconnect. When this happens, I'm forced to log back in again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SonicWall Next Generation Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? If I am having to attend to a matter at home during work hours, I am able to do so with the help of this software. I can login at any time from anywhere. As an attorney this allows me to have a flexible work schedule. I am currently on my work computer (laptop is at home). Therefore, I'm unable to upload a screen shot. I'm happy to email it later today. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about SonicWall Next Generation Firewall? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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