We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ and Sophos UTM 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 multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are it is one of the most mature firewalls in the UTM bundle."
"Its user interface and simplicity are the most favorite parts for our clients. They find it stable and easy to use. Its performance is also good."
"SonicWall TZ is a stable product."
"It protects against intrusion while allowing needed access."
"SonicWall TZ is stable."
"The most valuable features are unified threat management which provides security intelligence and the VPN for both site-to-site and remote access."
"The solution is stable."
"The performance has been very good. Overall, the solution is quite stable."
"Good site categorization and application controls."
"I like the web filtering options."
"Brings greater visibility into the network traffic coming inside and passing away from the company."
"What I like about Sophos UTM is that it improves my company's security. The solution is easy to set up, which I like, and it's very stable."
"We've found the technical support to be helpful."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos UTM is the endpoint protection feature."
"The solution's sandboxing, application center, and database engine are good."
"The intrusion prevention is great, and I like dual virus scanning on the network layer because we scan it through Avira and Sophos. Web filtering is also a fantastic option for clients who want to really lock down internet access."
"What I like about the solution is the ease of use."
"The visibility of the network can be better. The GUI can be improved for better visibility of the network flow. Other solutions have better GUI in terms of network visibility."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"I have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"FortiOS is not simple."
"The solution lacks multi-language support."
"It could be made more user friendly."
"The products' reporting can be improved."
"The solution should provide some additional ports."
"You need to be a certificate holder to set it up and configure it. It's really important because it looks easy, but it is complex. You need to have the knowledge and experience. But this is normal for technical products. It's not a product for regular user. It's for technical people. You need to have skills."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"An additional feature that I would like to see is reporting that includes metrics to give me more information about the number of viruses that it has actually detected and interrupted."
"In terms of what needs to be improved, I would say better load balancing and data filtering."
"Support for SonicWall TZ needs improvement, particularly the time it takes before you're able to speak to a support person, e.g. you have to wait for at least 30 minutes on the phone."
"The technical support only communicates via email. I would prefer to communicate directly with someone."
"With Sophos UTM, there is a general rule in the firewall when the country blocking can block some countries from accessing your data. In the current version, you still need to add it by putting in the IP range. This feature would be helpful for administrators and it gives them the advantage to block stuff in less time."
"Sophos UTM's internet security could be better."
"The initial setup was straightforward. The full deployment takes approximately two days which could be simplified to reduce the time. The major part of the process is the configuration and the policy setup."
"The management suite is easy and the agent is easy to develop."
"The solution could be improved by adding cloud soundboxing."
"The lack of import/export functions for network and service options drives me mad."
"The classification segregation of applications lacks sufficient definition."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 3rd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and Sangfor NGAF, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Sophos UTM report.
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