We performed a comparison between Meraki MX 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."The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"The threat prevention is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The solution is very, very easy to use."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"The solution is scalable."
"It's very fast and easy to configure."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"In terms of WAN optimization, it's completely cloud-controlled. Anyone can manage their network environment from a mobile phone."
"They have very good technical support and I have relied heavily on them."
"What I like best about Meraki MX is that it's easy to deploy remotely. The product works. It has automatic updates. I also like that Meraki MX is a brilliant device. You turn it on, stick the key in there, activate it, and then you're done. Meraki MX does what my customers need at the end of the day, so I also like that."
"Easy to deploy with a simple configuration."
"Since it has an integrated dashboard for all the products, customers can get complete network analytics regarding what the user is doing, monitoring, and observing."
"It is very fast to implement."
"Point-to-point VPNs can dynamically follow IP changes with no need for static IPs."
"It prevents us from being hacked and delivers information about who and where the attack came from."
"It's easy to use, and the service is good. If anything goes wrong, their support system is very reliable."
"It offers an easy initial implementation."
"Spam filtering is what I love most about XGS."
"Sophos XGS is profound as a firewall and security product."
"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."
"We are happy and satisfied with all the features."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos XGS is the application control."
"The customization could be improved. Cisco, for example, is much better at this. They need to work to be at least as good as they are."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"Difficult to add or define, and not that easy to configure and manage."
"FortiGate support could do some improvements on their IPv6 configuration. Right now it's still in the very early stage for utilizing in an enterprise level network environment."
"More detail needed for configuration of the VPN."
"I do not have the kind of feature I need for SSL decryption in Meraki MX. It would be great to see the SSL decryption feature in Meraki MX."
"It would be nice if the different services, including the SIEM SOC and endpoint detection and response (EDR) were integrated into one, so that I don't have to go to different vendors for different services."
"FortiGate is cheaper than Meraki. Even the license renewal is less than Meraki."
"They're very complacent and I find the rule set to be a little arcane."
"Management can be improved in Meraki MX."
"I need more UTM protection security features."
"The solution's pricing should be reduced."
"There are a lot of false-positive cases."
"In future releases, this solution could have more graphical elements on the dashboard to make it easier to understand."
"In version 18 of Sophos XGS, the log details are not very good. However, in version 19 they are more detailed. The Fortinet FortiGate has better detail overall compared to Sophos XGS. They provide updates to the solution frequently, but they do not fix the problems that exist."
"It would be nice to have features like the network access control (NAC) that Cisco has for Identity Services Engine. In the next release, I would also like to see an increase in the performance of the processing units."
"In the new release 19, there should be the implementation of a cloud service that you can use to set up the IPSec tunnels, and the SD-WAN from the WAN dashboard, and then you can push that configuration out to every firewall that you have."
"Sophos configurations are a bit complex."
"The first time a person sets it up, they will need training."
"They need intelligent reporting, not just your simple, standard reports."
Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 59 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. Meraki MX is rated 8.2, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and OPNsense, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Check Point NGFW. See our Meraki MX vs. Sophos XGS report.
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