We performed a comparison between Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] and Sophos Cyberoam UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and there are several operating systems that can include the hardware capacities. In the newer releases, the resources were more useful because they were included in the operating system."
"Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The databases and its signatures are its most important features."
"The most outstanding feature is being able to centralize each of the functions in a single device."
"The filtering was very good."
"We can create a domain to separate and segregate some functions, some services."
"The UTM platform has been the most valuable."
"Firewalls help us a lot in controlling traffic on our network and preventing unauthorized access."
"It safeguards against cyber attacks."
"The solution is very robust."
"The tool's robust features allow for the customization of policies, objects, and firewall settings."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"The product is a simple and user-friendly UTM that can handle accounting, reporting, firewall, IPS, and antivirus for industries."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM is used for perimeter security, web filtering, intrusion prevention and as a VPN."
"Having a firewall solution with a data quota is very important when the bandwidth is limited, which really distinguishes it from other products."
"It is very easy to use."
"I'm more inclined towards the conventional firewall. So for me, I'm more geared towards the standard firewall type functionalities as well as the web application firewall because that seems to work fine."
"In terms of features and user-friendliness, the solution is good. It’s very stable. The solution is scalable. In Sophos Cyberoam UTM, the most valuable features are web and application filtering, routing functionalities, and VPN. It has helped us manage the bandwidth."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"They've become quite expensive."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"Some features that could be improved are advanced threat protection, sandboxing, and vulnerability management."
"While the technical support is good, the Indian level technical support could use an upgrade."
"The interface needs improvement."
"I am not able to see a demo."
"Specifically on the user experience, sometimes the set up of things, such as the VPN SSL, takes a lot of time to load and a lot of time to get up and running on every session."
"Technical support was very bad because the supplier who sold it to us, wasn't very supportive, and he wouldn't giving us direct links to the OEM."
"The solution could be improved if there was a better way to report. The reporting functionality is not really good. Even though it's not the major function. Maybe adding a way to make a custom report."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"Needs a mail alert/notification when the device loses any of its connections, during ISP redundancy implementation."
"While the security features are excellent, they could be improved."
"What needs improvement in Sophos Cyberoam UTM is openness in the competition among Sophos partners or any other Sophos product. Another area for improvement in the solution is pricing. It could be cheaper."
"Smaller CR15 units don’t have a hard disc or built in IView software. These units could do with that feature."
"The technical support response time could be faster."
"We use different workarounds and find different solutions for it, depending on the client's needs. We shouldn't have to, we should just be able to use the product as it comes with Cyberoam, rather than having to revert to other products."
"Technical support could be faster."
"The product fails to provide proper reports, making it an area where improvements are required."
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Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls with 19 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] is rated 8.2, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] writes "Great firewalls, VPN, and Intrusion prevention capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG.
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