{"id":19733,"date":"2025-05-08T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=19733"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:27:07","slug":"sonicwall-tz-105-vs-tz-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz-105-vs-tz-80\/","title":{"rendered":"SonicWall TZ105 vs TZ80: Getting Your Start in Firewall Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19733\" class=\"elementor elementor-19733\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3f16a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef3f16a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378768c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"378768c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the comparison of SonicWall TZ105 vs TZ80, both are built as entry-level firewall solutions. Even businesses just starting out need to have their network security sorted. The TZ series as a whole is pretty impressive, offering something to small businesses, larger enterprises, and everything in between.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though each firewall model caters to a similar target market, they still come with quite a few unique differences. Making the right choice for your network demands means leaning into the finer details about what kind of security they can deliver. This article focuses on SonicWall TZ105 vs TZ80 to help you understand what separates them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e823a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e823a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The SonicWall TZ105 vs TZ80 On the Surface\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273dd80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"273dd80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/80.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall TZ80<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is definitely built for smaller operations, it\u2019s more than enough for a remote workforce as well. It comes with the benefits of SonicWall Gen 7 tech, which promises a surprising range of security features.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking a look at the SonicWall firewall TZ105, you get a lot of the same things but with varying limitations. Remember that bigger isn\u2019t always better, as many factors play into deciding on a firewall solution. The only way you can end up making the right choice is by truly understanding what the technology has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e140b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e140b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the SonicWall TZ105?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dc83b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11dc83b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Featuring the likes of intrusion prevention, anti-virus, and much more, it\u2019s one of the best <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz-vs-nsa-series\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall firewalls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you could start with. However, just because it\u2019s seen as an entry-level firewall doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the right choice for every growing business.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the most important specs behind the TZ105:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d51d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9d51d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e93dc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e93dc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1750266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1750266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput: 200 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 60 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GAV Throughput: 40 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 75 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Connections (DPI): 8,000<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0447450 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0447450\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a4bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9a4bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SonicWall-TZ-105.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19739\" alt=\"SonicWall TZ 105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SonicWall-TZ-105.jpg 932w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SonicWall-TZ-105-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SonicWall-TZ-105-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea555e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ea555e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f74a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f74a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For anyone who understands firewall lingo, these numbers may not seem like much. In reality, it\u2019s more than enough for smaller operations while giving a little room for expansion. You might be surprised to learn that even the TZ105 might be a little much for some network demands. This is where an option like the TZ80 would be a solid alternative.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b5903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2b5903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the SonicWall TZ80?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e85ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e85ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll find that the SonicWall TZ80 delivers a lot of the same features, but the limitations are where the difference lies. Regardless of these limitations, you still get the benefits of SonicOS and the encrypted traffic your network needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is how the TZ80 stacks up with some of the same specs mentioned above:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8364d5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8364d5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba7c14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ba7c14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2aeee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2aeee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput: 750 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 750 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 750 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TLS\/SSL Inspection and Encryption Throughput: 250 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Connections (SPI): 300,000<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250f533 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"250f533\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe788c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbe788c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"154\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SonicWall-TZ-80-1024x247.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19740 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SonicWall-TZ-80-1024x247.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SonicWall-TZ-80-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SonicWall-TZ-80-768x185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SonicWall-TZ-80.jpg 1436w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/154;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc9c59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bc9c59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2a974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb2a974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The TZ80 is pretty straightforward across the board and comes with a bit more strength behind it. From a business standpoint, you have to stack the capabilities of these firewalls against each other to know what\u2019s best for your network security architecture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d707cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d707cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparing the SonicWall TZ105 vs TZ80\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc251de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc251de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also important to note that the TZ105 met its SonicWall end of support years ago. Of course, this means you won\u2019t be able to use one of your own. That doesn\u2019t make it any less important to know what makes the TZ80 special in comparison.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a5914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"21a5914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-41\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-41\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">SonicWall TZ80<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">SonicWall TZ105<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">750<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">750<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">750<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">GAV Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">N\/A<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">TLS\/SSL Inspection and Encryption Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">250<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Connections (SPI\/DPI)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">300,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4 x 1GbE Cu <br \/>\n1 x 1G SFP <br \/>\n1 console <br \/>\n1 USB (USB type-C or USB type-A)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">(5) 10\/100 fast ethernet<br \/>\n1 USB<br \/>\n1 console<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-41 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970e4b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"970e4b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b75b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74b75b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each firewall model in this comparison focuses on a similar target market. Between the two, the TZ80 is your only option, as the TZ105 isn\u2019t under SonicWall support any longer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596bb82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"596bb82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Wrap Up\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2803e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2803e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While both of these firewalls may not come with the strength of a firewall like the SonicWall TZ400, they\u2019re more than enough for small operations. The TZ80 isn\u2019t your only option for small business firewalls either.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall delivers a great range with their firewall hardware, and the TZ80 is seen as an excellent starting point. 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