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Feature Set Ratings
- Azure Firewall ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
8.0
Azure Firewall
80%
7.8
SonicWall NSA Series
78%
Azure Firewall ranks higher in 7/10 features
Azure Firewall ranks higher in 7/10 features
Identification Technologies
8.0
80%
1 Rating
6.1
61%
3 Ratings
Visualization Tools
7.0
70%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
3 Ratings
Content Inspection
7.0
70%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
9.0
90%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
3 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
8.0
80%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Firewall Management Console
9.0
90%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
3 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
7.0
70%
1 Rating
5.0
50%
3 Ratings
VPN
8.0
80%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
High Availability
9.0
90%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
3 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
8.0
80%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Azure Firewall and SonicWall NSA Series are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
Azure Firewall
80%
1 Rating
8.0
SonicWall NSA Series
80%
3 Ratings
Support Rating
Azure Firewall
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
SonicWall NSA Series
90%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall is well suited for most mid sized and large sized companies that deal with thousands of users within multiple environments. Azure Firewall allows you to protect business assets by preventing malicious attacks from entering the network. Azure Firewall would be less suited for a small company that does not use a vpn or have users outside of the office as something smaller would be more appropriate.

Verified User
Technician in Customer Service
Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employeesSonicWall NSA Series
SonicWall NSA is best suited for small to mid-size companies or small to medium K-12 school districts. It's less appropriate for larger businesses and schools. This is due to their ease of use and well-rounded feature set but lacks in advanced configuration, performance, and reliability.
Network System Administrator
Merrimack School DistrictEducation Management, 501-1000 employees
Pros
Azure Firewall
- Azure Fire wall is easy to use
- Azure fire wall is easy to set up

Verified User
Technician in Customer Service
Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employeesSonicWall NSA Series
- Relatively inexpensive compared to some of the higher-end products, like Palo Alto Networks.
- Easy to set up, as the SonicWall NSA interface is consistent across all models.
IT Infrastructure Manager
Pace SupplyWholesale, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
Azure Firewall
- Azure Fire wall pricing may not always be competitive

Verified User
Technician in Customer Service
Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employeesSonicWall NSA Series
- Ideal with smaller businesses. Would have to examine for more complex needs of larger businesses.
- Scalability might be an issue for super large organizations.
President, Principal
Klaxon IT SolutionsHospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Azure Firewall
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$1.25 Per Deployment Hour
Azure Firewall Editions & Modules
Edition
Deployment | $1.251 |
---|---|
Data Processing | $.0162 |
- Per Deployment Hour
- Per GB Processed
Additional Pricing Details
—SonicWall NSA Series
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—SonicWall NSA Series Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Support Rating
Azure Firewall
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
SonicWall NSA Series
SonicWall NSA Series 9.0
Based on 4 answers
Most of the time, calling SonicWall NSA Support, you get an expert who can help resolve your issues. RMAs are pretty easy once they determine there is an issue with the hardware. Support is available 24x7, which makes emergency calls easy. The only downside is the support engineers may have thick accents; however, their expertise more than makes up for any language barriers.
IT Infrastructure Manager
Pace SupplyWholesale, 1001-5000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall is a very competitive product that exceeds or meets the competitions offerings and is able to effectively manage a company network and securely lock down the domain environment with seamless integration and easy to use tools while offering great support assistance. We selected Azure Firewall because the customer service that comes with the product is second to none and allows us to keep maximum uptime to protect our assets.

Verified User
Technician in Customer Service
Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employeesSonicWall NSA Series
We compared the FortiGate to Sonicwall and continued with Sonicwall as we were a mid-size school where the Sonicwall was performing adequately, and the learning curve was steep to switch platforms. The Sonicwall offered everything the FortiGate did, and was not as costly, both in the appliance and in licensing.
Network System Administrator
Merrimack School DistrictEducation Management, 501-1000 employees
Return on Investment
Azure Firewall
- Azure Firewall decreased our overhead by over 7%
- Azure fire wall has increased efficiency within the security department

Verified User
Technician in Customer Service
Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employeesSonicWall NSA Series
- Saved money on implementation and administration staff.
- Covered the sophisticated needs of many organizations.
President, Principal
Klaxon IT SolutionsHospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees