Comodo Firewall vs. SonicWall NSA Series

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Comodo Firewall
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Comodo Cybersecurity headquartered in New Jersey offers the Comodo Firewall to deliver security controls to moderate size businesses.
$29.99
per year per user
SonicWall NSA Series
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
The SonicWall NSA Series is the company's mid-range next generation firewall (NGFW).N/A
Pricing
Comodo FirewallSonicWall NSA Series
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Comodo FirewallSonicWall NSA Series
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Comodo FirewallSonicWall NSA Series
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Comodo Firewall
7.0
1 Ratings
21% below category average
SonicWall NSA Series
8.5
6 Ratings
2% below category average
Identification Technologies7.01 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Visualization Tools6.01 Ratings8.46 Ratings
Content Inspection7.01 Ratings6.65 Ratings
Policy-based Controls10.01 Ratings9.36 Ratings
Firewall Management Console6.01 Ratings9.56 Ratings
Reporting and Logging5.01 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Proxy Server8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
VPN00 Ratings9.96 Ratings
High Availability00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
Stateful Inspection00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
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User Ratings
Comodo FirewallSonicWall NSA Series
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Comodo FirewallSonicWall NSA Series
Likelihood to Recommend
Comodo
In an enterprise, where there is a threshold of many new users with whom there is a need to share the internet, Comodo Firewall can really ease the burden. Security of network and infrastructure increases with less cost compared to other alternatives. Allows advanced users to create advanced scenarios and deal with them.
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SonicWall
This is a higher-end firewall, built for a medium to large business. It handles traffic and scanning and protection well but it would be a bit of a budget-buster and probably overkill for a small to (barely) medium sized business. SonicWall makes SoHo devices for those use cases and they would be more appropriate.
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Pros
Comodo
  • Beginner friendly UI
  • Extensibility for pro users
  • Very low on system resources
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SonicWall
  • 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.
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Cons
Comodo
  • Provide package for Linux systems as well.
  • Pricing is still not friendly for casual users.
  • Allow API integration with web application.
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SonicWall
  • Ideal with smaller businesses. Would have to examine for more complex needs of larger businesses.
  • Scalability might be an issue for super large organizations.
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Usability
Comodo
No answers on this topic
SonicWall
There is room for improvement when it comes to learning the UI, but the UI is overall pretty good. It doesn't take long to learn if you are famaliar with firewalls.
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Support Rating
Comodo
No answers on this topic
SonicWall
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.
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Alternatives Considered
Comodo
Although AWS WAF is really nice and convenient, it only runs on a web application level, no doubt it has no match in that particular segment, and it is prone to vendor locking. Comodo on the other hand provides better service on the system and network level. if you have to choose a better UI, Comodo is the best solution
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SonicWall
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.
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Return on Investment
Comodo
  • For enterprise level company, it has really great ROI.
  • Not perfect fit for individual use or for small company.
  • We streamlined the process of managing network security.
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SonicWall
  • Was affordable, allowing for advanced routing and security.
  • Enabled us to build VPNs without purchasing additional services
  • Was simple enough to manage in house without external support.
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