We performed a comparison between Check Point CloudGuard Network Security and Sophos UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"Fortinet FortiGate's reliability is valuable."
"The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"It's a firewall that secures our internal network. I have been using it since 2013, and I find that most of the features are advanced, and very user friendly."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"The management console is pretty simple, so anyone who understands networking can initially deploy the solution."
"One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."
"The tool's most valuable features are firewalls and IPS."
"This software is great in overall performance since it can locate any trouble across the networking system and provide solutions before it affects workflows."
"Check Point CloudGuard is quick to deploy and easy for the customer to use."
"The most valuable feature for us is the scale set, which allows us to scale horizontally, vertically and dynamically depending on the traffic load."
"The Capsule solution and application filters are the most valuable. It is pretty straightforward to implement, and it also has good stability and scalability. Their technical support is also really good."
"Security effectiveness is the most valuable feature. Operational efficiency, reporting, and support are also good."
"All the features that we subscribe to from CloudGuard NGTP are valuable. All the threat prevention and access control features give us the network security that we expect."
"This solution brings us closer to having a better security score, which helps us a lot in complying with information regulations based on security."
"The firewall itself is very strong and provides great security."
"The solution is scalable."
"It has allowed us to design a bespoke cloud space for our clients, while still having an excellent level of protection."
"It meets our compliance needs in an elastic computer environment."
"I would recommend UTM over XG because it's easier to manage."
"The solution is easy to handle and configure."
"Sophos UTM's best feature is SIM in the cloud, which combines the gateway solution and endpoint solution to send telemetry data to the cloud and provides full contact visibility regarding security."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The feedback that I have received is that the performance could be better, and the user experience is not as good compared to a previous solution we used. It could be more user-friendly. Of course, it still works fine for our operations."
"The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"The UI could be improved."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"The solution is very expensive."
"At CPX, we heard that we can see all the things on the same platform. That is what we have been asking for, and hopefully, we are going to start seeing it this year."
"What I would like for future updates would be faster updates to apply, and perhaps a greater presence in the local language for the regions of Latin America."
"The product needs to improve support. They don't consider my case the number one priority even though I want a quick resolution."
"The documentation could be much better."
"The solution lacks the capability to scale effectively."
"The solution is not that flexible when deploying on-prem."
"Sometimes, if you aren't familiar with the solution, it can be a bit complex, but it does become easier to use with time. However, every time they launch a new version, it becomes more complex and you need to take time to get familiar with all the changes. For every version that they upgrade, you need to upskill yourself."
"The deployment phase takes too much time."
"Support for IKEv2 is needed in this solution."
"There can be a delay when it comes to reaching out to technical support."
"The virus updates will always depend on new viruses that are discovered. Maybe they can send a notification or a reminder for update time."
"The solution needs to do better at covering mobile devices, although they may have an integrated solution for that purpose."
"It is a little too CPU resource intensive, so we would like to see improvements there."
"I would like this solution to support ICAP. Also, they no longer support on-premises management, and are forcing clients to use centralized management via the cloud, which I don't agree with."
"We need a better VPN client for the customers."
"They could definitely improve on the support, especially in other countries."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 5th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 121 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security writes "Highly reliable, great visibility, and centralized management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, VMware NSX, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. Sophos UTM report.
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