We performed a comparison between Netgate pfSense and Sophos XGS 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 dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"It's very fast and easy to configure."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"FortiGate firewalls are user-friendly, and I like the security profiling features."
"The most important feature, normally for small business customers, is link load balancing."
"Sophos Intercept X is scalable. Currently, we have almost 30 people using it in our company."
"Firewall system for small, medium, and large data networks. It allows you to provide security to your environment: DMZ networks, LAN, WAN, etc."
"I mostly like all of it. Whatever we use is valuable."
"The concurrent users are perfect for us."
"The most valuable features of pfSense are security, user-friendliness, and helpful online management."
"The VPN is my favorite feature."
"Stability has been excellent. We have experienced no issues; it never fails."
"Easy to deploy and easy to use."
"It's easy to use, and the service is good. If anything goes wrong, their support system is very reliable."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XGS are a set of functionalities that are quite commendable, they call it synchronized security, where all the solutions share defense lines with each other."
"Easy to set up firewall product, that's also easy to manage and scale."
"Web filtering and intrusion detection are essential features. As system integrators, we also like the dashboard because it's easier to configure all the features."
"The feature that I find most valuable is the synchronized security option where the endpoint talks to the firewall."
"It is very stable. I have not heard of any issue where clients would have to replace hardware. It's been really stable for a long while."
"Sophos XGS's most valuable feature is content filtering."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XGS are the ease of use and powerful interface."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"I have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Could be simplified for new users."
"We are at the moment looking to use it as a proxy service so that we can limit what websites people go and view and that sort of thing. That's an area I've struggled with a little bit at the moment and it could be a bit easier to set up."
"A malware blocker should be included. I do not know if it is included yet. However, until now, we have not experienced a large malware invasion."
"Reporting and real-time monitoring, since I'm used to Watchguard's reporting features, it would be nice to have an embedded solution for reporting."
"The solution’s interface must be improved."
"The VPN feature of the solution could improve by adding better functionality and providing easier configure ability."
"This product needs improvements with respect to reporting and auditing."
"It needs better parsing of logs. At the moment, you have to use an external server for this if you want a deeper analysis."
"In the new release 19, there should be the implementation of a cloud service that you can use to set up the IPSec tunnels, and the SD-WAN from the WAN dashboard, and then you can push that configuration out to every firewall that you have."
"The solution could have a bit more functionality."
"In my view, Sophos operates effectively in a reactive mode, focusing on static detection and forwarding traffic. However, Fortinet takes a more proactive approach, blocking both connection and route connections. While Sophos forwards any connection in both inbound and outbound traffic, I believe this is a positive aspect, especially in a country with various sizing considerations. This is my perspective, emphasizing the significance of Sophos XGS in software work."
"The solution could be easier to manage and configure."
"Sophos XGS could improve by having better integration with Active Directory."
"The customer service response time can be improved."
"Support is great, however, it can always be improved."
"Compared to Fortinet, the cost is high."
Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 60 reviews. Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, KerioControl, Sophos UTM and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, WatchGuard Firebox, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Meraki MX. See our Netgate pfSense vs. Sophos XGS report.
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