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SonicWall Web Application Firewall vs. StackPath Edge Delivery

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SonicWall WAF Series

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASonicWall offers their WAF Series, of web application firewalls.N/A

    StackPath Edge Delivery

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe StackPath (formerly Highwinds) Content Delivery Network provides a scalable DNS with load balancing, traffic management, DDoS protection and Web Application Firewall (WAF) to support and protect enterprise websites and applications.N/A
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    SonicWall WAF SeriesStackPath Edge Delivery
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    SonicWall WAF SeriesStackPath Edge Delivery
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Best Alternatives
    SonicWall WAF SeriesStackPath Edge Delivery
    Small Businesses
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    Amazon CloudFront
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Google Cloud CDN
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    F5 Big-IP Advanced WAF
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Azure CDN
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SonicWall WAF SeriesStackPath Edge Delivery
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    SonicWall WAF SeriesStackPath Edge Delivery
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SonicWall
    I will recommend SonicWall depending of the size of the company and the knowledge of the personal is going to administer the firewall. I deploy those in small office settings where manageability was relative non existence.
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    StackPath
    Well suited to:
    1. Startups - Very competitive pricing, better than AWS for object storage and CDN.
    2. The less technical - for those looking to implement a CDN, it doesn't get any easier than StackPath
    3. The more technical - Well documented API, serverless scripting and container deployments
    4. Fast object delivery - StackPath tends to be faster (sometimes much more ) than AWS S3. See below however...
    Not so well suited to:
    1. Multi-tiered web applications
    2. Ultra high bandwidth requirements. Stackpath isn't meant to be a substitute for AWS or Azure when you're looking to push 100s of TBs of traffic.
    3. Object storage works well if you don't need fine-grained bucket lifecycle or permissions management.
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    Pros
    SonicWall
    • Content updates are automatic content lists of applications, URLs, virtual threats.
    • Great visualization through graphics of traffic and threats.
    • One of the best web content filters on the market.
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    StackPath
    • Price competitive.
    • Easy to use.
    • Good reporting.
    • Quick to deploy.
    • Start-up friendly.
    • Good technical information via blog, FAQ and community discussion.
    • I can talk to real person for urgent support.
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    Cons
    SonicWall
    • VPN implementation
    • Geo block rules
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    StackPath
    • Analytics.
    • Many options hidden in API.
    • Web console.
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    Support Rating
    SonicWall
    Technical support is a little expensive but it works. Any technical problem or not, SonicWall support helps in solving the problems. The SLA is fast and the service is also cordial, functional, and straight to the point. Support is essential to keep the tool always up-to-date with lists of malware, URLs, attacks, and others.
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    StackPath
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    Alternatives Considered
    SonicWall
    Both products has their pro and cons. However in term of subscription and pricing for a small office, this offered better ROI as the office didn't want to spend too much and have something relative easy to manage.
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    StackPath
    When we identified the need for having a Content Delivery Network to improve our website loading performance we researched a bit and found StackPath. Reading its reviews and the info on its website we have found that they had everything we needed so we didn't need to look for other products.
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    Return on Investment
    SonicWall
    • More accurate analysis with the best usage reports and graphs
    • Reduction of virtual attacks from blocks
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    StackPath
    • Easy 25-30% improvement in website performance vs non CDN solution
    • Less expensive and faster object storage than AWS
    • Aided greatly in maintaining KPIs in terms of performance, availability
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