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| Product | SonicWall NSa Series by SonicWall View product | VMware NSX by VMware View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | SonicWall NSa Series from SonicWall focuses on SD-WAN. Key capabilities: secure SD-WAN and redundant power supplies. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. | Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Mid-Enterprise Next-Gen Firewalls | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Campus, Data Centers, Mid-Sized Enterprise, Campus Networks | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | 1U Hardware appliance; 1U rackmount hardware appliance | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances |
| Data residency | On-premises deployment | On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Mid-Sized EnterpriseCampusData Centers | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure |
| Compliance | ICSA LabsCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2 | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SonicWall Capture ATPCapture Security CenterActive Directory | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | Cross-industryCampusData CentersMid-Sized EnterpriseCampus Networks | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | SonicWall | VMware |
| Headquarters | Milpitas, California, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 1991 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
SonicWall NSa Series
SonicWall NSa Series from SonicWall focuses on SD-WAN. Key capabilities: secure SD-WAN and redundant power supplies. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.VMware NSX
Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
SonicWall NSa Series
Mid-Enterprise Next-Gen FirewallsVMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationBest for
SonicWall NSa Series
Cross-industry, Campus, Data Centers, Mid-Sized Enterprise, Campus NetworksVMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefensePricing
Pricing model
SonicWall NSa Series
Contact VendorVMware NSX
Contact VendorFree trial
SonicWall NSa Series
Free trial: yesVMware NSX
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
SonicWall NSa Series
VMware NSX
Deployment details
SonicWall NSa Series
1U Hardware appliance; 1U rackmount hardware applianceVMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesData residency
SonicWall NSa Series
On-premises deploymentVMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudKey features
What it offers
SonicWall NSa Series
- Multi-gigabit next-gen firewall
- Wire-speed TLS 1.3 inspection
- Redundant power supplies
- Secure SD-WAN
- Enterprise campus perimeter firewall
- Wire-speed TLS 1.3 decryption
- SD-WAN
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
Platform & access
API access
SonicWall NSa Series
API access: yesVMware NSX
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
SonicWall NSa Series
SSO: yesVMware NSX
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
SonicWall NSa Series
RBAC: yesVMware NSX
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
SonicWall NSa Series
Multi-tenant: noVMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
SonicWall NSa Series
Mobile app: noVMware NSX
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
SonicWall NSa Series
VMware NSX
Compliance
SonicWall NSa Series
VMware NSX
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
SonicWall NSa Series
VMware NSX
Industries
SonicWall NSa Series
VMware NSX
Regions
SonicWall NSa Series
VMware NSX
Vendor
Company
SonicWall NSa Series
SonicWallVMware NSX
VMwareHeadquarters
SonicWall NSa Series
Milpitas, California, USAVMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
SonicWall NSa Series
1,000+VMware NSX
10,001+Founded
SonicWall NSa Series
1991VMware NSX
1998