{"id":32463,"date":"2026-09-28T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=32463"},"modified":"2026-09-16T08:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:52:45","slug":"sonicwall-tz-series-firewall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz-series-firewall\/","title":{"rendered":"SonicWall TZ Series Firewall Comparison: TZ280 vs TZ480 vs TZ680"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32463\" class=\"elementor elementor-32463\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d7f4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7d7f4d\" 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-d10297c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d10297c\" 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 aren\u2019t already familiar with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall TZ series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> firewall solutions, then you\u2019ve found a solid starting point for yourself. However, regardless of your experience with SonicWall firewalls, this firewall comparison offers actionable insight for any organization looking for next-generation security hardware.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At its core, the Gen 8 lineup with the TZ series comes with a combination of firewalling, networking, SD-WAN, centralized management, and more. When it comes to SonicWall firewall reviews, small and growing businesses have several options to choose from 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-1c56284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c56284\" 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-29d7d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d7d8b\" 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;\">Different TZ models support varying business and network environments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gen 8 combines firewalling, networking, SD-WAN, centralized management, and more<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced security helps protect against modern and emerging threats as you scale<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero-Touch deployment simplifies setup across distributed locations<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scalable connectivity supports growing organizations and branch networks<\/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-ece515a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ece515a\" 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\">Unpacking SonicWall TZ Series Firewall Security Architecture\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4872cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4872cca\" 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;\">Before I dive into the unique specs between each firewall model, I want to offer some insight into <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-nsa-gen-8\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall Gen 8 security<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> architecture. This goes beyond standard firewalling and networking features.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can be seen across the Capture Advanced Threat Protection, cloud-based sandbox analysis, and overall SonicWall ecosystem integration. From centralized management, Zero-Touch deployment, Cloud Secure Edge Connector, and more, the TZ series comes with more than a handful of reliable options.<\/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-e39804f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e39804f\" 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-8ed8554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8ed8554\" 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-b313057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b313057\" 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 Series Firewall TZ280?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7481aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7481aaa\" 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;\">Seen as a great starting point for many young businesses, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/280.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall TZ280<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is perfect for small offices and lean branch locations. Aside from everything SonicOS 8 has to offer, the specs showcase exactly what makes this firewall unique.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a brief overview of what that looks like for the TZ280:<\/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-eb0f036 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb0f036\" 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-07791bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07791bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babde9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"babde9d\" 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;\">2.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Prevention Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>App Inspection 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;\">1.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections (SPI): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,000,000<\/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-5674661 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5674661\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36f9f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d36f9f0\" 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\/280.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2049\" height=\"503\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-280-FRONT-20240719.0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32287 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall TZ280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-280-FRONT-20240719.0.jpg 2049w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-280-FRONT-20240719.0-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-280-FRONT-20240719.0-1024x251.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-280-FRONT-20240719.0-768x189.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-280-FRONT-20240719.0-1536x377.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2049px) 100vw, 2049px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2049px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2049\/503;\" \/>\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-826a158 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"826a158\" 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-b3b9193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3b9193\" 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 realm of small business firewalls, the TZ280 comes with strong security as a price-conscious solution. It also gives you plenty of room to grow, giving you years of support while seamlessly ushering your network into an upgrade when the time comes.<\/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-f5ac3bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5ac3bf\" 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 Gen 8 TZ480 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-cb6c69d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb6c69d\" 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;\">Moving a step up through the TZ series, you\u2019ll encounter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/480.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the TZ480 firewall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is another small-business firewall with a little extra room for the needs of distributed enterprises or SD-Branch locations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a quick overview of some surface-level specs:<\/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-93e4a39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93e4a39\" 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-f77b477 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f77b477\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350718f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"350718f\" 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>App Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.2 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>Max Concurrent 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-b3b7080 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3b7080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2b6f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da2b6f8\" 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=\"819\" height=\"249\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SonicWall-TZ480-Front-e1787591383841.