We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks WildFire and Sophos XG based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet and others in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)."Using WildFire has reduced the number of viruses and the amount of malware that comes into our system, which means that I don't have to rely on the end-users to identify it."
"We get support in the free version."
"It catches modified signatures of known viruses."
"It gives a more accurate assessment of a virus in terms of whether it's truly a virus, malware, or a false positive. We have some legacy software that could pop up as being something that is malware. WildFire goes through and inspects it, and then it comes back and lets us know if it's a false positive. Usually, when it finds out that it's not a virus, it lets us know that it's benign, and it can exclude it from that scan, which means I don't even have to worry about that one popping up anymore."
"The solution is easy to use and the Panorama feature is good. The software management or the malware blocking and some authentication management system are good."
"The graphic user interface of Palo Alto is good and it's easy to configure."
"The most valuable features of Palo Alto Networks WildFire are the good URL and file analysis that uses artificial intelligence. It has different interfaces, such as rest, SMTP protocol, and HTTPS. The Security incidents and event management are very good. Additionally, there are many file types that are supported and there is no limit to the number of files it can handle simultaneously. It integrates well with SIEM solutions."
"My primary use case for this solution is for a secure gateway."
"Good security and a good interface."
"The solution has very good security features, is easy to use for administrators and users, and has informative reports."
"The most valuable feature is the Intercept X. It is the advanced features that are used for malware detection, and antivirus."
"The most valuable features are its nice interfaces and configuration. The endpoint is also very good."
"The most valuable feature, according to the setup we have at our work place here, is the flexibility of the system or the firmware that's running the appliance. It's so flexible, performing multiple rules with different configurations. According to the set up here, we need to implement several firewalls with different access levels, because we have a variety of users. For this requirement, it's very flexible and very easy to use."
"The stability of Sophos XG is very good. However, there have been some issues with other weaker models because they are limited in hardware in resources."
"So far, I'm happy that they have recently added a firewall role, so I feel a little more comfortable with the security. The threat management is good."
"IPS and advanced threat protection (ATP) are the most valuable features. I am able to segment my network traffic and block incoming connections. It is also easy to use."
"There are certain changes that I was expecting in the previous version, and I hope that they are soon fixed. All of the problems that I have faced so far have been resolved."
"It would be nice if there was an easier way to install and deploy it, such as through the inclusion of wizards."
"The VPN and decryption need improvement."
"I don't think it needs to improve anything, except maybe the speed to deploy the changes."
"I think it would be nice for Palo Alto to work without the connection to the cloud. It is 100% powerful when connected to the cloud. But, if you disconnect from the cloud, you only get 40-50% power."
"I would like to see them continue on their developmental roadmap for the product."
"The technical support response needs improvement."
"There are some formats that the solution cannot support ."
"XG is at its end of life. People are moving to XGS."
"I'd like to see better reporting. While the logs are great, the reports are not."
"They need to allow their solution to integrate with other products and not just other Sophos solutions."
"I would like to see in future releases a tool to scan for malicious packets and give the location of where they are coming from."
"It would be beneficial if the platform provided more flexible support for a variety of devices."
"Support could be improved."
"The support from the vendor needs to be improved."
"The weakest point is the technical support because they are difficult to get into contact with."
Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 58 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". 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 WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Proofpoint Email Protection and Fortinet FortiSandbox, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS and SonicWall TZ.
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