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Research And Development Manager at MFP
Reseller
Top 20
A stable and user-friendly UTM solution that is suitable for SMB companies
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is a simple and user-friendly UTM that can handle accounting, reporting, firewall, IPS, and antivirus for industries."
  • "The solution should improve its scalability because it cannot support enterprise networks."

What is our primary use case?

The use cases for the solution are different. It is used by petrochemical companies, government companies, universities, private companies, hospitals, and hotels.

What is most valuable?

Sophos Cyberoam UTM is a very good solution for SMB companies and can handle their many requirements. The product is a simple and user-friendly UTM that can handle accounting, reporting, firewall, IPS, and antivirus for industries. It is a good solution for accounting and managing users.

What needs improvement?

The solution should improve its scalability because it cannot support enterprise networks.

Cyberoam was discontinued five years ago, and they have no new features. Sophos continues their products under the XG brand name. I would like to see Sophos XG features included in Cyberoam.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Sophos Cyberoam UTM for ten years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sophos Cyberoam UTM is a very very stable solution.

I rate Sophos Cyberoam UTM ten out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Our clients are small and medium businesses.

I rate the scalability a five out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The solution’s technical support is very very good. They have online chats and remote support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very very simple. I rate the ease of setup a ten out of ten.

What about the implementation team?

The solution’s deployment takes one to two days.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product has a very low price compared to other solutions.

I rate the solution’s pricing a two out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I have installed Sophos UTM for more than 100 companies in many countries. The XG model has good features and it continues with Cyberoam features. We can find new features in Sophos XG for Cyberoam.

The solution is not good for current times. We cannot find Cyberoam products in the market. It is discontinued. People should buy Sophos XGS.

Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: reseller
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Saurabh Bhansali - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at Venus Jewel
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Highly reliable, all-in-one solution with a user-friendly interface
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution's interface is user-friendly, and the web protection is good. The tool is highly stable. The product is scalable. The technical support is good. We chose Sophos Cyberoam UTM because their focus on security research is higher compared to other brands. It's an all-in-one solution with antivirus, EDR, wireless protection, and web protection integrated into one box. The initial setup was straightforward."
  • "SD-WAN should be included in the tool."

What is our primary use case?

We use the tool for network security, covering web servers, exchange servers, and users' internet proxies.

What is most valuable?

I found that the solution's interface is user-friendly, and the web protection is good.

What needs improvement?

SD-WAN should be included in the tool.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for over five years.


What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The tool is highly stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We haven’t used a different solution. We chose Sophos Cyberoam UTM because their focus on security research is higher compared to other brands. They consistently introduce new features. It's an all-in-one solution with antivirus, EDR, wireless protection, and web protection integrated into one box.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. The deployment took less than three months.

What was our ROI?

The product is worth the money.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution’s pricing is average.

What other advice do I have?

Nowadays, advanced solutions with SD-WAN are becoming essential. These features are in higher demand for daily use. The solution requires only this improvement. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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PAUL OMANGA - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT officer at FAO
Real User
Leaderboard
Easy to use, simple to set up and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "The reporting features are very good."
  • "The solution could be cheaper."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for unified threat management. We basically use it for firewall and network management. 

What is most valuable?

The solution is easy to use. It's simple to set up and configure. 

It puts you in control of your infrastructure. 

The reporting features are very good. It offers very good visibility.

The solution provides very helpful alerts. 

It offers decent pricing. 

The solution is stable.

The product can scale to a certain extent. We haven't hit our limit.

What needs improvement?

We do not have any specific features in mind for improvement, however, we'd always like more features. 

The solution could be cheaper. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for five years or so. I've used it for a while. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We've always had very good stability. We've never had a problem with the stability. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have not explored the scalability. It is tied to the hardware. The unit we have would support zero to 500 people. After that, you would need to get a new appliance However, we've never exceeded that appliance limit. If we ever exceed the appliance, we'd look to see what other options are available in the market. Most products in the market are quite comparable to Sophos. 

How are customer service and support?

We have used online Sophos support. However, we haven't used it too much. We haven't had many issues with the solution. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very simple and straightforward. It is not overly complex. The configuration process is very easy.

We do get setup support and training, which makes the process very simple. 

Our appliance is on-premises. However, there is a cloud-based console that connects to the physical device. 

The product has its own deployment support that comes with it. If you are a new client, technical support will assist with the setup.

The setup itself is pretty fast. It doesn't take more than one hour. Of course, there is a few tweaks that may take a week or two to set up. Some companies may need additional services configured.

What about the implementation team?

We have local support in Kenya and can get help if we need assistance. 

What was our ROI?

We do not specifically look at the ROI. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We do an annual subscription. 

The pricing is comparable to others. There is an initial cost for changing a solution, so it is chapter to just renew the subscription rather than jumping to a new solution. 

For the most part, the cost is okay. They are a bit on the higher side, and we'd always like it to be a bit lower. 

What other advice do I have?

We are using the latest version of the solution, although the hardware might be a bit older. 