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32279 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall TZ480 Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SonicWall-TZ480-Front-e1787591383841.png 819w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SonicWall-TZ480-Front-e1787591383841-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SonicWall-TZ480-Front-e1787591383841-768x233.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 819px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 819\/249;\" \/>\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-fda3f90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fda3f90\" 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-ca52771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca52771\" 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;\">Moreover, the TZ480 is built to focus on security challenges like encrypted traffic, connected devices, and the security needs behind mobile workforces. Tack on all of the same benefits of the SonicOS 8 architecture, and you have a stacked small- to mid range firewall.<\/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-49cd52c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49cd52c\" 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 TZ680 Mid Range 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-06885e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06885e4\" 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;\">Categorized as a reliable mid range firewall, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/680.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the TZ680<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes with a bump in performance compared to the models listed above. With this SonicWall firewall, you\u2019re getting a combo of enterprise-grade security with simple management and scalability.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out a few of the leading 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-5dd7fbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dd7fbc\" 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-752401b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"752401b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0aeae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f0aeae\" 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;\">5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Prevention Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>App Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections (SPI): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,600,000<\/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-33abb66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33abb66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab4361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ab4361\" 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\/680.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2049\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-680-FRONT-20240719.0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32284 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall TZ680\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-680-FRONT-20240719.0.jpg 2049w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-680-FRONT-20240719.0-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-680-FRONT-20240719.0-1024x250.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-680-FRONT-20240719.0-768x187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-TZ-680-FRONT-20240719.0-1536x375.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2049px) 100vw, 2049px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2049px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2049\/500;\" \/>\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-613852b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"613852b\" 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-65e9f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65e9f1b\" 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;\">Distributed deployments aren\u2019t a problem for the TZ680 either. Thanks to Zero-Touch deployment, SonicExpress onboarding, high availability and Cloud Secure Edge integration, you get the security you need, and a whole lot more on top.<\/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-5dbdeb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dbdeb2\" 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\">SonicWall TZ280 vs TZ480 vs TZ680 Firewall Comparison\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0ba0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de0ba0b\" 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;\">Comparing SonicWall TZ280 vs TZ480 vs TZ680 comes down to a focus on different business and branch networking requirements. Use the table below as an easy reference point when deciding on which of these SonicWall firewalls is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-tz-vs-nsa-series\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">right for your operation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/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-314679b elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"314679b\" 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-222\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-222\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/280.html\" target=\"_blank\">SonicWall TZ280<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/480.html\" target=\"_blank\">SonicWall TZ480<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz\/680.html\" target=\"_blank\">SonicWall TZ680<\/a><\/strong><\/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\">2.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">5 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Prevention Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2.5 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">App Inspection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3 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\">430 Mbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">650 Mbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">800 Mbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPsec VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2.5 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Connections (SPI)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1,200,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Sessions per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">26,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8 x 1 GbE copper<br \/>\n2 x 1G SFP<br \/>\n1 x Console<br \/>\n1 x USB Type-C<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 x 1 GbE copper<br \/>\n2 x 5\/2.5\/1G SFP+<br \/>\n1 x Console<br \/>\n1 x USB Type-C<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">8 x 1 GbE copper<br \/>\n2 x 10\/5\/2.5\/1G SFP+<br \/>\n1 x Console<br \/>\n1 x USB Type-C<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-222 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-023a572 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"023a572\" 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-f036d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f036d8f\" 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;\">No matter which way you look at it, all you need to remember is that performance increases as you scale through the lineup. Rest assured, SonicWall makes plenty of room for growth, while giving you the ecosystem you need to seamlessly make changes when the time comes.<\/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-21e6349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21e6349\" 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.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" data-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 lazyload\" alt=\"Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality\" data-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\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/150;\" \/>\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-a6e8a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a6e8a82\" 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-7994b42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7994b42\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Wrap This Up\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0795f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0795f13\" 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;\">Whereas the TZ280 is great for small offices getting their start, the TZ480 aims for growing organizations, and the TZ680 is great for mid-range companies. The SonicWall TZ series firewall is one that not only offers security, but the flexibility you need to grow without the network bottlenecks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s crucial to consider SonicWall firewalls reviews, but you also don\u2019t need to face this decision all on your own. 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