Rounding out the top three, SonicWall's SonicWall Pro received the bronze award in our network firewalls category. With more than 94% of survey respondents giving it good or excellent ratings in ability to block intrusions, attacks and unauthorized network traffic, SonicWall Pro also impressed users with its application-layer/protocol/HTTP controls.

In addition, 88% of SonicWall Pro users rated ease of installation, configuration and administration as good or excellent. When prompted to comment, one user responded that SonicWall Pro is "easy to operate." In a slightly less enthusiastic showing, 77% of users said the product's integration with other network defense tools and investment ROI were good or excellent.