{"id":31286,"date":"2026-08-17T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=31286"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:12:01","slug":"sonicwall-tz-380-vs-tz-480","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz-380-vs-tz-480\/","title":{"rendered":"SonicWall TZ 380 vs TZ 480: Taking the Next Step in Gen 8 Firewall Hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31286\" class=\"elementor elementor-31286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7724f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e7724f\" 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-dea3193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dea3193\" 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 both of these firewall models come from the Gen 8 lineup, comparing SonicWall TZ 380 vs TZ 480 helps with understanding their target markets. These include crucial details that will be some of the leading factors in any business or IT team&#8217;s decision-making.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding the right firewall products requires understanding the fine print of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/2026-sonicwall-cyber-deals.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the hardware<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In this article, I provide a straightforward look into both firewalls for an easy comparison you can use to support your next steps.<\/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-a4d01e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4d01e8\" 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:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e878e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4e878e\" 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;\">SonicWall TZ 380 and TZ 480 are mid-range Gen 8 firewalls built for growing networks<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TZ 480 delivers higher throughput and connection capacity for increased demand<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TZ 380 brings enterprise-grade protection aimed at smaller operations and remote sites<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both models include SonicOS 8 and a range of advanced security features<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comparing hardware specs helps you make the right long-term choice for your business<\/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-cea8579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cea8579\" 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\">The Mid-Range of SonicWall Gen 8 Firewalls\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea867e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bea867e\" 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 starters, it\u2019s important to know that the SonicWall TZ 380 and 480 models land in the mid-range of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-gen-8-firewalls\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gen 8 roster<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In simple terms, if you\u2019re an organization that needs something a bit stronger than entry-level performance, these are next in line.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Differences aside, each of these firewalls comes with SonicOS 8, advanced threat prevention, and more. However, the details that really sway you one way or the other will be found in their varying specifications and capabilities.<\/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-75f812e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75f812e\" 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\/category\/2026-sonicwall-cyber-deals.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29035\" alt=\"SonicWall Cyber Deals\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-768x120.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\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-b01b062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b01b062\" 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-acae855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acae855\" 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 TZ 380?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d6c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1d6c14\" 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 great option for smaller operations, such as remote sites or branch offices, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/380.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the TZ 380<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> packs in a lot more than you might think. From intrusion prevention to gateway anti-virus, support for zero-touch deployment, and more, it\u2019s a go-to SonicWall NGFW for many.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a quick look at a few specs details off the top:<\/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-4520d07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4520d07\" 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-8912483 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8912483\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc552c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dc552c\" 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 Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Prevention Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>App Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Connections (SPI): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,100,000<\/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-770ba0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"770ba0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa9322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caa9322\" 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\/tz\/380.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1488\" height=\"350\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ380.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24818 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall TZ380 firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ380.jpg 1488w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ380-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ380-1024x241.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ380-768x181.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1488px) 100vw, 1488px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1488px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1488\/350;\" \/>\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-6a64bbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a64bbd\" 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-1d257e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d257e9\" 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 also find unique differences when it comes to the interfaces of these models, but we\u2019ll get into that more down below. The TZ380 from the SonicWall TZ series comes with the essentials and then some on top, promising years of support. Moreover, it couldn\u2019t be easier to scale with this firewall and upgrade through the SonicWall ranks when you\u2019re ready to expand.<\/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-c2e454c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2e454c\" 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 NGFW TZ 480?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27b5a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b27b5a4\" 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;\">Once again, you\u2019ll find many similar features and qualities throughout both of these firewalls. However, with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/480.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the TZ 480<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I think it isn\u2019t too difficult to see where the upgrades are.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what that looks like by the numbers:<\/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-761ab2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"761ab2a\" 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-9fcc975 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fcc975\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b26f61b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b26f61b\" 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 Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Prevention Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>App Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Connections (SPI): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,200,000<\/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-d3dd283 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3dd283\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e3ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57e3ecf\" 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\/tz\/480.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1496\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24831 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall TZ480 Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ480.jpg 1496w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ480-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ480-1024x229.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TZ480-768x171.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1496px) 100vw, 1496px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1496px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1496\/334;\" \/>\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-6c307a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c307a2\" 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-ba8d41a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba8d41a\" 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 firewall model also supports up to 2,500 single sign-on users and up to 32 SonicWall access points. It\u2019s a strong focal point in your network security stack, especially for the likes of mid-range, growing organizations that need IT flexibility.<\/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-b1217a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1217a7\" 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\">SonicWall TZ 380 vs TZ 480 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-ce21996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce21996\" 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 only way you\u2019ll know which of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">these TZ firewalls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is best for your operation is to review the specs together. When it comes to a SonicWall next generation firewall, here are some of the most important details you want to compare 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-52fba6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"52fba6b\" 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-194\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-194\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">SonicWall TZ380<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">SonicWall TZ480<\/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<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Prevention Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">App Inspection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.2 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.2 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">TLS\/SSL Inspection &amp; Decryption Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">600 Mbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">650 Mbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPSec VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.6 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Firewall Connections (SPI)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,100,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Optional Storage Expansion<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Up to 512 GB<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Up to 512 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SAML Single Sign-On Users<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Up to 1,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Up to 2,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8 x 1GbE Cu<br \/>\n2 x 5G\/2.5G\/1G SFP+<br \/>\n1 x console (Micro-USB)<br \/>\n1 x USB (type-C)<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 x 1GbE Cu<br \/>\n2 x 5G\/2.5G\/1G SFP+<br \/>\n1 x console (MicroUSB)<br \/>\n1 x USB (type-C)<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-194 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-e63353f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e63353f\" 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-eee09be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eee09be\" 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 differences might seem minor on paper, but they make a huge difference when it comes to your network performance. Choosing the right firewall means making a decision that will impact your business for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-end-of-life\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">years to come<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/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-0baed20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0baed20\" 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-11bcd45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11bcd45\" 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 conversation about SonicWall TZ 380 vs TZ 480, you\u2019re looking at two similar firewalls that come with a few finite but important differences. Both models come with the promise of strong protection for modern business networks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making a choice between the two is heavily dependent on several key factors. Always ask yourself, what does my network size, traffic volume, and future expansion demand here? To make sure you end up with the right SonicWall NGFW, come have a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quick chat with us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Firewalls.com for the support your business needs.<\/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-6f97311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6f97311\" 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-d2ade6f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d2ade6f\" 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-061d5ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"061d5ed\" 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\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b24f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"00b24f5\" 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-7300\" 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-7300\" >\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 SonicWall TZ380 and TZ480? <\/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-7300\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938fab9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"938fab9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8da79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e8da79\" 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 TZ480 brings higher performance across several key categories, greater connection capacity, and stronger scalability. With the TZ380, this model is definitely more focused on growing, but in smaller network environments.<\/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-7301\" 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-7301\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is the SonicWall TZ380 a Good Firewall for Brand-New Companies? <\/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-7301\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c050de4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c050de4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01b57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f01b57f\" 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;\">Most definitely, for newer organizations that are running a tight ship but still need that enterprise-grade security, the TZ380 is a great start.<\/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-7302\" 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-7302\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is the SonicWall TZ480 Much Faster Compared to the TZ380? <\/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-7302\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26ff71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e26ff71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a099661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a099661\" 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 TZ480, you\u2019re getting stronger firewall throughput, threat prevention, and IPS performance, to name a few.<\/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-7303\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7303\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do the SonicWall TZ380 and TZ480 Use the Same Operating System? 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