We performed a comparison between Check Point 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 network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable."
"Its stability is the most valuable."
"The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"It was very easy to install the solution, and the architecture meant we didn't have to worry about exceeding the solution's capacity."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The solution is easier to manage than an on-premise firewall. It is easy to manage. The use of dynamic objects for these gateways made it easy to create the right rules and the right policies. Integration with Azure is also easy where we have to just add the subnets. In an on-premise setup, we have to add everything from scratch. We can automate a lot of actions."
"The installation process doesn't take very long."
"The most valuable feature is threat prevention."
"The most valuable feature I have found in CloudGuard Network Security is the flexibility to rebuild the firewall as needed."
"Its blades and VSLS (Virtual System Load Sharing) work fine."
"The central management feature is a big plus, allowing us to manage both local and cloud gateways from one platform."
"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."
"The solution is easy to use."
"I like Sophos Cyberoam UTM as a security component or device for organizations. Performance-wise, it's a satisfactory solution, and it works okay. It also has good features."
"The most valuable feature is the solution is easy to configure for users."
"The solution has good load balancers."
"The reporting features are very good."
"In some circumstances, the malware functionality is the most important feature, and in other cases, some other features."
"The firewall feature has different branches, such as extended firewalls."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"As an administrator, I can say that among all of the Check Point products I have been working with so far, the Virtual Systems solution is one of the most difficult."
"The initial setup was a bit complex."
"The management console can be simplified because at the moment, it is a bit of a challenge to use."
"In case the device is inaccessible due to some issue such as CPU or memory, there is no separate port or hardware partition provided for troubleshooting purposes."
"CloudGuard Network Security could be improved in the area of upgrading in place."
"Having a web UI in the VSX (or something similar) would be nice."
"There is room for improvement regarding the technical support provided."
"The solution's integration with cloud providers has seen significant development in the past months, but there is room for improvement for better integration."
"The data support response time should be improved."
"The product had a hang issue. We needed to reboot, recreate the image, and reconfigure the previous image because the product hanged frequently."
"The reporting part could be more user-friendly for troubleshooting and identifying network issues. It should be more easy for a normal user to identify the problem in their network."
"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."
"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."
"The solution's pricing could be a problem for some small businesses."
"The reporting should be improved as well as the backup."
"There is a lot or room for improvement, because it is still not a fourth or fifth generation firewall. It lacks security features."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 5th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 117 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security writes "The solution has good threat emulation, threat extraction, and reporting features". 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 CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Firewall, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Untangle NG Firewall. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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