{"id":20366,"date":"2025-06-25T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=20366"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:01:59","slug":"sonicwall-tz215-vs-sonicwall-tz270","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz215-vs-sonicwall-tz270\/","title":{"rendered":"SonicWall TZ215 vs TZ270: Changing the Scope of Network Security Measures to Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20366\" class=\"elementor elementor-20366\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa8c8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aa8c8f\" 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-331d03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"331d03a\" 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;\">Regardless of the size of your organization, scaling your firewall solutions alongside your network demands is a must. In the realm of small businesses, a common consideration in firewall hardware includes the SonicWall TZ215 vs SonicWall TZ270.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 215 met its end of life back in 2020, leaving many companies wondering what the best next step is. While the TZ80 is another obvious choice, some people were looking for a firewall that packed a bit more of a punch. Next in line would be the SonicWall TZ270, which is a great comparison for those who worked with the TZ215 in the past.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this article, you\u2019ll get a breakdown of the core differences that make the TZ270 the obvious choice for those who have outgrown the SonicWall TZ215.<\/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-3aafb4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aafb4c\" 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\">Looking Into SonicWall TZ215 vs TZ270\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9592f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9592f98\" 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 easy to get lost in the numerous SonicWall <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz-vs-nsa-series\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">network security appliances<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they\u2019ve brought to the market. Although the TZ215 isn\u2019t available anymore, the TZ270 currently stands strong as a top choice for growing small businesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from its target market, the TZ270 comes with a feature set that\u2019s more than capable of supporting your network for years. SonicWall is one of the best network security providers you could work with. This comparison isn\u2019t so much about why one is better or worse, but more about where to look when it\u2019s time to scale.<\/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-d392fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d392fc5\" 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 TZ215?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11ddbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a11ddbc\" 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 won\u2019t be able to grab a TZ215 in today\u2019s world, but that doesn\u2019t mean its specs are archaic by any means. Newer models have definitely outpaced it, but it still comes with features and capabilities that are more than viable for small businesses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few leading specs about the physical firewall for reference:<\/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-5d4ac81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d4ac81\" 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-c65f88f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c65f88f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c477f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59c477f\" 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: 500 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DPI Throughput: 60 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 110 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 150 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connections per Second: 1,800<\/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-34865f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34865f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7dd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b7dd2e\" 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=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TZ215-1024x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20369\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TZ215-1024x220.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TZ215-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TZ215-768x165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TZ215.jpg 1072w\" 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-9bcc8b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bcc8b1\" 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-4021401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4021401\" 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;\">Although the capabilities can seem somewhat rudimentary, keep in mind they\u2019re geared toward businesses that don\u2019t need much. In comparison, it won\u2019t be hard to see where the upgrades are when it comes to the SonicWall TZ270.<\/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-9cf9f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cf9f47\" 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 TZ270?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3389c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3389c7\" 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;\">A very popular firewall model from SonicWall, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/270.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the TZ270<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> still stands strong in today\u2019s market. It\u2019s far from any end-of-life date, and comes with many features that businesses need to face modern cybersecurity challenges.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The specs below offer a quick comparison to the TZ215:<\/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-6e815f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e815f6\" 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-6bea04e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bea04e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eeba5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eeba5f\" 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: 2,000 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Prevention Throughput: 750 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 1,000 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;\">Connections per Second: 6,000<\/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-045e7c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"045e7c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b68cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b68cde\" 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=\"170\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TZ270-1024x272.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20373 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TZ270-1024x272.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TZ270-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TZ270-768x204.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TZ270.jpg 1272w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/170;\" \/>\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-c0a6e68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0a6e68\" 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-2967fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2967fe4\" 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;\">Of course, both physical firewall models are more than these surface-level details. To get an accurate look at how SonicWall has evolved over time, it can help to push these two firewalls side by side.<\/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-979cddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"979cddf\" 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 TZ215 vs TZ270\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b6503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78b6503\" 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;\">This isn\u2019t so much about which one to choose as the TZ215 simply isn\u2019t available anymore. However, looking at the jumps between specs can give an idea of what your network might need and what you can expect from upgrades down the road.<\/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-70dd9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"70dd9c7\" 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-54\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-54\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">SonicWall TZ215<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">SonicWall TZ270<\/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\">500<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Prevention Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">N\/A<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">DPI Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">110<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">150<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Application Inspection Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">110<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,800<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Connections (SPI)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">48,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">750,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7 x 1 GbE <br \/>\n2 USB 3.0 <br \/>\n1 Console<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 x 1 GbE <br \/>\n2 USB 3.0 <br \/>\n1 Console<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-54 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6455036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6455036\" 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;\">Many firewall models will showcase similarities, but it\u2019s the differences that you want to look for. For multiple reasons, the TZ270 is an easy choice for smaller organizations. Then again, you won\u2019t truly know what you\u2019re getting unless you know where the newer models come from.<\/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-bdd2757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdd2757\" 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\">The Bottom Line<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4ee14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff4ee14\" 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;\">Debates between one firewall to the next will always be a hot topic. 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