We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM 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."Consolidated our network environment at all locations, but mainly at our datacenter."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"It's very easy to configure."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"The interface is very good."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"I did like the ability to back up the configuration into the cloud, as opposed to having to store the configurations or just downloading them, the backups, to local devices."
"The solution integrates well with other Fortinet products."
"It handles our current load with ease, and I think it can handle a bit more. It definitely can handle a lot more capacity than we currently use."
"Fortinet FortiGate-VM is very easy to create the user of VPN, allowing them to use it quickly. Additionally, the integration and interface are good."
"In terms of administration, it's perfect."
"The most valuable features we have found to be the VPN, ease of use, and overall simplicity."
"While the stability maybe isn't quite to the level of Cisco, it is a very cost-effective solution. It's cheap compared to Cisco."
"The most valuable feature is geofencing, where we can block all access from all non-domestic locations."
"The most valuable feature is ransomware protection."
"If a computer does get infected the Sophos appliance lets us know via it's Advanced Threat Protection so we can get a much faster response time."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the firewall application and application control."
"I have no problem with the cost or licensing of this solution. This is a primary reason whay I wanted this solution. It does the same thing cheaper than other name brands."
"So far, the solution has been problem-free."
"UTM 9 brings along IPSec as well as iPhone and iPad support. This seems small but it’s useful."
"They are all good, but most-used are Network Protection and Web Filtering."
"It gives us the ability to manage our firewalls from the cloud and deploy a unified configuration onto them. Other competitors like Meraki have that ability, but they fail to optimize it in the way that Sophos has."
"The solution lacks multi-language support."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"Palo Alto has a feature called WildFire Analysis that is unavailable in FortiGate. WildFire is better than a sandbox because it can address zero-day threats and vulnerabilities. It can immediately identify zero-day threats from the cloud."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"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."
"They need to improve their technical support."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"We are experiencing a failed login issue. There should also be improvements in functionalities we store to enhance our services."
"The solution is fairly complex."
"Sizing can be challenging for customers interested in using Fortinet FortiGate-VM."
"The biggest area for improvement is storage configuration. It could be smoother."
"The price is sometimes very expensive."
"Web filtering is a feature that needs some improvement. There should be some additional features to allow active users to change their own passwords."
"We have lost some information and we do not know how that happened through the solution. So that needs improvement."
"When new versions are deployed they tend to be a little buggy, so they should be more fully tested before release."
"Sophos UTM could improve if there was no limitation on users."
"Flexibility in pricing could be improved. It's more rigid in its pricing compared to its competitor: Kaspersky."
"They could definitely improve on the support, especially in other countries."
"Finding information about Sophos’ sizing guidelines can actually be difficult. Also, Sophos does not make it clear what they mean by “users” when you are sizing a firewall, which then leads to undersized implementations."
"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."
"Sophos UTM sometimes falls short in high-availability environments. They used to launch firmware that didn't work very well in a high-availability environment."
"Last year, Sophos had some major internal management changes that negatively impacted their support."
"It would be nice if it had basic features, such as DLP (Data Loss Prevention)."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and H3C SecPath Firewalls, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Sophos UTM report.
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