This is a pretty nice product, and I would recommend it. It doesn't require a lot of effort when it comes to setup and management.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Moshiur-Rahman Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at IOPoint.com
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Enhances our network security posture by providing comprehensive bandwidth management and reliable VPN capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "The product's most valuable features include comprehensive bandwidth management and secure end-to-end VPN connections."
  • "They could improve the product by enhancing hardware reliability, addressing occasional memory overflow issues, and improving scalability without compromising performance."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use the product to implement secure VPN connections and manage bandwidth in various organizational environments, focusing on network security and efficiency.

How has it helped my organization?

The platform has significantly enhanced our network security posture by providing robust bandwidth management and reliable VPN capabilities. However, occasional hardware-related issues have necessitated upgrades.

What is most valuable?

The product's most valuable features include comprehensive bandwidth management and secure end-to-end VPN connections, crucial for maintaining efficient and secure network operations.

What needs improvement?

They could improve the product by enhancing hardware reliability, addressing occasional memory overflow issues, and improving scalability without compromising performance.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Sophos Cyberoam UTM since around 2007.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support services generally meet expectations, but we occasionally encounter delays in response times.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup process was straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Sophos Cyberoam UTM an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer
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Andreas Heider - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner and manager at Andreas Heider, Security for Business
Reseller
Top 20
A stable and scalable solution that provides good malware protection functionality
Pros and Cons
  • "In some circumstances, the malware functionality is the most important feature, and in other cases, some other features."
  • "The solution's pricing could be a problem for some small businesses."

What is most valuable?

We use a lot of Sophos Cyberoam UTM's features depending on the customer's needs. The overall solution is good. In some circumstances, the malware functionality is the most important feature, and in other cases, some other features.

What needs improvement?

The solution's pricing could be a problem for some small businesses.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have worked as a reseller with Sophos Cyberoam UTM for ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is very good.

I rate Sophos Cyberoam UTM a nine out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution scales very well for us. We have 20 clients using Sophos Cyberoam UTM. Our customers are usually small and medium-sized businesses.

I rate Sophos Cyberoam UTM an eight or nine out of ten for scalability.

How are customer service and support?

The solution’s technical support is very good because we have good connections to Sophos.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Since we are technicians, Sophos Cyberoam UTM's initial setup was quite easy for us.

Depending on the difficulty and customer requirements, the solution's deployment could take a few hours or a couple of days.

I rate Sophos Cyberoam UTM ten out of ten for the ease of its initial setup.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution's pricing depends on the customer size. We have small and medium customers, and it's not so easy for them to finance this product. Although it's not a very cheap solution, Sophos Cyberoam UTM is in a good price range considering its feature set. Considering what you can solve with the solution and what you get for your money, the solution has valuable pricing.

On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is very expensive, I rate Sophos Cyberoam UTM's pricing seven out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

The primary solution in the future will be the Sophos XGS firewall solution that will replace Sophos Cyberoam UTM.

Overall, I rate Sophos Cyberoam UTM a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Sr. IT & Admin Officer at Financial Management Service Foundation
Real User
Security shield that requires little maintenance after setup is completed
Pros and Cons
  • "We are using it as a security shield. It does not allow access before that in case we have restricted a few things from users, so it helps me in that."
  • "I don't know whether this will be included in an upgrade, but I would like to get the user utility, like seeing where the users are using more of the data."

What is our primary use case?

We are connected through Cyberoam so you have to pass through Cyberoam to connect to our network. 

The solution is on-prem. It's basically on the network.

What is most valuable?

We are using it as a security shield. It does not allow access before that in case we have restricted a few things from users, so it helps me in that.

What needs improvement?

I don't know whether this will be included in an upgrade, but I would like to get the user utility, like seeing where the users are using more of the data. 

Sometimes there are heavy downloads, which I'm not able to track. If I can get that information, that would be more useful from the IT point of view.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this product for almost two and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. In two and a half years, we haven't faced any problems.

For maintenance, we have the support company person who visits around twice a month.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not explored the scalability very much, so I will give it a 7 out of 10 as far as connectivity or support. As an IT manager, I don't get the complete report of what users are doing, so it would be great to have that also. That would be much better from an organization point of view in case my users are doing something wrong.

Usually, I have 25 licenses, so we have increased that number by 10 this year and now we have 35 licenses.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup was straightforward. Implementation was not very difficult because we were renovating our office structure.

What about the implementation team?

At the initial stage, we decided that once we were putting the new structure in, we would go through Cyberoam, so we connected through a dealer. They came and did the complete setup. It was quite smooth. It took around two to three days to do the complete setup and it was up and running. There was not much of a hassle there because they managed it.

None of my employees were in that area where the setup was done. The team was all alone to complete the setup. Once the setup was done, we just connected to the network and everything was up and running. It was faster. It took around four to seven days to do the complete setup and set up the users.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We just use the standard package.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I was using a different product, and we were facing a lot of problems. The users were not able to open some sites. They were having issues. The sites were getting blocked and all, but with the Cyberoam, there is security without much hassle.

