GMS vs NSM feature comparison
Description
With GMS reaching end of life, it is crucial for you to recognize the enhanced capabilities and benefits of NSM 3.0, ensuring a seamless and efficient transition. The matrix covers key features such as architecture, deployment support, administration, orchestration, alerting, automation, and reporting, demonstrating how NSM 3.0 offers superior functionality and performance.
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Features |
NSM-SaaS |
NSM On-Prem |
GMS |
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Architecture & Deployment Support | |||
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Architecture Type |
Cloud Native |
Micro-services |
Monolith |
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Supported Firewall Generation |
Gen6/6.5, Gen7, Gen8 |
Gen6/6.5, Gen7, Gen8 |
Gen6/6.5, Gen7 |
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Supported Firewall Firmware |
6.5, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.x |
6.5, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.x |
6.5, 7.0 |
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Max Supported Firewalls |
Unlimited |
1500 |
1500 |
|
Reporting Type |
Flow based |
Flow based |
Syslog or Flow based |
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SonicPlatform Advantage |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Same User Experience as FW |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Zero-Touch Provisioning |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Multi-tenancy |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
High Availability |
99.9999% |
HA Node Supported |
No HA Node Supported |
|
Administration | |||
|
Role Base Access Control (RBAC) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Tenants & Groups |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial (Limited via device views) |
|
Configuration Approval Workflow |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Add-on License) |
|
Templates & Variables |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Firewall Diagnostics |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Orchestration | |||
|
VPN Orchestrator |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
SD-WAN Orchestrator |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Alerting | |||
|
Alerts & Notifications |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
SMS/Text |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Automation | |||
|
REST API |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Configuration Auditor |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Credential Auditor |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Multi-Tenant Firmware Upgrade |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Reporting | |||
|
Event Scale |
Unlimited |
50K flows/Sec 5B flows/Day |
10K flows/Sec 1B flows/Day |
|
Real-Time Reports |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Pre-Defined Reports |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Security Assessment Report |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
VPN Reports |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Schedule Report |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Custom Report |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (SYSLOG GMS Only) |
|
System Events |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Productivity Reports |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Local Change Report |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Group and Tenant Reports |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Firewall Audit Logs |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
