We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Sophos Cyberoam UTM 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 solution is highly scalable because they have devices that can handle a large amount of traffic."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"Overall security features and performance routing is good."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"I appreciate FortiGate's flexibility, which allows for centralized management through FortiManager."
"I have found Fortinet FortiGate to be scalable."
"One of the most valuable features is the network checking. Additionally, the firewall and web filtering functionalities are highly useful."
"I find the solution to be user-friendly. It has a lot of reports and easy settings."
"The initial implementation process is simple."
"We have been operating here in our lab for several months, and everything appears to be extremely stable."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"The most valuable feature is the Dual WAN in OPNSense, which offers advanced capabilities."
"The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly which makes the product easy-to-use."
"It's open source."
"It has been working fine. You just turn it on, and it works."
"I find Sophos Cyberoam UTM very good. I like the feature of being able to block off Mac IDs that host users. For example, you have a Mac or Windows laptop and you created a hotspot. Other devices like mobiles and tablets e.g. iPads connected to that hotspot. We can block those devices that connected to the hotspot we created, only through Sophos. It's a good feature we didn't find in other UTMs."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"I like the SSL VPN connection. Cyberoam works well for controlling users and authenticating their connection to the internet."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Good user interface."
"The solution is easy to integrate."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I don't get proper reports."
"The room for improvement is about the global delivery time period. Usually I need to wait for almost one month to deliver it overseas. So if you can shorten the deliver time it'd be great."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"I would like better documentation concerning the provided packages and their integration."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products."
"An area for improvement in OPNsense is the hardware, which needs to be updated more frequently. DNS blocking is another good feature I want to be added to the solution. pfSense has a peer-blocking feature that I also want to see in OPNsense."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
"Its interface should be a little bit better."
"Cyberoam configuration is done through the browser, which is one of the places that viruses spread."
"There are some issues with logs and report limitations."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM has room for improvement in specific rules-based objects and redesign. The solution also needs to improve in adding rules and policies, including renewing and finding policies."
"The documentation is not straightforward."
"The Traffic Discovery feature should allow administrators to disconnect unnecessary live connections."
"VPN configuration is not very swift."
"The policy is a bit too vague."
"The solution's pricing could be a problem for some small businesses."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Robust network security and management offering a user-friendly interface, open-source flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, with challenges regarding initial setup and the absence of official support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Untangle NG Firewall. See our OPNsense vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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