# SonicWall: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 24 judge labels across 5 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sonicwall

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Next-generation firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/next-generation-firewalls/index.md) | 2% | 12 | 40% | 20 |
| [Backup and disaster recovery](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery/index.md) | 0% | 120 | 100% | 1 |
| [Network access control](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-access-control/index.md) | 0% | 83 | 0% | 1 |
| [SASE platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/sase-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 49 | 0% | 1 |
| [Web application firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/web-application-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 71 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "The best next-generation firewall for a company with a limited budget is the SonicWall (Gen 7 / TZ & NSa) or the Untangle NG Firewall (Arista)." (Llama 4 Maverick, Firewalls)
- "Easy management, subscription-based threat feeds | SMBs and mid-market" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Firewalls)

## And against it

- "Avoid: SonicWall devices running older firmware versions that are known to be unpatched (particularly the SMA 100 series)." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Firewalls)
- "SonicWall confirmed that all customers using its cloud backup service were affected by a security breach" (Kimi K2, Backup and DR)
- "High Concern: SonicWall ... Over 178,000 SonicWall NGFW devices were found publicly exploitable" (Kimi K2, Firewalls)
- "Avoid if: ... due to update/vuln risks with SonicWall/Fortinet" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Firewalls)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SonicWall, from 50 of the 59 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- fortinet.com: 25
- reddit.com: 21
- checkpoint.com: 19
- paloaltonetworks.com: 12
- cisco.com: 11
- crn.com: 10
- linkedin.com: 10
- cybersecuritynews.com: 9
- gane.ai/index: 9
- hpe.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://checkpoint.com/comparison/top-4-ngfw-compared: 10
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-next-generation-firewall: 9
- https://hpe.com/us/en/what-is/next-gen-firewall.html: 8
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/next-gen-firewalls: 6
- https://crn.com/news/security/2025/fortinet-joins-sase-leaders-palo-alto-networks-netskope-cato-gartner-magic-quadrant: 6
- https://cyberpress.org/best-next-generation-firewall-ngfw-solutions-for-every-business-size: 6
- https://g2.com/products/sonicwall-next-generation-firewall/reviews: 6
- https://reddit.com/r/networking/comments/1mhl1dt/nsgw_options: 5

## In its own words

What SonicWall's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Cybersecurity That Delivers Real Business Outcomes (https://sonicwall.com/)
- For: SMBs, MSPs, and IT teams (https://sonicwall.com/)
- Price stated: competitive pricing, volume discounts (https://www.sonicwall.com/partners)
- Free plan or trial: Free trials (https://sonicwall.com/)
- Certifications: Common Criteria, FIPS 140-2, FIPS 140-3, SOC 2 Type II
- Hosting: US
- Customers named: Apex Managed Security, XimpleIT, Valiant Technology, Leaf, Utilize

## What it publishes

Every page sonicwall.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 9999 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 3416 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 380 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 138 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1540 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 231 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 300 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 107 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.