We performed a comparison between CloudGuard Network Security and Sophos Cyberoam UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The interface is very user-friendly and I like it very much."
"The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"Initial setup is easy to configure."
"The threat prevention is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"This product is definitely scalable."
"The SD-WAN is the most valuable feature."
"The main benefit of the Check Point Virtual Systems solution is its ability to split up the hardware appliances that we have into several logical, virtual devices with separate traffic handling policies, as well as the switching and routing."
"The central management feature is a big plus, allowing us to manage both local and cloud gateways from one platform."
"The capability to auto-scale in or out, depending on the resource demand is great."
"The versatility is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature for us is the ability to run the gateways as virtual machines in our virtual data center. The tool protects the virtual data centers."
"Advanced check prevention is a great feature that provides threat intelligence at speed."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is the ease of use. It was not difficult to learn."
"Its blades and VSLS (Virtual System Load Sharing) work fine."
"The solution's interface is user-friendly, and the web protection is good. The tool is highly stable. The product is scalable. The technical support is good. We chose Sophos Cyberoam UTM because their focus on security research is higher compared to other brands. It's an all-in-one solution with antivirus, EDR, wireless protection, and web protection integrated into one box. The initial setup was straightforward."
"You can geofence yourself if there is an incoming attack or a continuous ping from a company outside your country."
"The tool is stable."
"For a small-medium enterprise this solution is easy to manage and operate."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"I found that the best feature of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is reporting. Its reporting feature is excellent, fast, and easy to prep and launch."
"The most valuable features are the firewall section, the VPN, and how you control live users."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a very strong product with good support."
"In the future, I would like to see improvements made to cloud-based management."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"In the next release, maybe the documentation on how to use this solution could be improved."
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"Palo Alto has a feature called WildFire Analysis that is unavailable in FortiGate. WildFire is better than a sandbox because it can address zero-day threats and vulnerabilities. It can immediately identify zero-day threats from the cloud."
"Its filtering is sometimes too precise or strict. We sometimes have to bypass and authorize some of the sites, but they get blocked. We know that they are trusted sites, but they are blocked, and we don't know why."
"The renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"The solution's integration with cloud providers has seen significant development in the past months, but there is room for improvement for better integration."
"I hope that Check Point continues to improve its technical documentation regarding the Check Point CloudGuard IaaS gateway and management system."
"Check Point Virtual Systems is a complete solution, but pricing can be better."
"With the incorporation of a lot of AI and machine learning, they can build some sort of a matrix for low-level threats or low-level things that require attention. There can be automation of those tasks so that we don't have to take more time and effort. There should be machine learning to eliminate level-one types of tasks."
"Greater automation would reduce the need for manual configuration and management."
"Check Point has a history of moving fast with software release and upgrade cycles which are difficult to keep up with at times."
"People don't know about the tool's features. There's a lack of skill. Users require more knowledge on how to integrate it into the cloud environment and orchestrate routing. So, it's not necessarily a CloudGuard Network Security or Check Point issue but more about integration, knowledge, and understanding."
"They can improve their security features to the next advanced level so that their efficiency in catching the malware can become 100%, and there is no scope for any data loss or leakage from the system due to any issue."
"We have had some issues with technical support, which is an area that needs improvement."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM has room for improvement in specific rules-based objects and redesign. The solution also needs to improve in adding rules and policies, including renewing and finding policies."
"I would like to see real-time alerts on traffic insights."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
"The solution should improve its scalability because it cannot support enterprise networks."
"The setup is a bit complex, so we needed help from a consultant."
"The Traffic Discovery feature should allow administrators to disconnect unnecessary live connections."
CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 5th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 54 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 27 reviews. CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.4, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of CloudGuard Network Security writes "Does what it is designed for and matches what we have on-prem". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "A versatile solution that comes with valuable security features like geofencing and traffic shaping". CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG. See our CloudGuard Network Security vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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