We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XGS 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."Fortinet offers the latest versions to cater to the needs of enterprises."
"The Fortinet FortiGate local partners were good. I did not have direct contact with Fortinet support."
"It blocks the vulnerabilities that can negatively impact us."
"This solution made it very easy to manage our bandwidth."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"The interface is very good."
"It performs very well."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"User-friendly solution with security bundle and USB blocking features"
"It uses many applications, like antivirus blocking and web filtering."
"I have used technical support quite a bit, and they are really good."
"Juniper SRX is a very powerful firewall and sometimes can be used as a router."
"It's easily scalable."
"Technical support is good. They quickly respond, and they even have local help here. They can actually give you an answer very quickly."
"The product provides good performance and has features comparable to other leading products in the market."
"The Juniper SRX series is easy to use."
"The solution is very user-friendly, and the GUI is so good that I don't have to use the CLI. This eliminates the need for typing; clicking allows me to get to what I'm looking for."
"It is very stable. I have not heard of any issue where clients would have to replace hardware. It's been really stable for a long while."
"One of the main advantages of Sophos XGS is the processor. You don't have to wait a long time for when you are managing the firewall and the traffic is faster now."
"I like the Sophos UI. It interface has a more comfortable feel than the competitors."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos is the VPN solution. I also value their threat management, IPS IDS features and login features with single sign-on."
"Sophos XGS' best features are simplicity and its built-in reporting tool."
"The threat management system and VPN are most valuable."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"My only complaint about FortiGate is a lack of QinQ VLAN tunneling. I haven't found this feature in any Fortinet product. You can do this on all Cisco routers, including the smaller models. However, QinQ isn't available on the biggest, most expensive Fortinet units. They still don't have that. I think now we're on software version 6.0, and they still haven't found a solution for QinQ. It isn't a dealbreaker, but that's my main complaint."
"For the migration, everyone has a firewall in use and I am selling Fortinet. Typically, I am replacing another firewall. Previously, there was a tool available to convert configurations from one firewall, such as Palo Alto, to Fortinet, but this tool is no longer free. If it could be made free again, it would be very beneficial."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"They've become quite expensive."
"Third-party support for Juniper is a lot less than Cisco. This is no surprise, but a definite consideration if you are expecting to use a lot of third party support. In my guesstimate, for every 100 Cisco shops, you will find one Juniper shop."
"Their models for service providers could improve."
"The capacity can be limiting. We have outgrown its capacity. You can only scale up to a certain extent, depending on the device purchased."
"It did not improve our safety because the IDS does not detect some attacks, but our anti-virus software did."
"JTAC (Juniper Networks Technical Assistance Center) is just okay for technical assistance. However, if you are used to Cisco TAC responsiveness, you will need to adjust your expectations with Juniper Networks TAC."
"The solution is quite advanced. You need a lot of training to use it effectively."
"To compare with Fortinet, Juniper needs to improve their security features."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"It has recently started to suddenly block and crash."
"The first time a person sets it up, they will need training."
"The solution could improve inspection processes and troubleshooting for VPNs because this area is very weak."
"Its pricing could be better."
"Sophos configurations are a bit complex."
"There are a lot of false-positive cases."
"Level one technical support is not good at all and needs to be improved."
"There are issues with some designs being able to work on high availability."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 16th in Firewalls with 87 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Fortinet FortiGate-VM. See our Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs. Sophos XGS report.
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