

What is SonicWall Network Security Manager?
SonicWall firewalls are your first line of defense against Internet security threats. Give ransomware the boot with the powerful sandbox technology of Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). Dive deep into your packets without sacrificing speed thanks to SonicWall's patented Reassembly Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI). The TZ Series represents some of the best small business firewalls of 2018, while the NSA Series is the perfect fit for enterprises, distributed environments, & data-heavy offices.
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84 Likeliness to Recommend
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95 Plan to Renew
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84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+82 Net Emotional Footprint
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- Security Protects
- Enables Productivity
- Reliable
- Respectful
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SonicWall Network Security Manager Reviews

Suraj V.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jan 2025
Fantastic Security Solution
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SonicWall Network Security Manager from other similar products?
SonicWall NSM offers a balanced approach to network security management by combining advanced features, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness, making it an ideal choice for organizations of varying sizes.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The policy automation and inheritance feature stands out because it significantly reduces manual effort and ensures consistency, especially in large-scale deployments. The zero-touch deployment also makes onboarding new devices seamless, which is a huge advantage for growing networks or multi-site organizations.
What do you dislike most about this product?
customization options for dashboards and reports, while present, could be more flexible to accommodate unique organizational needs.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Benefit from a user-interface interface that reduces the learning curve for administrators. Even if you’re new to SonicWall products, you’ll find it easy to configure and monitor your network.
Pros
- Reliable
- Efficient Service
- Security Protects
- Performance Enhancing

Paul Henry T.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Nov 2022
A cost effective NGFW
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SonicWall Network Security Manager from other similar products?
It has RTDMI that inspects the packets on the memory level
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of this product is its algorithm on the ordering of firewall rules
What do you dislike most about this product?
You need to purchase SSL VPN licenses to add users that can connect remotely
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I recommend them to have a High availability setup since their HA units does not require additional licenses
Pros
- Security Protects
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Tatiana S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Apr 2022
An intelligent firewall with layer 7 control.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SonicWall Network Security Manager from other similar products?
SonicWall Firewall is a modern, next-generation firewall with advanced protection features such as web content filtering and layer 7 application control. Management is easy and simple with the GUI interface and rules can be easily configured with a few clicks and no command line.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
We have some SonicWall firewall model TZ 600 in order to protect some branches of the company and also allow secure remote access with remote VPN. We connect branch offices with site-to-site VPN using this SonicWall TZ series firewall. I like the level of protection and the ease of configuring rules in the management interface.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The performance of this SonicWall TZ series firewall appliance is for small and medium businesses. For larger environments I recommend the Supermassive model. In that time I had no technical problems with the firewall to comment.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
We recommend purchasing the SonicWall TZ firewall because it is very reliable, compact and secure. Allows you to create firewall rules, protect web servers, create internet access rules, block websites and applications, access with VPN and protect against virtual threats such as malware and viruses. The price is great and Sonicwall support is efficient.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing