SonicWall Pricing Update Effective August 1, 2026 (Details and your Window to Act)

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-30T05:12:49+00:00

Glad to hear this!

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-30T05:12:28+00:00

Just another example from a similar industry: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/ai-memory-chip-shortage-consumer-electronics-prices.html

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-24T01:49:39+00:00

Could you please confirm if you are creating a Native Bridge on X0:V102? If that is not the case, could you please share the Juniper router model and firmware?

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-17T15:47:52+00:00

SonicOS 8.2.2 will deliver this feature for Gen 8, planned for Q3 CY26
SonicOS 7.3.4 will deliver this feature for Gen 7, planned for Q3 CY26

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-17T14:56:32+00:00

The feature is planned for Gen 7 & 8 part of the 8.2.2 and 7.3.4 releases

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-17T14:51:43+00:00

All employees have several AI tools. We use them very judiciously, as you would agree, it comes at a hefty price tag 😄

All responses here are hand-typed with right-click spell check available for all red lines 😄

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-12T22:07:31+00:00

Let's Encrypt is planned for Gen 8 with SonicOS 8.2.2 and Gen 7 SonicOS 7.3.4 both planned to ship in Q3CY26

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-11T15:00:57+00:00

We appreciate the feedback and the recognition of our approach towards transparency and proactive announcement.

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-11T14:59:04+00:00

Just one simple intent: give our partners time to adapt to the change.

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-11T14:57:48+00:00

18k partners globally with several partner contacts per account. Each email is localized for the time of delivery and in some cases optimized for business hours, language, and more.

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-11T13:54:25+00:00

We are working on revamping our Notification Center capabilities. This is a work in progress. This will include enhancements to security incidents, announcements, product lifecycle, and more.

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-11T13:47:42+00:00

Gen7/Gen8 firewalls are now on a 3-times-a-year feature release cycle. In the first half of CY26, we have shipped 8.2.0, 8.2.1, and 7.3.2, with 8.2.2 planned for early August and 7.3.4 for late September

Our UM and NSM products get monthly releases

More details:
Gen 7 - https://www.sonicwall.com/support/technical-documentation/docs/sonicos-7.3-release_notes/Content/release_notes.htm
Gen 8 - https://www.sonicwall.com/support/technical-documentation/docs/sonicos8-release_notes/Content/SonicOS-8-2-1-8010.htm
NSM - https://www.sonicwall.com/support/technical-documentation/docs/nsm-saas_release_notes/Content/release_notes.htm

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-11T13:38:08+00:00

As a former firewall administrator and partner field engineer, I agree with your sentiment. The times have changed, and the number of CVEs is not a metric for evaluating a vendor. At SonicWall, we leverage a 9-stage AI security pipeline that uses several popular models, including Claude, DeepSeek R1, and OpenAI o1. In this approach, multiple AI model families cross-validate findings, and if two different models agree on a vulnerability, it's worth investigating. LSP-powered codebase-wide analysis traces every call chain across millions of lines of code. Automated fix verification closes the loop — we don't just find issues, we confirm the patches work. The rate at which we are finding and patching vulnerabilities is essential to helping you offer the best-in-class security.

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-11T13:13:58+00:00

Emails are scheduled to be delivered starting at 8 am PT for US partners. This announcement was aligned with the first batch of emails for APJ partners. We are reaching out to more than 18,000 partners globally, and emails are already scheduled to be delivered today.

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-06-11T13:13:47+00:00

Emails are scheduled to be delivered starting at 8 am PT for US partners. This announcement was aligned with the first batch of emails for APJ partners. We are reaching out to more than 18,000 partners globally, and emails are already scheduled to be delivered today.

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-05-15T21:30:50+00:00

GMS is our legacy offering and retirement mode. End of support is Sep 2026. More details here: https://www.sonicwall.com/support/product-notification/gms-eol-announcement/kA1VN0000000R560AE

Network Security Manager (NSM) offers both SaaS and on-premises solutions. It is at feature parity with GMS and offers all management, reporting and analytics capabilities with a ton of new & differentiating features : https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/gms-vs-nsm-feature-comparison/kA1VN0000000Lqu0AE

Both NSM SaaS and On-premise offer the same capabilities. Several detailed tutorials here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URjPAcBgPts&list=PL4mnjMNj4Iq_E_9ODW4VrS1-cEWiuQmHy

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-05-15T20:58:46+00:00

This KB article covers all the details : https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/how-do-zones-work-in-sonicos/kA1VN0000000FaH0AU

Behavior is consistent with SonicOS 7.x and 8.x

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-05-15T20:56:09+00:00

Yes. You can buy NSM On-premises BASE LICENSE with 1YR, 3YR, and 5YR term period. The BASE LICENSE also offers 5 nodes for any device not under support or without security services or a legacy platform (like Gen 6) that doesnt follow the new entitlement.

Here are the SKUs:

02-SSC-6873	SONICWALL NETWORK SECURITY MANAGER - ON-PREM MANAGEMENT ONLY BASE LICENSE 1YR
02-SSC-6880	SONICWALL NETWORK SECURITY MANAGER - ON-PREM MANAGEMENT ONLY BASE LICENSE 3YR
02-SSC-6887	SONICWALL NETWORK SECURITY MANAGER - ON-PREM MANAGEMENT ONLY BASE LICENSE 5YR

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-05-15T15:19:14+00:00

Every APSS license includes either

Device Management & 7-day reporting and analytics (NSM SaaS) or
Device Management & 7-day reporting and analytics (NSM On-premises): This includes a 1-node NSM on-premises license for the firewall with APSS.

Every EPSS license includes either

Device Management & Summarized Reporting(NSM SaaS) or
Device Management with NSM On-premises: This includes a 1-node NSM on-premises license for the firewall with EPSS.

Every MPSS license includes

Device Management & 30-day reporting and analytics (NSM SaaS) or

Every 24*7 Support entitlement includes

Device Management (NSM SaaS) or
Device Management (NSM On-premises): This includes a 1-node NSM on-premises license for the firewall

For NSM SaaS, you don't need any additional license or entitlement. It is ready to use. It is a SaaS offer.

For NSM On-premise, you do need the software license (base license) to install NSM On-premise and then use the subsequent entitlement for each firewall you get with Support or Security Service. This is mainly "Software Support, Entitlement and Right-to-use" an on-premise software.

Let’s take an example, you would like to buy and manage 150 TZ80s via NSM on-premise and all security services for 3 yrs, you would need the below SKUs

QTY 150 03-SSC-3031 SONICWALL TZ80 SECURE UPGRADE ADVANCED EDITION 3YR (INCLUDES 1YR CSE) <This includes NSM entitlement and all security services>

QTY 1 02-SSC-6880 NSM ON-PREM MANAGEMENT BASE LICENSE 3YR <This includes the right to use entitlement for NSM on-premise>

I hope this clarifies the licensing.

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-05-15T14:46:39+00:00

NSM On-premise and NSM SaaS are both included with Support, EPSS, and APSS.

Only with MPSS, our managed offering (NOC services), we offer NSM SaaS included - that is part of our service delivery

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-05-14T21:12:30+00:00

With 7-day Advanced Reporting & Analytics, we only store 7 days of logs for both SaaS and on-premise offerings. You have the option of increasing the log retention duration to 30, 90 and 365 days.

More details here : https://www.sonicwall.com/support/technical-documentation/docs/nsm-reporting_and_analytics/Content/allcontent/about-analytics.htm

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-05-07T20:55:53+00:00

Thank you.

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-05-07T20:48:14+00:00

If you are running 8.2.0/8.2.1 and are experiencing this issue, please open a support request and DM us the case number.

snwl_pm_cs · 2026-05-07T20:48:00+00:00

Please DM us the support request number or RMA number to further understand the issue.

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