# SonicWall Gen 8 NSA Series: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sonicwall-gen-8-nsa-series

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Next-generation firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/next-generation-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 66 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Market share and community support are lower than Fortinet or Palo Alto. Less integration with broader security ecosystems." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Firewalls)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SonicWall Gen 8 NSA Series, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- blog.checkpoint.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- comparitech.com: 1
- cyberpress.org: 1
- enbitcon.com: 1
- fortinet.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1
- guptadeepak.com: 1
- kelsercorp.com: 1
- paloaltonetworks.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/rising-borrowing-costs-shouldnt-delay-your-security-meet-firewall-as-a-subscription: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/149070/NG-Firewall: 1
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/next-gen-firewalls: 1
- https://cyberpress.org/best-next-generation-firewall-ngfw-solutions-for-every-business-size: 1
- https://enbitcon.com/shop/fortinet/fortigate-firewall/mid-range: 1
- https://fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/competitive-guide/web-NGFW-Mid-range-comparison-101E.pdf: 1
- https://fortinet.com/products/network-firewall-pricing: 1
- https://fortinet.com/products/next-generation-firewall/fortigate-vs-pan: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.