We had a dry run and our vendors suggested that we buy Cyberoam. They gave us a test demo, we were satisfied with the product, and we purchased it afterwards.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution 8 out of 10. 

My advice is that it's a good product if you're looking for security without much hassle. For other products, the maintenance is too high and you need a resource to manage that. With Cyberoam, you hardly need to manage it once the setup is done correctly.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Global IT Manager at Express Kitchen
Real User
Top 5
Good VPN and reporting capabilities with an easy initial setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The VPN is excellent on the solution."
  • "The policy is a bit too vague."

What is our primary use case?

I'm using Cyberoam in close to nine locations.

We are using, for example, IP sets from Kenya to Somalia, a place where we could not get MPLS connectivity. 

We have a secondary server in the Somalia office. I also use it from the Nairobi office to the Dubai office as the MPLS is very expensive and I need to do a backup daily. That is for the IP sec. 

For the VPN, we use it to access our ERP systems remotely from everywhere. Close to a hundred users use it and it has been stable.

What is most valuable?

The VPN is excellent on the solution. 

The reporting aspect of the solution is very good.

The initial setup is straightforward. A company should have any troubles setting it up in their organization.

What needs improvement?

The reports are not very detailed, or, at least, some aspects of it are not that detailed. They need to improve the reporting and to bring in greater detail.

The policy is a bit too vague. The solution needs to be much clearer when they go about making policies.

I'd like to see better documentation in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for the last five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Overall, the stability has been excellent. I've only had an issue with one device which had a power surge that destroyed it and I replaced it. So far, so good. I've never had it with latency issues with the memory going down. It has been good. It has served me well.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have many offices. There may be 300 to 400. So far, it hasn't been an issue.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is good. Our license is the eight to five, not 24/7. Once you raise a ticket through the chat, you open it with another ticket with the account. Anytime when you open a ticket, they're very efficient. I've never had an issue with them. We're quite satisfied with their level of service. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not complex. It's straightforward. I haven't had an issue with the process at all. It's been easy.

Basically, for most of the machines, we take a backup of it. Once I get a new machine, I install the backup with all my policies and everything set, and I only change the IP. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We are thinking of getting another firewall. I'm currently comparing Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, and Sophos. We're trying to see the cost and comparing them on a few points.

Any past evaluation was a long time ago. Before I joined the organization, the organization evaluated Cisco. Nowadays, Cisco, Meraki, and other options came out, and they might not have as many features. 

What other advice do I have?

We are a customer and end-user.

We are using various versions, including 100iNG, 50iNG, and 25iNG.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. There's always room for improvement, although mostly we have been happy with it.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Kalyan  Chowdhury - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Computech infosysetm
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Good support, stability and efficient for security use cases
Pros and Cons
  • "The dashboard is very good-looking and offers maximum features. If a customer's website has a problem, we can guide them over the phone because they can easily find the specific option on the dashboard. That's why we suggest buying Sophos."
  • "The price is obviously a more sensitive area to focus on."

What is our primary use case?

When we use Sophos products, we haven't encountered any problems. Some attacks happen, but our customers haven't been affected. No one has attempted to hack their data and steal Bitcoin.

What is most valuable?

The dashboard is very good-looking and offers maximum features. If a customer's website has a problem, we can guide them over the phone because they can easily find the specific option on the dashboard. That's why we suggest buying Sophos.

One key feature is the personal security dashboard. Most features are available on the dashboard, making it easy for customers to manage their security. However, it's a complex task, so we can't add too many features currently. So, the dashboard is currently the main focus.

What needs improvement?

The price is obviously a more sensitive area to focus on when selling it. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using it since 2011. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. It is a scalable solution. We have lots of customers using this solution. 

We have 6,000 to 7,000 customers across India. And we are using and providing Cisco, Netgear, McAfee, and other products to them. 

We often use NETGEAR for layer two configurations because NETGEAR  doesn't have firewall software like Sophos, and we use Sophos for layer three configurations.

How are customer service and support?

The response time is very good. The customer service and support are good. 

How was the initial setup?

The setup is good. The deployment time depends. We need to create some policies first. So, it could take half an hour, depending on the complexity. We can then deliver the product to our customers.

What about the implementation team?

We know all the deployment steps and can guide your client over the phone. The customer can then install it themselves, and if they have a dedicated technical team, they can handle it independently.

For example, we need to know what kind of internet connection they are using, such as Broadband, IOL, or something else.

We need to know why they are using a firewall because we have to create policies and define the bandwidth, how much bandwidth they want to use, and what they are trying to protect. So, we need such details for the deployment. 

We have 25 employees with different designated roles. And they can provide online support. Mostly engineers. We have different versions of the product.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Overall, the price of Sophos is very good. But I would rate the pricing a nine out of ten, where one is the cheapest and ten is the highest. 

There are different licensing models. For example, one customer pays yearly, while another pays every three years. 

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. I would recommend using the solution. The deployment is easy, and support is very good. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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