We performed a comparison between Sangfor NGAF and Sophos XG 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."It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful."
"It does a lot for you for intrusion protection and as an antivirus. The threat management bundle is worth the money. You don't need another company to monitor your web traffic for you. You can do everything yourself on the firewall. You restrict your own black list for people on the firewall. You don't need to pay some other company for another product to do that for you. The firewall can do that for you. So, it's an easy-to-use product for people to be independent. They don't need to rely on other vendors to do what the firewall can do. They can do everything."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"SSL-VPN is very useful for us and has been very reliable."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"The price versus value is good because the solution is less expensive than Sophos, Fortinet, or SonicWall."
"The built-in features function as intended, providing exceptional value."
"In our hospital, Sangfor NGAF works well for us in terms of ensuring confidentiality and availability, which are crucial in the healthcare industry."
"While the features are not dissimilar to other brands, configuration is much more simple, which works out great for Indonesian people."
"In terms of the most valuable features, the IPS report is quick and updated. Performance is also valuable."
"We've found the technical support to be helpful."
"Technical support is very good."
"The product is very fast and reliable."
"I like the tunneling part which we are using for the VOIP. We have various other sites where we connect via tunneling. The tunneling part is very fast and easy to implement."
"I have found the solution easy to use and fully integrated."
"We find it easy to use. Its internal configuration is very easy. It is not complicated in terms of use and configuration. It has been fairly stable, and it is also scalable."
"I like the functionality and the user interface."
"Each user has the ability to manage the solution."
"Excellent product, meets most of the security needs of companies of various sizes. You can buy it without fear."
"I recommend the solution due to its ease of use and pricing."
"Overall the solution works well."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more capabilities for troubleshooting VPN connections. For example, I do get some feedback about the current status, but I could use some history and logging of important events. The information is logged in our Syslog server, but I could use that information from the device. If they could provide a GUI to have some more insight on what's going with my VPN would be useful."
"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."
"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 license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"I think they need to improve more in order to be a competitor with the leaders of the field."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"The reporting and log management could be improved."
"The support offered by the product has certain shortcomings where improvements are required. The knowledge levels and response time of the support team need improvement."
"I believe that IAM and NGFW need to merge into a single box, instead of there being two separate box solutions."
"The GUI needs to be improved, lacks logic in some areas."
"Sangfor need greater exposer in the market because the market is mainly saturated by Fortinet. The user experience of Fortinet is quite different compared to NGAF. If we want to switch our users from Fortinet to NGAF, we have to convince them that the user experience will be much easier once once they start to use it."
"The product must provide more IPS features."
"The tool is expensive."
"Sangfor could improve by providing better real-time reporting, as the current reports don't offer the level of detail we need, especially for runtime insights."
"One area where Sophos XG could improve is in its patch management system."
"Sophos needs improvements made to the console, such as host entry or defining rules directly from it."
"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."
"The price should be cheaper."
"Recently, I've had a problem with updating things."
"The user interface could be better."
"The GUI and support could be better. I think there are other products that we are going to deploy instead of Sophos. We have already upgraded a month ago because the interfaces and support for Sophos are really weak. But other products like Juniper, Cisco, or FortiGate are better than Sophos. It's also complicated, and the end-user or client does not understand it."
"XG is at its end of life. People are moving to XGS."
Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW, Fortinet FortiOS and Huawei NGFW, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway. See our Sangfor NGAF vs. Sophos XG report.
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