We performed a comparison between Meraki MX and Sophos XGS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"The flexibility and ease of configuration are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is security. They are known for efficiency and are on the top of Gartner Quadrant reviews. Fortinet FortiGate has an easy-to-use platform with a good graphical interface. The configuration is simple and the solution provides an overall good layer of security."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"Simple to manage."
"It is a robust SD-WAN solution."
"The internet traffic shaping has been very valuable."
"The features we have found most valuable are the firewall and the monitoring tools."
"Deployment takes no more than one working day."
"It has a helpful feature for database troubleshooting issues."
"Meraki MX has been a stable solution so far, and I haven't faced any issues with it."
"I think cloud management is key. The cloud management and support are the two things that make the product great."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Setup was straightforward. One person is enough for deployment."
"The solution is scalable."
"I like the Sophos UI. It interface has a more comfortable feel than the competitors."
"Sophos XGS' best features are simplicity and its built-in reporting tool."
"XGS' most valuable feature is ransomware protection."
"Sophos XGS's most valuable feature is content filtering."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"Currently, FortiGate is providing SSL VPN. But they're missing some features that are available in Palo Alto's SSL VPN."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve by integrating the web application firewall and the DDoS protection part of the solution. Having a WAF feature, web application firewall, and proxy together would be a good benefit."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"We were not able to build a full-mesh VPN; however, I am not sure if this was the fault of Fortinet FortiGate."
"More detail needed for configuration of the VPN."
"FortiGate is cheaper than Meraki. Even the license renewal is less than Meraki."
"It would be nice to get detailed logging information without third-party software."
"You cannot use switching behaviors as you see on the Meraki switch."
"The product could incorporate tools like ThousandEyes into the system so we can see things directly."
"The client-side VPN is weak. The product could be improved with deployment templates."
"In the next release, because the security is pretty basic, I think they could include additional security features."
"It can be hard to get a hold of the solution’s technical support team."
"Support is great, however, it can always be improved."
"The VPN capability needs some improvement in Sophos XGS."
"Sophos XGS could improve by having better integration with Active Directory."
"The support team are helpful when you eventually get hold of them which takes a long time. They can improve how quickly you get technical support."
"They need intelligent reporting, not just your simple, standard reports."
"Sophos' technical support has degraded in the last couple of years. They seem to need to ask a lot of questions, even with simple problems, and take a long time to provide solutions."
"Sophos XGS needs improvement with the threshold values. Other solutions have the capacity to handle more users."
"The reporting could be better."
Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 60 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. Meraki MX is rated 8.2, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and OPNsense, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Check Point NGFW. See our Meraki MX vs. Sophos XGS report.
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