Sophos XG Reviews

We use this solution for connecting site-to-site and client-to-site VPN for two protocols, IPsec and SSL VPN. We use encrypted tunnels to achieve fully secure connectivity between sites and clients.

It gives me a very good, stable connection in all tunnels.

Of course, it improves my organization to achieve fully secure connectivity between sites and clients.

It has a good web filtering database and a good application control database in addition to intrusion prevention. Together, these give me confidence in our security.

All of the features in this solution are good. The most valuable is the IPsec VPN tunneling and SSL VPN tunneling, both site-to-site and client-to-site.

The log viewer is extremely helpful for analyzing all incoming and outgoing traffic.

I would like to have remote access to clients using a static IP for a certain period of time. This would allow me to log in to any client, remotely, with a known and fixed IP address.

This is the first solution that we implemented.

It's a suitable price and license.

We did not evaluate other options before choosing this solution.

• Web and Application filter
• Wireless integration
• Email protection with encryption
• Reporting and Dashboards

Mostly it's related to visibility as this platform allow us to see literally everything when it comes to traffic in a very easy and intuitive way.

I would like to see the possibility to add or block some content directly from the log interface or the live view of the interface so that if I see that an IP address is consuming a lot of bandwidth, I can right click on it and set some kind of policy. Everything else its perfect. 

There was no issue with the deployment.

There has been no issue with the stability.

There have been no issues scaling it to our needs.

Contact a good partner with experience and follow the online KB for doubts. its almost everything there 

We use Sophos XG to protect our perimeter network and internet access.

One of the most valuable features is the VPN.

Sophos XG should improve on the GDPR features involving data protection and encryption. Security regarding data protection is important.

I have been using Sophos XG since they bought Astaro, and it has been for approximately 15 years.

Sophos XG is stable. We've been using it for a long time. We had a lot of proposals from other vendors, but we decided to stick with Sophos.

We have found Sophos XG to be scalable.

We have approximately 150 people using the solution which includes people that do not know they are using it, collaborators, and administrators that work on it.

We had to use support a few times and the answers we received were straightforward and in a timely manner.

We were using other solutions previously. However, Sophos bought the companies that created them. We kept using the same solution but the name has changed.

The implementation of Sophos XG is not as straightforward as we would expect in the latest versions.

We used a company to do the implementation of Sophos XG. The process did not take very long, it took them approximately two weeks. It did not seem that difficult. Our experience with the vendor's support was very good.

We have a team of four that work on the Sophos XG for maintenance. They are not working on it full-time but they are all skilled to intervene if needed, and the first line of support for the solution.

Sophos XG is a very good solution, and it's cheaper than most of the other vendors. It is really affordable.

We are on a three-year license to use the solution.

I have evaluated other solutions, such as Check Point.

My advice to those wanting to implement this solution would be training is required for the implementation.

I rate Sophos XG an eight out of ten.

I'm aware that there are other solutions that are probably better than Sophos XG, such as Check Point. However, I still find that it's a very good solution for small to mid-size companies.

We use the solution for incoming and outgoing computer traffic. It has advanced Samsung features, which means it adds IPS to each of the packets. It creates different zones and manages of each of them individually. It can also be managed from the central cloud solution, known as the super central. It works with most devices. 

The server comes with web server protection and and provides application, email and avenue protection, meaning the solution boasts many features. 

The solution is really cool and has a very user friendly GUI. 

It comes with a common bundle which comprises all the feature. There is no need to get one edition, just the license. With Cisco, I must get different bonds and types, but Sophos XG has all the bundles in a single box. 

While it is possible to configure between two of the solution's devices in the same model, the high available usually fails. We are talking about when there are two devices running concurrently. When it comes to the traffic, there is a distribution of load balancing and the upworking. This is what is meant by high availability. 

I have been using Sophos XG for three years.

The solution is definitely stable. 

For sure, the solution is scalable. 

We did not use a different solution prior to Sophos XG. 

The installation is extremely straightforward. 

Deployment takes one hour, tops. 

Installation can be done on one's own. 

The same holds true of deployment. 

There is no need to get one edition, just the licensing, as we are talking about a common bundle which encompasses all the features. 

Unlike Cisco, which requires the purchase of different bonds and types, Sophos provides all of the bundles in a single box. 

I would recommend the solution to others. 

I rate Sophos XG as a nine out of ten. 

We use this solution as our main firewall. We also use it for email security purposes. Within our organization, there are roughly eight employees using this solution. 

