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."Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"I really like the captive portal feature for our guest network. It has nice VLAN features in terms of separating our network. The anti-virus is also good."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention)."
"We can create a domain to separate and segregate some functions, some services."
"It safeguards against cyber attacks."
"The most valuable feature for us was to implement negligent functionality, to direct functionality to viewer control and application control so we could disconnect, and at the same time, we installed checkpoints. We disconnected our proxy."
"The UTM platform has been the most valuable."
"The solution is very robust."
"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."
"I like the SSL VPN connection. Cyberoam works well for controlling users and authenticating their connection to the internet."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"Cyberoam UTM's most valuable feature is that it can be configured any way you like."
"The most valuable feature is the solution is easy to configure for users."
"The solution is excellent for web and application filtering and remote access with the VPN."
"There are plenty of features available, such as Full Guard and WAN."
"We consider the user level and control features of Sophos Cyberoam UTM to be the best."
"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."
"To some degree, it's almost a question as to why some of this stuff isn't simpler. For example, for an AP deployment, while it's integrated, the number of steps that you have to go through in order to get the AP up, seems like a lot."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"It would be nice if backups could more easily migrate between different models."
"The support is the main thing that needs to be improved."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"We would like to have the ability to disable some of the security functionalities."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"The interface needs improvement."
"While the technical support is good, the Indian level technical support could use an upgrade."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"As we don't have a representative of Check Point in Mozambique, this makes it very difficult when we have some issues to resolve."
"I am not able to see a demo."
"There are some issues with logs and report limitations."
"The implementation policy needs improvment."
"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."
"The policy is a bit too vague."
"Its scalability is not that great."
"The product’s pricing has increased by approximately 45% in four months. This particular area needs improvement."
"The product fails to provide proper reports, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The solution should improve its scalability because it cannot support enterprise networks."
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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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