We performed a comparison between Sophos XGS and Untangle NG Firewall 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."Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"The reporting you receive out of this appliance is excellent. You will not need an external management system."
"The web filtering facility and application control are the most valuable features from the point of view of our clients. The VPN feature is also quite popular amongst our clients. Two-factor authentication is one of the good features in Fortinet. These features are important for the current scenario of security. Security has become a necessity nowadays. With cyber-attacks becoming more common, protecting an organization's data is one of the major tasks. It is also very stable and scalable, and it is very straightforward to configure. Their technical support is also good."
"With FortiClient, you can easily connect when you are home, check out what you want to do, and connect to your network when you are not at work. You can switch on servers and you can check what is wrong."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is load balancing. It can provide central management and VPNA. Additionally, it has enhanced our security environment."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"It offers an easy initial implementation."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"It's very easy to manage this solution."
"I like the Sophos UI. It interface has a more comfortable feel than the competitors."
"It's easy to use and user-friendly."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable features in Sophos XGS are bandwidth management, content filtering, and WAN link management failover. If one internet activity or one link would fail, automatically it will switch over to another one."
"The feature that I find most valuable is the synchronized security option where the endpoint talks to the firewall."
"Web Filter is effective, Web Cache offers bandwidth savings, and the VPN setup is easy."
"The Untangle firewall is a software firewall, so it runs on generic hardware. We found that was probably the best feature, and it's why we chose it when we started using it three years ago."
"Web filtering is very reliable."
"Its detection, antivirus, and filtering features are the most valuable. The facility to connect by using the VPN connection is also a very valuable feature. It is very strong, secure, and reliable. We have implemented the Untangle solution in all hardware. It is also a user-friendly solution. It is easy to learn and easy to configure."
"Easy to set up and easy to integrate."
"The web blocking for my clients and the application control are valuable."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"All features are useful. We are using premium features such as bandwidth sharing, failover, web filters, SSL controls, antivirus, and VPN. We use these features to the fullest. These features are available in the paid firewall license, not the free one."
"The pricing could always be better."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having a frequent ask questions(FAQ) area for people to receive quick answers to popular questions. Additionally, it would be beneficial to have an SMS notification feature. For example, if you cannot access your email you could receive an SMS message."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"I think they need to improve more in order to be a competitor with the leaders of the field."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"It would be useful if Sophos XGS included DDNS-based features."
"There are issues with some designs being able to work on high availability."
"When it comes to different interfaces there is some speed issue that can be improved in Sophos XGS."
"We'd always like the solution to be a bit less in terms of cost."
"Sophos XGS could improve by having better integration with Active Directory."
"The customer service response time can be improved."
"There are some issues with conversion and user roles when upgrading to Cyberoam."
"Support could be improved."
"The product must improve its reporting features."
"They don't have any feature that allows you to drop the session."
"The hardware can be improved."
"The common center facility that Untangle provides should be available on-premises. There are great corporations here in Mexico that like the Untangle solution, but they don't like the fact that the monitoring and access to the appliance are in the cloud. They request for the common center facility to be available and installed on-premises."
"The product should improve reporting."
"The storage is minimal, so we have to set the system to delete data after seven days."
"The management console for partners is a bit tricky (buggy)."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 62 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Sophos XGS is rated 7.8, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG and Sophos UTM. See our Sophos XGS vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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