The user interface is very good. As we've been using Sophos for four years now, we're very comfortable with the GUI interface. In addition, the IPS is quite good. 

We recently updated our previous version; now, the security licensing fee is quite high. I don't know if it's a bug in the OS, but it's not been very stable after we upgraded to the latest version.

we have been using Sophos for XG for four years. 

Sophos is quite stable.

It's not that scalable but it's good enough for us. 

We are not very happy with the customer support they provide — it's quite slow.

A year ago, we contacted technical support regarding the high security licensing fees but they still haven't gotten back to us; they're still analyzing the log.

Support-wise, I would only give Sophos a rating of three to four out of ten. 

For us, the installation was very straightforward. We deal with a local vendor and they guide us through the installation process. We haven't experienced any issues setting up this solution. 

The price of Sophos is reasonable. It's not too expensive — I think it's worth it. Price-wise, I'd give Sophos a rating of eight out of ten.

Before Sophos, we were using Fortinet. Fortinet was also a good solution but Sophos was equipped with more features that we needed. 

Feature-wise, I would give Sophos a rating of seven out of ten.

They need to improve their support, overall customer care, and lower the security licensing fees. If they improved these issues, I would give them a higher rating.

 Before upgrading any Sophos firmware, be sure to contact the Sophos team and upgrade it according to their advice. Without their advice, I wouldn't recommend performing an upgrade.

I am a reseller.

It is feature-rich, I like the server authentication, and the reports are good.

The recent changes of the policy compared to Cyberoam are a little bit less user-friendly and complicated. Cyberoam is much easier to use.

Security could be better.

In the next release, I would like to see improvements made to the policy and simplify the policy-making, as the complexity of it makes it really tough.

I have been working with Sophos XG for more than six years.

It's a stable product.

It's more scalable than most, but like other products, a Sandbox cannot be scalable.

Our clients are small and medium-sized companies.

We get a local-level team for support. There is less support with Cyberoam.

Cyberoam is the first product I started selling. We sell Fortinet also. Customers prefer Fortinet.

There is not a lot of difference between Sophos and Fortinet, they are very similar but in a large environment, Fortinet is better.

The initial setup is really not a problem, but the policy-making is a bit complex.

The price is not reasonable. The price is a bit higher.

Cyberoam is better in terms of cost.

I always recommend Sophos but there is a Enterprise security concern so I prefer Palo Alto.

I would rate Sophos XG an eight out of ten.

Sophos XG protects our network from advanced threats.

VPN client list has a secondary client, so we need to use it without specific software for Sophos Connect client. I am using the VPN client list and it works fine.

There's an IP address delivery for our VPN client and a limited range of IP addresses. So this is a problem in the latest firmware release, but rather than using homework scenarios, we need a lot of VPN clients.

I have been using Sophos XG for a couple of years.

It's important to put together the VPN client features and others because we need to use this to improve the scenario and implement the IP address delivered to the VPN client. With another point of sale there, I believe that incorporating the two solutions is important to make the VPN client work.

We offer contact center services and have a channel to reach the product support team, and they are ready to help when needed.

We are using this product to monitor traffic, payments, and VPN access to our branches. Some are using VPN with hooks, Sophos XG 210, and the main one they are using in the data center is Sophos XG 310.

The most valuable features are the central management, the user VPN, and communications.

You can monitor and block traffic.

In regards to email as an example, if you experience any malware, it is contained in the container but doesn't give you any information about the email, or what is contained in the email. You only have the option to reject it or to release it.

I need to open the email to see what it contains and the value of it before I know whether to access it or not.

Stability needs improvements.

We started with Sophos SG UTM 9, then we upgraded to XG. We have been using the latest version of XG for two years.

The stability could be better.

It's scalable and good for small businesses.

We have approximately 120 users.

I have contacted technical support three to five times per year.

It's good, but I don't have many questions to ask.

Previously, I was using Sophos SG. We were not using any other software from any other vendor. We have only dealt with Sophos.

The initial setup was simple. It was not complicated.

If you are familiar with the technology, the implementation will not be difficult.

It also depends on the business needs.

From testing and switching from SG to XG, it took approximately one week to deploy.

We had help from the vendor. The maintenance and the VPN connection is done in-house.

It is not expensive, it's a reasonable price.

There are some additional fees for additional tools.

I can recommend Sophos XG to others who are interested in using this solution.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.