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 reporting you receive out of this appliance is excellent. You will not need an external management system."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the APIs. They are the most widely known."
"The secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy."
"The management console is pretty simple, so anyone who understands networking can initially deploy the solution."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable."
"The pricing is great and very reasonable."
"The tool's most valuable features are threat prevention and protection mechanisms."
"The visibility is most valuable. It allows us to see all of our devices from one place, and it gives us the ability to manage push updates and things like that from one place."
"The feature most valuable to me is the NDTX blade that Check Point provides, and I like how the solution is not vulnerable."
"The security configuration features have enhanced the reliable coordination of programs and data safety."
"Its centralized control, ease of use, and flexibility are the most valuable for our data center security."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is the ease of use. It was not difficult to learn."
"The visibility, the one-pane-of-glass which allows me to see all of my edge protection through one window and one log, is great. Monitoring everything through that one pane of glass is extremely valuable."
"The most valuable feature for us is the simplicity of creating this environment. Even though our current cloud usage is limited, the process of setting up machines in the product and establishing an HR system was straightforward."
"We have never had to restart a firewall. The firewalls have all worked perfectly fine."
"Its portal is user-friendly. I am able to manage the user data and access control through this device."
"The most valuable features are the firewall section, the VPN, and how you control live users."
"Having a firewall solution with a data quota is very important when the bandwidth is limited, which really distinguishes it from other products."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is the SD-WAN gateway."
"The most valuable feature is the IPSec forwarding."
"The product, itself, doesn't seem to have any bugs or glitches."
"The solution is easy to integrate."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"A couple of things I've seen that need improvement, especially in terms of a hard coding. The driver-level active moment really is out-of-the-box and we have to have contact the customer support and sometimes it is difficult to resolve."
"For the migration, everyone has a firewall in use and I am selling Fortinet. Typically, I am replacing another firewall. Previously, there was a tool available to convert configurations from one firewall, such as Palo Alto, to Fortinet, but this tool is no longer free. If it could be made free again, it would be very beneficial."
"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."
"It could use more templates for third-party site-to-site VPN setups other than FortiGate and Cisco."
"We were not able to build a full-mesh VPN; however, I am not sure if this was the fault of Fortinet FortiGate."
"Fortigate's hardware capacities could be improved."
"At the cost level, the solution is somewhat expensive."
"The initial setup is complex and could be made simpler."
"New features have been introduced recently, but they have not yet been integrated into CloudGuard Vsec."
"The cost is relatively high compared to the cost of other products in the market."
"While today we can manage some scopes, there are still some segments in the OSI layer we cannot manage."
"The product needs to offer multi-tenancy."
"The solution could improve to have a DLP feature."
"The management console can be simplified because at the moment, it is a bit of a challenge to use."
"It isn't missing anything."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"I had an issue when I was trying to stop a user from using too much bandwidth while I was using Azure, I was not able to stop them."
"The product strategy of the manufacturer is strange. I don't understand what they are doing in that regard."
"SD-WAN should be included in the tool."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"The following could be improved: Web Filtering using wildcards; clarity regarding the firewall rules; granular reporting features."
"There are some issues with logs and report limitations."
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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 Sophos XG. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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