{"id":22109,"date":"2025-05-13T14:47:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T19:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=22109"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:30:11","slug":"sonicwall-nsa-2700-vs-nsa-2800","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-nsa-2700-vs-nsa-2800\/","title":{"rendered":"SonicWall NSa 2700 vs NSa 2800: Identifying the Enhanced Specs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22109\" class=\"elementor elementor-22109\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e72e33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e72e33\" 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-45dcc6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45dcc6f\" 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 we are here to compare the SonicWall NSa 2700 vs NSa 2800, it&#8217;s more important to look at the generational differences. Not only in their individual specs, but also in the leap in performance between Gen 7 and Gen 8.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you spent a little time in the datasheets, you\u2019d find that Gen 8 is definitely built off of Gen 7\u2019s foundation. Performance isn\u2019t the only consideration here, as the 2800 from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz-vs-nsa-series\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NSa series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be the perfect upgrade for existing users of the 2700.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without looking into what makes the 2800 such a great option, you could potentially hold your network back from what it needs. Network security isn&#8217;t just about having the right firewall hardware, but maintaining hindsight on scalability. This article dives into a comparison of SonicWall NSa 2700 vs NSa 2800, so you feel ready when it&#8217;s time to upgrade.<\/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-fc2eb4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc2eb4b\" 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\">Overview of the SonicWall NSa 2700\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b7bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04b7bcc\" 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 NSa 2700 might be a bit lower in the catalog lineup, but that doesn&#8217;t mean it isn&#8217;t more than capable for mid-range companies. You can generally determine this by its user cap, which is between 100 and 200 devices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few more details for a closer look:<\/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-899efec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"899efec\" 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-601f7e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"601f7e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de16a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7de16a3\" 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: 5.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Prevention Throughput: 3 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application Inspecion Throughput: 3.6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 3.4 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anti-malware Throughput: 2.9 Gbps<\/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-d174067 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d174067\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55d518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a55d518\" 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=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2700-1024x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22112\" alt=\"NSA 2700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2700-1024x173.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2700-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2700-768x130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2700.jpg 1530w\" 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-ce5d51d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce5d51d\" 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-ae03cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae03cc9\" 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;\">If you know anything about firewall hardware, then you know the specs detail a lot more than that alone. However, it&#8217;s one of the easier surface-level comparisons you can make against the new NSa 2800.<\/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-4536358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4536358\" 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's New with the SonicWall NSa 2800 Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafd311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aafd311\" 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;\">Whether you\u2019re familiar with SonicWall firewalls or not, you\u2019re treading new waters when it comes to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/2800.html#tab-resources\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the NSa 2800<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This model comes from their Gen 8 series of firewall solutions, which is impressive to say the least. Support for 200 to 500 users to an overall higher Gbps across many specs is just the start of the upsides here.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s how the NSa 2800 compares to those hardware 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-87bf051 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87bf051\" 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-596c025 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"596c025\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae98745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae98745\" 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: 8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Prevention Throughput: 6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application Inspection Throughput: 7 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 7 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anti-malware Inspection Throughput: 6 Gbps<\/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-ec8e406 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec8e406\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcdbee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcdbee9\" 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=\"124\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2800-1024x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22113 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2800-1024x199.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2800-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2800-768x149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2800.jpg 1516w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/124;\" \/>\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-0a56576 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a56576\" 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-c8cab56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8cab56\" 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;\">As you can see, the 2800 is a lot stronger in essentially every category. Of course, these aren&#8217;t the only details that matter when it comes to your network setup. With a focus on medium to larger enterprise networks, the 2800 is a bold and long-term firewall solution.<\/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-93d5c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93d5c34\" 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\">Direct Comparison of SonicWall NSa 2700 vs NSa 2800\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0669ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0669ad5\" 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;\">From interface details to storage capacity, to form factor, and even power supply, the datasheets tell it all. Understandably, that can be a lot to sort through, and can make comparing the details a bit confusing to navigate. The table below summarizes many more key details about both SonicWall firewalls to point you down the right path.<\/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-83b1fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"83b1fb6\" 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-67\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-67\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">NSa 2700<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">NSa 2800<\/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 (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5.2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Prevention Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Application Inspection Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.6<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.4<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anti-malware Inspection Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.9<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPSec VPN Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">21,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">50,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Connections (SPI)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,500,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Power Supply<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">60W<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">90W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Storage<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">64 GB M.2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">128 GB M.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">16 x 1 GbE<br \/>\n3 x 10G SFP+<br \/>\n2 x USB 3.0<br \/>\n1 x Console<br \/>\n1 x Management port<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16 x 1 GbE<br \/>\n3 x 10G SFP+<br \/>\n2 x USB 3.0<br \/>\n1 x Console<br \/>\n1 x Management port<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/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-7ea2343 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ea2343\" 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-6b2fedd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b2fedd\" 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\u2019re always free to read into the datasheets any time you like, but the table above is the summary you need to get the ball rolling. It\u2019s evident that the NSa 2800 is quite a bit stronger in pretty much every category. As always, determining which is right for you comes down to a combination of factors. For the most part, this is weighted between your current network security needs and what you\u2019re going to scale to.<\/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-1a13f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a13f50\" 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-7221bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7221bc0\" 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 class=\"\" data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"728\">While the NSa 2700 continues to be a solid performer, many organizations are already finding that their evolving network demands call for more power, advanced security, and future-ready features. Rather than waiting for the NSa 2700 to reach end-of-life, now is the ideal time to upgrade to the NSa 2800\u2014especially if your business needs higher throughput, improved threat protection, or more flexibility to scale. Making the move early ensures you&#8217;re not just reacting to a future deadline but actively strengthening your network today.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"905\">Want to learn if the NSa 2800 is the right fit for you? 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