We performed a comparison between Sophos XG and Untangle Ng Firewall 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 to manage the entire solution and can be done anywhere. Users find that the solution is very light, stable, and provides excellent real-time control. Untangle NG Firewall hardware is not available in all geographic locations, and users say it is not recommended for large enterprise organizations.
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"It is quite easy to handle."
"It is a safe product."
"The solution is very, very easy to use."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"The VPN feature is the most valuable. It has come in handy during this period when people are working from home. The filtering feature is also valuable because you can easily filter the sites that you don't want to visit. You can also set timely surfing quotas."
"The valuable features of this solution are the VPN, load balancer, and the QoS for splitting the ISP band."
"The firewall feature of Sophos XG has been the most effective for threat prevention."
"I rate Sophos support 10 out of 10. When my device was freezing, I contacted them, and sent me a replacement. It only took a couple of days for Sophos to ship the device to Kenya. I didn't have a redundant device, so it was urgent."
"I have found configuring the ports to be easier in Sophos XG compared to the other devices."
"Sophos firewalls are scalable. They are pretty strong in security. So, when they provide any kind of firewall, they provide all the features such as anti-spam, antivirus, etc."
"The firewall functionality and unified threat management are the most useful features."
"Content blocking for websites is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"The majority of our clients are very small businesses, and Untangle devices have been fantastic for these small clients. We've basically standardized our stack to just simply use Untangle. We include the hardware and the service option, which makes it very easy and affordable for us to just simply push that into the monthly per-user costing that we provide as a managed services provider. It's really a no-brainer. They're easy to use, and they're easy to set up and configure. Support is generally good about resolving any issues that we have. We haven't had any real complaints."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"It is not attached to an appliance, meaning if you get a good PC/server, then you can already run a firewall."
"The interface is very good."
"Easy to set up and easy to integrate."
"The features I have found the most useful are the web filter, the captive portal, the SSL inspector, and the ad-blocker. They're awesome."
"Its detection, antivirus, and filtering features are the most valuable. The facility to connect by using the VPN connection is also a very valuable feature. It is very strong, secure, and reliable. We have implemented the Untangle solution in all hardware. It is also a user-friendly solution. It is easy to learn and easy to configure."
"The product’s most valuable features are endpoint protection management, load balancing, and connectivity with Active Directory."
"A lack of integration between our data centers."
"The search tool needs improvement. It's very difficult to search for policies right now."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"We would like to have the ability to disable some of the security functionalities."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"I used to work with Fortinet, and sometimes I see that the SD-WAN feature could be better because it's much easier in Fortinet."
"Even though things work on the back end, we have encountered bugs in the solution."
"Their updates can be faster and more regular."
"While it is possible to configure between two of the solution's devices in the same model, the high available usually fails."
"I would prefer if Sophos XG were cheaper. A lower price would benefit me as a system provider for the end customer. The cost of the license and renewal for all the software and devices is somewhat high."
"The first area that needs to be improved is customer support."
"I would want the level of integration to have another device on your network that is also reliable."
"Areas for improvement would be the access points and the on-premise version, which is very bad."
"The product should improve reporting."
"We seek the availability of the hardware in our region. The hardware-based firewall from Untangle is currently not available in our region. It should have threat protection on a real-time basis. This feature, available in Check Point and Sandstorm kind of scenario, is currently missing in Untangle NG Firewall."
"They don't have any feature that allows you to drop the session."
"It does have multi-factor authentication in some areas, but I would love to see a more widely implemented version of that on the devices themselves."
"The product needs to improve its mobile application."
"On their low-end appliance, they could have more memory and the largest storage space. The low-end appliance comes with a too-small hard drive, and it could use a little extra room. It only comes with about 4 gigs or 8 gigs of memory, and the hardware space is only 40 gigs, which is really small."
"The product needs to have a better support group for its online support, specifically for its help desk."
"The pricing should be reduced because it is expensive."
Sophos XG is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 192 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Sophos XG is rated 8.2, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Sangfor NGAF, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos UTM, SonicWall TZ and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Sophos XG vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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