We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks PA-Series 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."The most valuable feature is the policy routing and application control."
"With FortiClient, you can easily connect when you are home, check out what you want to do, and connect to your network when you are not at work. You can switch on servers and you can check what is wrong."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"The performance is good."
"I like how we can achieve total integration."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"The solution is highly scalable because they have devices that can handle a large amount of traffic."
"The product's initial setup process was simple."
"The solution provides good customer support."
"The solution is used for security and IoT security."
"The product's most valuable feature is web filtering."
"A valuable feature that we can consider is the deployment time, which is significantly reduced, almost 90% faster compared to other solutions. This leads to quicker deployment and less downtime."
"The solution has a three-layer architecture, and it helps customers to deploy the solution quickly."
"I like the tool's security and web filtering features."
"The tool's most valuable feature is WildFire."
"We can configure rules with the user, traffic, etc., making it a very versatile solution for our network."
"The solution is a next generation firewall and we have gotten good customer feedback."
"I like their firewall and the intrusion detection feature"
"The solution is easy to set up and configure."
"The security of Sophos XG is very good."
"We've had good experiences with technical support."
"The product is very easy to explore. It has a very good layout."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"I use the FortiGate 60D model and realized the 300Mbps bandwidth limitation. Because it is a product that offers many services, I think it could have greater bandwidth capacity."
"The pricing could always be better."
"The logs need to be better. They need to be more visible and easier to access."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve to be on par with its competitors, such as Palo Alto and Sophos. They are the market leaders. Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve its capabilities. However, we are happy with Fortinet FortiGate."
"Quality control on their firmware versions needs improvement. When they introduce new firmware, there tend to be bugs."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"I would like to see improvements in the support from Fortinet. Here in the Philippines, whenever we have problems with a Fortinet product, we mostly ask for support from distributors and resellers and not directly from Fortinet."
"I encountered a slight issue with the application portal, which was not functioning correctly."
"The product must provide multiple threat detection features."
"Palo Alto Networks PA-Series should improve its price. It should also include a feature similar to Sophos' Security Heartbeat."
"Utilizing these features as a unified solution can require additional setup, particularly when incorporating Panorama for centralized management, which may involve extra costs."
"The interface is complex."
"The solution's licensing price could be improved."
"The SD-WAN feature of Palo Alto Networks is not good compared to FortiGate."
"As we migrate fully into the cloud, additional features like capacity upgrading and improvements to hardware resources will be necessary, especially since our equipment consists of older-generation switches and routers."
"They should improve the hardware. If they can do that, it will be a very good product."
"The solution is tied to the US dollar. You need to pay whatever the equivalent is in your own currency, and, if the exchange is bad, it can really add to the cost."
"The interface could be simplified and diagnostic system graphs improved."
"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."
"One feature I would like to add is remote wipeout capability. This would be useful in cases where a user leaves the organization and fails to return their laptop. Remote wipeout would allow for the deletion of data from the device with a single command. Regarding technical support from Sophos XG, it's generally satisfactory. However, the response time could be improved. It takes around one hour to receive assistance, but reducing this to 30-45 minutes would benefit us."
"The initial setup is not straightforward."
"The management console could be improved and the solution lacks good technical support."
"There is an area that is very specific to our setup, where working tools you cannot easily establish a VPN between two internal networks."
Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 28 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is rated 8.6, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks PA-Series writes "Offers trained customer support, stability and ease of use ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is most compared with OPNsense, SonicWall NSa, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Netgate pfSense and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Sophos UTM. See our Palo Alto Networks PA-Series vs. Sophos XG report.
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