Easy choice but not for beginners!
Updated November 16, 2025

Easy choice but not for beginners!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SonicWall TZ

Our company purchases and technically maintains it infrastructure and networks for small to midsize businesses and we occasionally using SonicWall TZ firewall appliances in upgrades and setups of network security for our clients. It provides firewall protection, antivirus, remote access SSL VPN, as well as branch office (site to site) VPN between multiple locations of our organization.

Pros

  • Firewall Functionality
  • Event Logs
  • Network Interface Management

Cons

  • VPN Software Client seems outdated
  • Firewall & NAT rules interface could be simplified
  • SSL VPN license model is too expensive for larger clients
  • Over 99% uptime for our network
  • No network based threats in the past 5 years
Usability is a short side of this firewall as the interface is not very intuitive and I find always reaching for user guides on the Internet to configure basic things.
SonicWall TZ is good at some things but overall I would pick Fortinet and UDM-Pro appliances most of the time and their VPN solution does not require paid license. Interface more modern and intuitive. Overall, better bang for your buck.

Do you think SonicWall TZ delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with SonicWall TZ's feature set?

Yes

Did SonicWall TZ live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of SonicWall TZ go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SonicWall TZ again?

No

It is well suited for small/midsize clients. it works well for basic firewall applications and security protection for Internet connection and within network. It is less appropriate for larger clients as we encountered a big cost for our SSL VPN user licenses and they don't provide 2FA support that most companies require now.

SonicWall TZ Feature Ratings

Identification Technologies
6
Visualization Tools
8
Content Inspection
5
Policy-based Controls
2
Active Directory and LDAP
6
Firewall Management Console
2
Reporting and Logging
8
VPN
2
High Availability
5
Stateful Inspection
5
Proxy Server
5

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