We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Sophos XG based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Sophos XG’s single pane of glass makes it easy for users to manage the entire solution from anywhere. The solution is very light, stable, and provides excellent real-time control. Users feel OPNsense is not a good product for medium to large businesses, as it has some very limited features and needs better reporting and documentation.
"Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"It has improved our organization with control data."
"It's very easy to configure."
"Good load balancing feature."
"The feature I like most is the SD-WAN. It allows you to manage more than one ISP at the same time. And there is a high-availability mode, so if one of your ISPs is down, you still have a backup."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the policy routing and application control."
"It's more secure and more reliable."
"What I like best about OPNsense is that, as a firewall, it's pretty good. I'm quite impressed with it. I had an excellent experience with OPNsense, which helped me achieve the targets I wanted."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to configure."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"I have found the solution has some great features overall, such as guest access capabilities, dashboards, and ease of use. There is plenty of documentation and support and it has the plugins that I needed."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"This kind of strategic technology makes it much easier to remove malware and address vulnerabilities quickly."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XG are user-friendliness and it is highly secure."
"Technical support is responsive."
"The most valuable feature is the central dashboard"
"It is easy to implement."
"Some of the most valuable features are filtering and application control. The DDoS detection also shows traffic jamming and traffic shaping."
"The VPN features and its capabilities are great."
"It's a complete firewall solution that has everything."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"Technical support could be better. You don't always get the level of help you need right away."
"They can do more tests before they release new versions because I would like to be more assured. We had some experiences where they release something new and great, but some of the old features are disabled or they don't work well, which impacts the product satisfaction. The manufacturer should be able to prove that everything works or not only that it might work. This is applicable to most of the other services, software, and hardware companies. They all should work on this. We cannot trust every new release, such as a beta release, on the first day. We wait for some comments on the forums and from other companies that we know. We always wait a few weeks before we use the updated version. They should also extend the VPN client application, especially for Linux versions. Currently, it has an application for Linux devices, but it doesn't work the way we want to connect to the VPN. They use only the old connection, not the new one. They have VPN client applications for Windows and Mac, but they can add more useful features to better manage the devices and monitor the current health of each device. Such features would be helpful for our company."
"Application management can be improved."
"I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"Usually, we sell the bundle with the UTM or threat management piece with IPS, IDS. Other providers, such as Palo Alto, are ahead in terms of safe functionality. So, for me, delivering truly safe service is probably something that still needs to be improved."
"In terms of improvement, the performance could be enhanced."
"There are some add-ons that need enhancements to make management easier for users, especially the reporting features. Some reports don't show the level of detail I'm looking for, and I've had trouble installing certain add-ons, especially for Internet bandwidth shaping within my company."
"There are issues with stability and reliability."
"OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server."
"There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products."
"There should be more technical documentation."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"I would like to see better SD-WAN performance."
"In feature releases of the solution, I would like there to be an increase in the detection capability."
"Could have a more simplified functionality for users."
"The solution could improve by having better security."
"They can simplify its interface so that it is mostly drag-and-drop. There was an SQL injection attack on some Sophos devices. They just need to harden their devices a little bit so that they can't be hacked very easily."
"Its price should be improved. Its features are pretty okay, but the price is the area where we have to fight more. They should do something about the price structure."
"Support for this product is something that is really important, and it needs to improve."
"Their tech support is not great."
"The pricing has gotten much higher."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Robust network security and management offering a user-friendly interface, open-source flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, with challenges regarding initial setup and the absence of official support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM, IPFire and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX and Sophos UTM. See our OPNsense vs. Sophos XG report.
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