TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

SonicWall SonicWave Series vs. WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SonicWave Series

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ASonicWall offers the SonicWave series of WiFi access points. The SonicWave is available in the SonicWave 200 and SonicWave 400 series.N/A

    WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AThe vendor says WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud is where you take your access points to unlock their full potential. With a Secure Wi-Fi license, you get patented WIPS security, compliance reporting including PCI, Wi-Fi vulnerability assessment reporting, and every enterprise-grade WLAN feature you’ll need to take your access points into the toughest environments – with features like live floorplan views, hotspot 2.0, application firewall, and role-based access with 802.1x. WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud has…N/A
    Pricing
    SonicWave SeriesWatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SonicWave SeriesWatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    SonicWave SeriesWatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    SonicWall
    No answer on this topic
    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Best Alternatives
    SonicWave SeriesWatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
    Small Businesses
    WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
    Score9.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Aironet 1800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Cisco Aironet 1800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points
    Score9.2 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    SonicWave SeriesWatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.2
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SonicWave SeriesWatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SonicWall
    Helps ensure a better user experience by designing a wireless network optimized for your environment. The wireless network's safety and satisfaction are improved for the company. Even more important is the need to protect the information that travels over it and that is where SonicWALL wireless network security, in a nutshell, provides a solution with true excellence.
    Read full review
    WatchGuard Technologies
    The WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud works well in any scenario. With the number of AP model options, this solution can work at a coffee shop all the way up to a multi-tenant facility with thousands of users.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    SonicWall
    • The problem we are addressing with SonicWall SonicWave Series is security over our network. We handle information and have to keep everything confidential. So we use SonicWall SonicWave Series to keep our network safe from intrusion and anybody who may want to try to get into our system to do harm
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    WatchGuard Technologies
    • enable wireless access on watchguard-based networks
    • ensure reliable performances
    • allow fast wireless data transfer operations
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    SonicWall
    • Detailed setup instructions
    • Auto Setup Feature for mesh
    • Provide filters without a yearly subscription
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Better Access Points from WG
    • Map Feature
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    SonicWall
    No answers on this topic
    WatchGuard Technologies
    The support team is great! I have never had an issue getting the support I needed. They make it a point to stick with the issue until it's resolved to the customer's satisfaction. They do not make you feel like you need to hurry up and close the ticket. They make sure the solution is working as designed.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    SonicWall
    We evaluated Aruba and then evaluated SonicWall. SonicWall had fewer features, but it was cost-effective and suitable for our budget. Aruba, on other hand, was a dedicated WiFi solution and it was way costlier than SonicWall firewall and access point together, hence we selected SonicWall Sonicwave for our branch offices and Aruba for our head office where user count is more, and even management users are present in head office.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    WatchGuard Technologies
    WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud offers the cloud management solution unlike Ubiquiti which needs a controller that you need to setup, configure, update, and maintain. Also Security is offered with Secure Wi-Fi cloud.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    SonicWall
    • SonicWall has an intuitive user interface that allows you to manage all the sound waves in a piece from a single pane of glass.
    • In addition, it is easy to register and onboard access points with SonicWall.
    • As simple as scanning the QR code, the API is automatically added to the network infrastructure once you have registered your new access points and the SonicWALL Wi-Fi Planner tool.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    WatchGuard Technologies
    • It is not the cheapest one by price but with all the features it is it worth
    • They follow costs after buying are not so high because of the centralized and easy deployment and managemet
    • To see where we have a bottleneck is so easy in the WatchGuard Cloud
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of WatchGuard Wi-Fi DiscoverScreenshot of WatchGuard Wi-Fi AnalyzeScreenshot of WatchGuard Wi-Fi EngageScreenshot of WatchGuard Wi-Fi Manage