We performed a comparison between KerioControl 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."Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution."
"Web filtering and two-factor authentication are great features."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"The solution is very easy to understand. It's not overly complex."
"Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information."
"LinkGreat firewall capabilities"
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"One very good thing about the Kerio device is its authentication. I don't have a Windows domain for authentication. Instead, I use the Kerio product because it can separate users by Mac addresses and give them IP addresses based on their usernames, automatically logging them in. This makes for a very simple authentication system."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"Kerio has improved my organization's security."
"The routing of the multiple internet physical routers I have is the most valuable feature of this solution. Instead of me physically unplugging a cable from one router to the server, if one connection goes down, it automatically switches for me. So I can have all three of them plugged in. If one goes down, it just picks up the other one automatically. There's no physical cable swapping."
"Kerio Control is easy to use and provides the ability to deliver customized solutions."
"When one of the employees of my customers is using the VPN Client, I have created for them that they will always get a message. When the VPN Client connects to Kerio Control from the outside, they will get an email so they know when they are connected and when they are disconnected what is happening to their network."
"The product is affordable."
"Setup is simple. The Kerio interface is very intuitive."
"It is very easy to use. You can configure and monitor everything from one unique dashboard."
"The cloud-based interface makes it easy to manage."
"This solution does everything and anything a firewall can do."
"My clients gain efficiency in protecting against attacks from malware such as ransomware and hacker attacks. It also provides them efficient internet access control, and full visibility of ports, applications, and websites."
"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."
"Sophos is a comrehensive solution which allows me to configure all the attendant products, such as Sophos' firewall, Endpoint and Encryption features."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"The biggest "gotcha" is that if the client purchases what they call the UTM shared bundle, which has unified threat management on both, it's not as easy to manage if you have more than one firewall."
"The platform's interface could improve."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"They should offer special pricing to premium partners and customers."
"It would be nice if backups could more easily migrate between different models."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"The reporting needs to be improved. It is hard to get a domain."
"When it comes to dealing with updates, there are often bugs on the solution. They should do a lot more testing before they release new versions."
"The upgrades make the network slower."
"There isn't a lot to be improved. It works well as it is, but they can maybe improve the reporting side."
"I would like to see them develop a bit more flexibility creating VLANs."
"I would like for them to add more security features."
"Support responses need improvement."
"I would like it if the interface section had multiple failovers. Although I do have three connections, just in case our physical cables get disconnected, I can only set up one failover as a backup. So, if for some reason our fiber and our AFM went down together, I would have to have it search for our 4G modem. I'd love to have extra backups running."
"The solution is tied to the US dollar. You need to pay whatever the equivalent is in your own currency, and, if the exchange is bad, it can really add to the cost."
"One feature I would like to add is remote wipeout capability. This would be useful in cases where a user leaves the organization and fails to return their laptop. Remote wipeout would allow for the deletion of data from the device with a single command. Regarding technical support from Sophos XG, it's generally satisfactory. However, the response time could be improved. It takes around one hour to receive assistance, but reducing this to 30-45 minutes would benefit us."
"Better instructions should be provided as part of the technical support so that we can understand the functionalities. This will help us to troubleshoot faster."
"Content filtering could be more effective and efficient."
"We feel that the GUI can be improved a bit because it has a lot of information and looks a bit outdated."
"When I call, I have to wait at least one to two hours to reach them."
"It would be helpful if the solution offered some tutorial videos to help new users learn the system quickly."
"The cloud support needs to be improved."
KerioControl is ranked 29th in Firewalls with 54 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. KerioControl is rated 8.0, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of KerioControl writes "With VPN, any of our guys can log in to the system and effectively be on board; helps with our customers all over the world". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". KerioControl is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos UTM, Cisco Secure Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Sophos UTM. See our KerioControl vs. Sophos XG report.
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