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Seqrite UTM vs Sophos UTM comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Seqrite UTM
Ranking in Unified Threat Management (UTM)
15th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sophos UTM
Ranking in Unified Threat Management (UTM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
112
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Unified Threat Management (UTM) category, the mindshare of Seqrite UTM is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos UTM is 18.7%, up from 17.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Unified Threat Management (UTM)
 

Featured Reviews

AK
Discontinuation of Hardware and limited firewalling capabilities
Overall, I would rate the solution a four out of ten. For UTM, I will not suggest Seqrite. But for EPS and antivirus, it is good. Cost-wise also and some features. The features wise also, it is good. And support is also good. We can get support on WhatsApp. So support-wise, it is also good.
Samaila Yusuf - PeerSpot reviewer
Network protection strengthens through effective threat management features and secure access control
The zero-day protection and firewall rules are some of the most effective features for threat management. I can set the rules and features, and also use IPsec to connect all my on-premises servers and link them to Sophos UTM so that they are protected even when in the cloud. Additionally, I use it to control access into the building through a captive portal integrated across all the PCs we have, ensuring secure access only for authenticated users.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It has an MDM solution."
"Scaling out cannot be easier, as there are many migration paths."
"The most valuable feature is the price. I've been requesting prices all over these years between different solutions like Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Check Point and Sophos has been the cheapest and the best of all of them that I have tried. I have been working with Fortinet, it's a fact that the price is surprisingly better."
"Sophos UTM has a good user interface and granular security controls."
"Sophos SG UTM had all the basic functionality that you needed. It is user-friendly and easy to manage for any integrator."
"The three most important features for us are web protection, web server protection, and network protection."
"Sophos UTM's best feature is synchronized security."
"We find all of the features valuable because together they fit the needs of our customers."
"The platform's most valuable features include the integrated multifactor authentication (OTP) for VPNs, which enhances security, and the flexible and intuitive firewall policy settings that simplify management."
 

Cons

"This solution is not accurate. Sometimes, the switches got hung. So sometimes, whatever policies we have deployed were not working properly."
"In short, the UI and UX are the areas of improvement in Sophos UTM and similar solutions compared to Palo Alto."
"Email spam filtering only works if you have an on-prem Exchange server. It doesn't interface with Office 365 like the XG model. That would be one feature that they could improve. They're not going to do it because they're trying to push us all to XG."
"Updates come out agonizingly slowly, a trickle."
"Stay away from the wireless models, since you cannot put them in HA. They start to give you some weird issues once you start getting into multiple SSIDs and networks."
"VPN needs IKEv2, but it’s in the roadmap. Also, all new, cool features will only come to the new Sophos XG Firewall."
"I would like to see Sophos UTM add support for all the new threat-detection technologies and the ability to respond to novel security threats that come along every day."
"I think that additional metrics features are needed to be able to monitor other areas or to monitor as much as you can, at a fine-grain resolution."
"​This product could use some improvement with web filtering. It takes a lot of time and effort to set up and maintain.​"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It's expensive. It has a yearly license."
"I would recommend to follow Sophos’ sizing guidelines for choosing which license and model to use. Sophos has their own way of going about this and supplies partners with all the information required. If you follow their documentation and guidelines, there should be zero questions about licensing and sizing."
"You cannot really say that the solution is expensive, given the protection it gives."
"If you can afford it, go for a small Check Point, as it is easier to manage."
"The pricing is pretty reasonable. I don't think that it is overly expensive."
"Sophos UTM has very reasonable pricing."
"The biggest issue with Sophos is the pricing. It's definitely more expensive. As I said, we looked at Webroot, which is a big alternative, and Sophos was almost three times the price of Webroot. That's a pretty big difference."
"It will cost approximately $67 US per device. We have 300 devices in our organization."
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Comparison Review

it_user216600 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 3, 2016
Sophos UTM vs. Fortinet FortiGate
I have used both Sophos and Fortinet products in production and I have found the Sophos UTM appliances (hardware and virtual) to be a better fit most of the time -- with a few caveats which I will touch on below. In both instances, the transition from TMG will be mostly straightforward. The main…
 

Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
18%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Seqrite UTM?
It is a very cheap solution. The licensing model is on a yearly basis. It is a three-year licensing model.
What needs improvement with Seqrite UTM?
Seqrite UTM is not good in fireballing solutions. They are good in EPS endpoint security and antivirus. And load antivirus. Moreover, this solution is not accurate. Sometimes, the switches got stuc...
What are the biggest technical differences between Sophos UTM and Fortinet FortiGate?
As a solution, Sophos UTM offers a lot of functionality, it scales well, and the stability and performance are quite good. The most valuable features for me are their web and email filtering. I wou...
What Is The Biggest Difference Between Sophos UTM and Sophos XG?
The Sophos UTM is a UTM and Sophos XG is the NGFW. First, you must know about the difference between a UTM and NGFW. They can not be compared with each other because the price, license, firewall th...
What do you like most about Sophos UTM?
The most valuable feature of Sophos UTM is the endpoint protection feature.
 

Comparisons

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Also Known As

Seqrite Unified Threat Management, Seqrite TERMINATOR, Seqrite TERMINATOR UTM, TERMINATOR UTM
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Sample Customers

Gadre, Bharat Vikas Group, Fernandez Hospital, Fabtech Projects & Engineering, KIMS Hospital, National Steel And Agro Industries, Sardar Patel University, Sterling Wilson, Chowgule Industries
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