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Vendor: Sophos
4.0 out of 5

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Sophos XGS mindshare

As of March 2025, the mindshare of Sophos XGS in the Firewalls category stands at 2.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Educational Organization
6%
Healthcare Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Government
4%
Construction Company
4%
Insurance Company
4%
Hospitality Company
3%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
Retailer
3%
Media Company
3%
Legal Firm
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Non Profit
2%
University
2%
Transportation Company
2%
Outsourcing Company
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
International Affairs Institute
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Engineering Company
1%

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Information Technology Security Analyst at Super Secure
Verified user of Sophos XGS
Dec 30, 2024
Product version discussed: The last version I worked on is seven point eight.
Cost effective with centralized management and improved network security

Pros

"Sophos offers a centralized system available to everyone, even for their smaller models."

Cons

"Hardware stability needs improvement. "
MF
Security Engineer at Mavisco Resources Sdn Bhd
Verified user of Sophos XGS
Nov 26, 2024
Product version discussed: XGS
Efficient application filtering and generally good support with room for VPN setup enhancement

Pros

" It's able to detect cloud applications like Zoom or Microsoft Teams and allows traffic shaping based on the application."

Cons

"VPN setup could be improved. "
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CEO at Tawassul Technology
Verified user of Sophos XGS
Nov 26, 2024
Simple with good UI and great support

Pros

"The UI for Sophos is very simple."

Cons

"There could be improvements for IPsec VPN setup."
AH
System Engineer at Dhanush Infosol
Verified user of Sophos XGS
Sep 22, 2024
Good integration with third-party platforms and remote access feature

Pros

"Migration and support processes are good."

Cons

"We need to know which feature is suited to different environments. More live sessions or time-bound training would help us understand better."
PeerSpot user
Owner at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
Verified user of Sophos XGS
Dec 9, 2024
AI-driven insights and competitive connectors streamline network security

Pros

"It provides good protection services. "

Cons

"Sophos should work on its marketing strategy as it seems to lag behind Fortinet."
Jaffar Ali - PeerSpot user
Director Technical Services at TechnoBIZ
Verified user of Sophos XGS
Nov 26, 2024
Product version discussed: nineteen and twenty
Has provided stability, security, ease of management, and better reporting options

Pros

"Sophos XGS has very good reporting capabilities and effective IPS signatures based on the latest versions."

Cons

"After version 18.5, creating a NAT rule has become more complex, requiring the creation of a separate policy and an additional component. "
SR
CTO | CIO | Group Head Technology at Thal Industries Corporation Ltd
Verified user of Sophos XGS
Sep 5, 2024
Provides good IPS, IDS, and web application security, but it is very expensive

Pros

"The solution's most valuable features are IPS, IDS, and web application security."

Cons

"Sophos XGS should improve its customer service and educate its implementation partner."
ES
Senior Technical Engineer at Infinigate Norway
Verified user of Sophos XGS
Apr 29, 2022
Highly stable, scalable, and priced well

Pros

"Sophos XGS that's a good firewall. If you use the endpoint, then you have what Sophos calls synchronized security. That will mean that if one of the endpoints is affected, it will be automatically set in isolation."

Cons

"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."
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