We performed a comparison between Sophos Cyberoam UTM and Sophos XG 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 scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"The secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and the UI. It has always provided me with what I needed. I have no need for additional costs that other solutions have, such as Sophos."
"This solution made it very easy to manage our bandwidth."
"The customization potential is quite impressive."
"The flexibility and ease of configuration are the most valuable features."
"The user interface is well laid out and understandable."
"You can geofence yourself if there is an incoming attack or a continuous ping from a company outside your country."
"We have never had to restart a firewall. The firewalls have all worked perfectly fine."
"The solution has good load balancers."
"Good user interface."
"The solution is excellent for web and application filtering and remote access with the VPN."
"The firewall feature has different branches, such as extended firewalls."
"The tool's robust features allow for the customization of policies, objects, and firewall settings."
"Because of the pandemic, the VPN is the most valuable feature."
"Sophos firewalls are scalable. They are pretty strong in security. So, when they provide any kind of firewall, they provide all the features such as anti-spam, antivirus, etc."
"We have found that the simplicity of the XG 210 is its most valuable feature."
"One of the standout features of Sophos XG is its proprietary VPN technology known as RID (Remote Internet Device). This unique technology provides efficient branch connectivity without the need to invest in additional firewalls for each branch. By utilizing an affordable device called RED, users can effectively control and establish connections in a cost-effective manner. Additionally, the solution is feature-rich."
"Great reporting feature and great customer support."
"The features that I have found most valuable are first the Web Filter and the Web Application Firewall SD-Wan on Version 18. Additionally, RED Tunnels allows a Sophos vital to speak to another Sophos vital in headquarters."
"We've had good experiences with technical support."
"The most valuable feature is the central dashboard"
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"Backup can be improved."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"I would like to see improvements with the antivirus and IPS as they are not working properly all the time."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"The UI could be improved."
"The reporting should be improved as well as the backup."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could improve by adding VPN site-to-site capabilities. The correct version does not work with Microsoft Azure Cloud."
"The reports need to be more detailed and granular."
"The reporting part could be more user-friendly for troubleshooting and identifying network issues. It should be more easy for a normal user to identify the problem in their network."
"The VPN is an area that can be improved."
"VPN configuration is not very swift."
"The Traffic Discovery feature should allow administrators to disconnect unnecessary live connections."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
"Recently, I've had a problem with updating things."
"I would want the level of integration to have another device on your network that is also reliable."
"Its price should be improved. Its features are pretty okay, but the price is the area where we have to fight more. They should do something about the price structure."
"They need to allow their solution to integrate with other products and not just other Sophos solutions."
"The logging side of it could definitely be better. Some of the logging lacks, and the information that they provide you, especially in the spam filtering section, could be better."
"Network security is in need of improvement."
"I would like to next release to be able to support on-premise deployment. The construction of the rules within the firewall could also use some improvement."
"The solution should have the ability to be up to date with the most recent threats."
Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and OPNsense, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Sophos UTM. See our Sophos Cyberoam UTM vs. Sophos XG report.
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