We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Sophos XG 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."FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"I like how we can achieve total integration."
"The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable. It is a resilient appliance. I never had an issue with it in terms of any security breaches."
"We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"The interface is very user-friendly and I like it very much."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"Fortinet FortiGate has many valuable features, such as IDS, and intrusion detection. It has security features that are in part with the technologies that are available in the market."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Its central management, especially when it comes to distributed environments, is great. I can generate and save a setting and then apply that setting across the network with just one click."
"The solution is stable."
"The interface is very user-friendly and it is quite easy to use."
"If an employee tries to get or move a file that is not permitted to them - for example if he wants to copy it to a USB - he will not have the right to do that, because Barracuda manages who has the right to copy, and what you copy to a USB. The USB is encrypted with a specific code from Barracuda and will only be decrypted into any other laptop in the company if they allow it to see it."
"I think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is one of the most advanced firewall platforms. I also like that it's easy to get top-level support right away. You get that security, and if you make a mistake, it doesn't break."
"They have a very responsive customer service and support team."
"The features I find most valuable is the VPN and the fact that we can apply our policies to the program."
"The most valuable feature is the Intercept X. It is the advanced features that are used for malware detection, and antivirus."
"The security of the solution, thanks to the built-in unified threat management, is one of its most valuable features. Plus, one single pane of glass is all you need to manage the whole solution, and web management can be done from anywhere."
"I like the web filter, application filter, and VBA."
"The most significant aspect is the protection it offers."
"The most valuable feature is that it scans all of the data for any kind of malware."
"If you want to install antivirus and firewalling on endpoints, then Sophos is the best option."
"Most of the features Sophos XG has are valuable. However, if I have two different ISP, I'm able to create an automatic switch between the two ISPs. I can do the same thing for the cloud as well. If I have two subnets coming from the cloud, I'm able to create a type of switch between both of them where if there is traffic on one and has the traffic drop, I'm able to switch to the other ISP without any problems. It's a normal feature and I get to enjoy the ability to switch between services with no issues."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the flexibility of it, it's pretty versatile."
"It would be good if they had fewer updates."
"The user interface could be improved."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"I would like to have logs, monitoring, and reporting for a month without extra fees."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"Its customer service could be better."
"Application management can be improved."
"The biggest downside is that it is quite an expensive product."
"There is room for improvement in performance and the support language. The support they're providing right now is from a different country, and in our country, there are people—network admins and IT heads—who don't speak English properly. So Barracuda needs to provide support agents who speak additional languages, such as Bangla."
"The usability for the administrator's experience needs improvement. My system administrator has some questions about its overall connectivity and flexibility."
"Technical support used to be at a very high level but it is now a bit less so."
"If you have another brand of VPN where you have to put an SSL VPN between two devices, Barracuda doesn't support that at a certain point. You can't actually build the VPN between Barracuda and a different device of a different brand."
"The price is a bit higher than other vendors."
"The interface should be more user-friendly and it should be easier to configure."
"Its interface could be better."
"Technical support could be improved. They aren't as responsive as they could be."
"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."
"They should expand their DDoS feature. It's basic. They need to enhance it."
"Sometimes when you roll out a new firmware, you find that the rules you already have in place are broken, so it's difficult to migrate to a new firmware. That's the only downside I've experienced in Sophos."
"The initial setup, specifically when activating the license, is a nightmare and is quite difficult."
"The only area that requires improvement is scalability."
"When I call, I have to wait at least one to two hours to reach them."
"The UI needs improvement because it can be a little weird at times."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Azure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks WildFire, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Sophos UTM. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Sophos XG report.
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