We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ 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."There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites."
"We are very happy with the general bandwidth agility we have seen from one website to another website."
"Its stability is the most valuable."
"The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface."
"The GUI is good."
"The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"Good VPN connection."
"The solution boasts good performance and is easy to use."
"Offers the right amount of control without being incredibly convoluted and frustrating."
"The scalability of SonicWall TZ is good and easy to add users."
"I like the firewall product, the security server, and the content filter."
"Technical support is good."
"I find the security we are able to do with the policies to be valuable. The monitoring is valuable as well."
"With the main firewall routing there, we can do connectivity point-to-point. On the low bandwidth we can connect in all the branches with my corporate office."
"The Sophos XGS product is highly versatile and well-suited for various companies, including small, medium, and large enterprises. Its effectiveness lies in its inspection firewall capabilities, making it a commonly chosen option in our country due to its reasonable pricing. Sophos Firewall's support for VPN encryption and thorough inspection makes it a suitable choice for many companies, and I recommend it accordingly. At the moment, I can't propose any new features. The primary concern is the traffic stability, which needs improvement. Although the traffic stability is generally good, it has been noted that it can impact RAM and CPU, affecting workflow and inspection."
"It's easy to use and user-friendly."
"Sophos XGS's best features are its VPN and ATPR1 cert protection."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XGS are the ease of use and powerful interface."
"The initial setup is very user-friendly because they have graphical user interface options and command line interface options. I would give the initial setup a rating of five out of five."
"Setup was straightforward. One person is enough for deployment."
"The policies are the greatest feature. They allow us to configure granular control over our network traffic."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos XGS is the application control."
"The command line is complicated, and the interface could be better."
"The support system could be improved."
"Application management can be improved."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. When I have used the Sophos solution it is a complete solution, in Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"There are some problems that support cannot give you a logical reason as to why it happened. For example, I had a case where I was dealing with a WhatsApp application that was giving issues. Technical support gave more than one reason it could be giving issues, but none of them solved the problem. Eventually I solved the problem, but it was far from the solutions that support had given."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve the user interface. There should be more functionality and options through the GUI."
"We have been facing issues with reporting."
"The solution has lost the trust of its customers because of moving from one company to another."
"You need to be a certificate holder to set it up and configure it. It's really important because it looks easy, but it is complex. You need to have the knowledge and experience. But this is normal for technical products. It's not a product for regular user. It's for technical people. You need to have skills."
"I would like them to make the interface a little bit easier to use so you can find out where in the heck you're going instead of having to go to 15 different places to get something installed."
"The quality of tech support can vary."
"The solution's cost needs improvement."
"User interface could be improved."
"The solution's antivirus checking could be improved so that we can have a deeper inspection of the packets."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"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."
"They should customers who are facing issues with their product reviews; they found bots in it. If they can do their proper research and use the user analysis and testing, that would greatly help the clients."
"There are some issues with conversion and user roles when upgrading to Cyberoam."
"It would be good if we could do dual customization."
"Sophos XGS could improve by having a Network Access Control(NAC). This feature is a basic function in other firewalls and should be added, such as Palo Alto."
"In version 18 of Sophos XGS, the log details are not very good. However, in version 19 they are more detailed. The Fortinet FortiGate has better detail overall compared to Sophos XGS. They provide updates to the solution frequently, but they do not fix the problems that exist."
"There are some bugs relating to the product that allow VPN users to bypass the firewall."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Sophos XGS report.
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