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Sophos Central vs VyOS Platform comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Sophos Central
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (9th)
VyOS Platform
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Routers (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Sophos Central and VyOS Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Sophos Central is designed for AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms and holds a mindshare of 0.8%.
VyOS Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Routers, holds 0.9% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Sophos Central0.8%
CrowdStrike Falcon17.8%
Darktrace15.3%
Other66.1%
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
Routers Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VyOS Platform0.9%
MikroTik Routers and Switches21.2%
Cisco Enterprise Routers16.1%
Other61.8%
Routers
 

Featured Reviews

Fayas Ummer - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Analyst at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Centralized threat blocking has reduced manual monitoring but still needs better exclusions and logs
One way Sophos Central can be improved is in its exclusion capabilities. When we try to exclude legitimate files, we find that it requires a lot of effort, as we cannot simply exclude one file from every detection. Due to the layered approach, it takes time to exclude even one file, indicating that the exclusion process could definitely be enhanced. I would add that the logs in Sophos Central should be more detailed. Sometimes, when we're checking the logs, they simply state that a file is blocked, but we can't find out why that is the case. More detailed logs could significantly improve the log collecting aspect. Areas for improvement in Sophos Central are log collection, exclusion processes, and customer support. Aside from these points, I believe the overall product is great.
Borislav Andric - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at Navigator CORPORATION LLC
The product is free, and the initial setup is easy, but it is missing some features, and it is not stable
The product is missing some features. Some features are not implemented the way we expect them to be. The tool doesn’t have the same quality as other commercial vendors like Cisco. There were some problems with IPsec. For a long time, the tool did not support VTI tunnels. I also faced some problems with some specific networking solutions. I couldn’t set the source IP. I would like to have a hardware solution in the future.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The primary benefits include complete control over hardware devices and the valuable assistance provided in log shipment."
"We used to get malicious attacks from mail before using the solution."
"It helps manage all the components from one centralized portal."
"It is very useful to deploy policies centrally and monitor the status of our appliances, especially given that we are the main branches. With Sophos Central, you can centrally manage and deploy security policies and updates, saving time and eliminating the need for the technical team to travel to each branch individually."
"It is easy to save time using the Sophos Central centralized dashboard. It's definitely easier because you're in one place with all the products."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos Central is its visibility."
"One of the most valuable features of Sophos Central is its Synchronized Security."
"The biggest benefit in Sophos Central is the central functionality where I can have my Intercept X integrate the workstations, the servers, and the firewalls I import into Sophos Central."
"It is an open-source product."
 

Cons

"Whenever a customer installs a Sophos Central agent on the end-user system, their system becomes slow."
"The product does not have a dedicated MFA."
"There could be more integration included in the product."
"The main drawback lies in the weak after-sales support system."
"On a couple of older machines, Intercept X does tend to slow a computer down significantly, but on new, modern Windows 11 machines, I have not detected this issue yet."
"Pushing global rules and policies to all devices from Central isn't easy. You can do it for all endpoints, which is fine. But you can't do the same with firewalls. Firewall management with Central is very limited. You can connect one firewall to another and tell it, "I want one policy for all my customer's firewalls," but that's not possible. For a customer with multiple firewalls, you can't say, "This works for France, Great Britain, Canada," and push it. It's not possible."
"The initial setup was moderately straightforward, around six or seven out of ten on the complexity scale. While it wasn't overly complicated, the multifactor authentication posed a challenge initially."
"I don't have a Sophos firewall or many products that appear in the console, even though I don't have them enabled."
"The product is missing some features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's pricing was somewhat high. We paid Rs. 1500 INR per license, approximately equivalent to 20 USD."
"Sophos Central is an affordable solution that any mid-level customer can buy."
"Pricing is on a device basis."
"It is an expensive tool."
"Sophos is more cost-effective than other vendors."
"It is an affordable solution."
"There is a one-time fee for the hardware and an annual subscription fee, which is pretty good because we can get free updates."
"It is rather expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
15%
Insurance Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Sophos Central?
One of the significant advantages of Sophos is its affordability compared to other technologies like Check Point and Fortinet.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Central?
My thoughts on the pricing or licensing with Sophos Central are that it is very good.
What needs improvement with Sophos Central?
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