We performed a comparison between Sangfor NGAF and Sophos UTM 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 secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy."
"The next-generation firewall is great."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and there are several operating systems that can include the hardware capacities. In the newer releases, the resources were more useful because they were included in the operating system."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"The features that prevent internet connections, the filtering are the most valuable because we did not have any internet protection before."
"FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"The price versus value is good because the solution is less expensive than Sophos, Fortinet, or SonicWall."
"Sangfor NGAF specializes in ransomware detection and helps to protect our network from ransomware threats and malware."
"I think Sangfor NGAF is more valuable than Cisco products because of its simplicity and ease of management. If I compare it with Palo Alto and Cisco, both are quite complex products. And if I compare it with FortiGate firewalls from Fortinet, I have also used all these products. Fortinet and Sangfor NGAF are similar products because the applications behind the application and policy layers are almost identical."
"The product is very fast and reliable."
"The built-in features function as intended, providing exceptional value."
"You might try Sangfor if you are on a tight budget. The price is affordable, and Sangfor offers a lot of features. We don't have any complaints about Sangfor."
"It's a very simple to use product."
"While the features are not dissimilar to other brands, configuration is much more simple, which works out great for Indonesian people."
"We find all of the features valuable because together they fit the needs of our customers."
"With Sophos, we have not had any incidents this year. The security provided has been good. It has proven to be okay for our needs."
"Sophos integrates seamlessly, and we don't even feel it is running in the background."
"It gives us the ability to manage our firewalls from the cloud and deploy a unified configuration onto them. Other competitors like Meraki have that ability, but they fail to optimize it in the way that Sophos has."
"It allows me to easily connect with more than forty-five remote sites and more than fifty remote users between IPsec and SSL VPN, applying the web filter and application filter to ensure a secure connection."
"It helps us with protection, with concurrent use of the VPN."
"It improved bandwidth utilization and provided link load balancing features for internet and intranet lease lines."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos UTM is reporting, it is flexible. I can monitor the end user's devices, even when they are not on my network. It has good drill-down capabilities."
"The solution is very expensive."
"I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
"The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"The scalability could be better."
"To some degree, it's almost a question as to why some of this stuff isn't simpler. For example, for an AP deployment, while it's integrated, the number of steps that you have to go through in order to get the AP up, seems like a lot."
"We were not able to build a full-mesh VPN; however, I am not sure if this was the fault of Fortinet FortiGate."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"The support for YouTube or the Internet is not enough."
"The solution should be able to work in a hybrid setup."
"Our experience with its customer support was quite challenging."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve the policies and default criteria. They could be much better."
"The solution has too many bugs and these slow down the implementation."
"An area for improvement would be the number of ports defined on the box. In the next release, I would like them to develop their provisioning stage of enrolling end devices."
"I believe that IAM and NGFW need to merge into a single box, instead of there being two separate box solutions."
"The tool is expensive."
"They could definitely improve on the support, especially in other countries."
"When we call support, we get put on hold for a long time."
"The solution's technical support for India needs to be improved."
"Doesn't provide antivirus for individual computers."
"The technical support team’s response time could be improved."
"The management suite is easy and the agent is easy to develop."
"Anti-phishing functionality should be improved."
"The interface configuration could be improved."
Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and SonicWall NSa, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Sangfor NGAF vs. Sophos UTM report.
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