We performed a comparison between Sonicwall TZ and Sophos XG based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Sophos XG’s single pane of glass makes it easy to manage the entire solution and it can be done anywhere. Users find it very light, stable, and it provides excellent real-time control. Users say SonicWall TZ struggles a bit with load balancing and data filtering, making it a slightly less desirable solution.
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"Mainly the FortiGate reporting system is very good. It guides us through all the expectations of security. Fortinet provides us all that we need for security. Also, Fortinet FortiGate is a next-generation firewall. It is much more advanced than others."
"The wireless control is helpful."
"FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"The best thing about the product is the very good threat prevention output."
"The solution is stable."
"The VPN is quite useful for us, as well as the ATP."
"The most valuable features have been content filtering, and the interface is easy to navigate and to use."
"Content filtering and application rules are the most valuable features. It is also easy to configure."
"The most valuable features are security and technical support."
"The most valuable feature is the protection available, and then ease of use and flexibility."
"I find the security we are able to do with the policies to be valuable. The monitoring is valuable as well."
"Overall, this is a good product and I would recommend it for small to mid-sized customers."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XG are user-friendliness and it is highly secure."
"The tool's most valuable feature is threat protection and DLP features. So far, basic DLP features like content protection and blocking. Furthermore, for remote users, features such as back filtering and application control are available, allowing for command and control from our side. It is very easy to understand policy applications."
"In my experience, the solution was easy to use, has lots of features, and is easy to configure."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the user management system."
"We are able to trace any user and pinpoint any vulnerability or any malicious software. We are able to synchronize between the local and active directories so we can catch users easily through their login names and IDs."
"The installation is easy. There is a wizard that can be used for a single connection making it simple and if you have multiple connections you can configure it manually."
"The most valuable feature is web filtering."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"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."
"Bandwidth usage in reporting could be improved for Fortinet FortiGate."
"With the reports, you can see it, and you can get good feelings so upper management can go, "Oh, wow. That looks pretty." However, it's very basic."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"Their software support needs improvement. I would prefer to have better support for bug fixes. Sometimes, we open a ticket, and it is very difficult to get a solution. Specifically, we are not at all happy with their support for load balancing."
"User interface could be improved."
"We require centralized monitoring of the network features, which they have but they are not to the level that we require."
"Sometimes there is a glitch between the network connection. Last time, something happened on our IP phone, the SonicWall team did some updates to fix the issue. However, glitches happen very rarely. I did not experience any other types of problems."
"The lack of support is having me look into other solutions to replace SonicWALL."
"The log analyzer in SonicWall TZ is something that they need to improve upon."
"I would like to see a SonicWall integration with the DLP tool, this would be interesting. Data Loss Prevention integration."
"You need to be a certificate holder to set it up and configure it. It's really important because it looks easy, but it is complex. You need to have the knowledge and experience. But this is normal for technical products. It's not a product for regular user. It's for technical people. You need to have skills."
"In an upcoming release, SonicWall could improve by adding cloud management for all devices for free or at a nominal cost. Currently, they have a cloud management platform but is not free. We have the MySonicWall portal for purchasing from them for software updates and renewals."
"They need to improve the SD-WAN feature."
"The current bandwidth consumption is no longer shown in the XG and XGS."
"The reports could improve, they do not seem complete and more information could be added."
"Their technical support needs improvement. I've been on hold with them for hours waiting for their support."
"The VPN is in need of improvement."
"Sophos can definitely improve with the interoperability between solutions."
"They should expand their DDoS feature. It's basic. They need to enhance it."
"They need to do more quality checks before they release firmware upgrades. Currently, a few Cyberoam firewall customers are facing some issues while upgrading the Cyberoam firmware to Sophos. After the new firmware is installed, they are seeing some performance issues, which require some bug fixes. The performance is fine after getting the required support. Customers who are already using Sophos hardware are quite satisfied with this solution. Their support should also be improved. We are facing difficulties getting support on time through email or phone."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa, WatchGuard Firebox and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, Meraki MX and Sophos UTM. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Sophos XG report.
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