{"id":29658,"date":"2026-07-29T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=29658"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:34:11","slug":"nsa-6700-vs-6800","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/nsa-6700-vs-6800\/","title":{"rendered":"NSA 6700 vs 6800 Firewalls: How Do They Compare?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29658\" class=\"elementor elementor-29658\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6a05d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce6a05d\" 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-552a43c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"552a43c\" 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 need an enterprise-grade firewall solution, SonicWall has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/2026-sonicwall-cyber-deals.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quite a few options<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in their lineup. This is why hardware comparisons are important. Even though both firewalls are designed for businesses that need scalable, centralized security. Sizing up the NSA 6700 vs 6800 comes with quite a few differences, and this sentiment goes further than just surface-level specs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re a growing mid-market business or already an enterprise operation, both of these firewalls could fit the bill. This article lays out a quick comparison of how these firewalls differ from specs to features, operating systems, and more.<\/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-97cf06f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97cf06f\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7dddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db7dddb\" 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;\">The SonicWall NSA 6700 is built for mid-to-large enterprise environments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the NSA 6800, you\u2019re getting higher throughput, scalability, and capacity for more demanding workloads<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both firewalls support centralized, enterprise-grade security, but are optimized for different levels of network growth<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NSA 6800 is better suited for cloud-heavy, high-traffic, and encryption-intensive environments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proper firewall selection depends on long-term scaling needs, not just current network requirements<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-33ac81e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33ac81e\" 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\">Choosing the Right NSA SonicWall 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-1431f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1431f35\" 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;\">Selecting a firewall from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall NSA series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> starts with considering your long-term network growth. Current usage matters too, but if you\u2019re going to pair up with firewall hardware for years, you\u2019ll need a little hindsight.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proper sizing helps you avoid unwanted performance bottlenecks, and it also reduces the need for an early hardware replacement. From your needs with encrypted traffic, compliance support, deployment architecture, and more, there\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz-vs-nsa-series\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plenty to consider<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here.<\/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-20369ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20369ab\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18860\" alt=\"Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-768x128.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d56652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d56652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/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-d4ea785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4ea785\" 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 NSA 6700 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-21abc9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21abc9c\" 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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/6700.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NSA 6700<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a SonicWall network security appliance that\u2019s built for mid-range enterprise operations. You get the thorough security you need, without overly complex administration being in the mix.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out a few of the surface-level specs in the list below:<\/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-3e443ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e443ac\" 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-4b292d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b292d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11228e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11228e4\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Prevention Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>App Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Anti-malware Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span>18.5 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-b46c47d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b46c47d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e95ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e95ef4\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/6700.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"224\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NSA-6700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19133 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall NSA 6700\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NSA-6700.jpg 1370w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NSA-6700-300x49.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NSA-6700-1024x167.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NSA-6700-768x126.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1370px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1370\/224;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-03ebc07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03ebc07\" 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-fc80f6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc80f6e\" 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;\">Keep in mind, this firewall is from their Gen 7 era, making it a bit older in the lineup compared to the 6800. Nevertheless, like other SonicWall firewall models, you also have multiple licensing tiers to choose from to support scalability.<\/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-d5f9615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5f9615\" 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 NSA 6800 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-ffe6346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffe6346\" 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;\">Looking at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/nsa-6800.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall NSA 6800<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this is a powerhouse for your network, supporting anywhere from 2,500 to 5,000 users at a time. Moreover, it\u2019s an excellent choice for larger enterprise deployments and is optimized for app-heavy and cloud-driven networks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at some of the comparable specs in the list below:<\/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-78a7022 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78a7022\" 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-2bbf91c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bbf91c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e741d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e741d5\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Prevention Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>App Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>VPN Throughput: <\/b>27 Gbps<\/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-a7a5696 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7a5696\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ede69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56ede69\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/nsa-6800.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1436\" height=\"246\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SonicWall-NSA-6800.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29660 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall NSA 6800 Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SonicWall-NSA-6800.png 1436w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SonicWall-NSA-6800-300x51.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SonicWall-NSA-6800-1024x175.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SonicWall-NSA-6800-768x132.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1436px) 100vw, 1436px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1436px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1436\/246;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-82cfd8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82cfd8b\" 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-30283b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30283b6\" 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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-nsa-gen-8\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gen 8 architecture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is optimized for multi-gigabit threat prevention, malware analysis, and strong TLS 1.3 inspection performance. You\u2019re also getting advanced security services like DNS filtering, reputation-based CFS 5.0, intrusion prevention, VPN, app control, and more.<\/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-9c99a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c99a54\" 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\">NSA 6700 vs 6800 Firewall Comparison\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b144175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b144175\" 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;\">Thankfully, both of these firewalls still have quite a bit of time on the market. While you won\u2019t have to worry about end-of-life anytime soon, it\u2019s still important to consider the future needs of your network. The table below offers a side-by-side comparison of core details between the NSA 6700 and 6800 SonicWall products.<\/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-811ce12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"811ce12\" 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-173\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-173\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">NSA 6700<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">NSA 6800<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Inspection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">36 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">55 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Prevention Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">19 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">40 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">App Inspection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">40 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">40 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">19 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">27 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">228,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">280,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">16 x 1GbE<br \/>\n10G\/5G\/2,5G\/1G SFP+ ports<br \/>\n2 x USB 3.0<br \/>\n1 x Console port<br \/>\n1 x Management port<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16 x 1GbE<br \/>\n4 x 10\/5\/2.5\/1 GbE ports<br \/>\n8 x 10\/5\/2,5\/1G SFP ports<br \/>\n4 x 40G QSFP ports<br \/>\n2 x USB ports<br \/>\n1 x Console (micro-USB)<br \/>\n1 x Management port<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-173 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-9747878 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9747878\" 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-678a865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"678a865\" 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 can see the NSA 6800 comes out a bit stronger in a few areas, but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the automatic best choice. Nevertheless, you need to have a strong grasp of your long-term network security demands, and size that up against both firewalls.<\/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-e2d8564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2d8564\" 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 Final Word\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6efca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d6efca\" 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 comparison between the SonicWall NSA 6700 vs 6800 is balanced between workload capabilities and your scalability requirements. Whereas the 6700 is positioned for mid-to-large environments, the NSA 6800 is built for higher traffic volumes, heavy encryption, and more demanding workloads.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other factors, such as cloud adoption and remote access expansion, are also critical to your decision-making here. Your business is in good hands either way. However, it doesn\u2019t hurt to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have a chat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with our experts at Firewalls.com to help point you towards the right piece of firewall hardware.<\/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-e1d8e5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e1d8e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-7237ba5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7237ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/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-7f6ec0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f6ec0f\" 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\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23561aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"23561aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3700\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3700\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the Main Difference Between the NSA 6700 and NSA 6800? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3700\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7514ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7514ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810fb46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"810fb46\" 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 6700 is designed for mid-range to large-scale enterprise networks, and the 6800 kicks it up a notch by dealing with higher traffic, larger user bases, and more intensive workloads.<\/span><\/p>\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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3701\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3701\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is the NSA 6800 Always the Better Choice? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3701\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6bc4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c6bc4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ea654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68ea654\" 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;\">Not necessarily, as the 6800 offers higher performance, but the 6700 may be more accurate specs-wise and cost-effective for smaller organizations.<\/span><\/p>\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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3702\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3702\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What Type of Businesses Should Use the NSA 6700? 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