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."It is a safe product."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"Web filtering and two-factor authentication are great features."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The security on offer is very good."
"Moving into the cloud without having to change a lot of our internal processes and retrain staff is one of the biggest benefits of this solution."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring. We can easily monitor what kind of stuff comes over to our network and we can then check the dashboard and work accordingly."
"The ease of administration with the cloud management extension and the cloud licensing model is valuable."
"The tool's most valuable features are the REST APIs that help to automate the deployment and maintenance process. It helps us to reduce time to 15-25 minutes compared to the manual process which used to take around two to three hours."
"Check Point CloudGuard is quick to deploy and easy for the customer to use."
"The IPS, application and URL filtering, as well as Identity Awareness, are all very valuable features."
"We consolidated from three management consoles and three clusters to only one, which is a big improvement."
"It offers remarkable flexibility in how we configure and utilize the resources."
"The product is easy to maintain."
"The solution has good load balancers."
"I like the SSL VPN connection. Cyberoam works well for controlling users and authenticating their connection to the internet."
"The solution's web filtering is an important feature for us in our company."
"Our customers find it economical and offers good security. These two features are key. Ease of installation and implementation are also key factors."
"We are using it as a security shield. It does not allow access before that in case we have restricted a few things from users, so it helps me in that."
"We have never had to restart a firewall. The firewalls have all worked perfectly fine."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"I use the FortiGate 60D model and realized the 300Mbps bandwidth limitation. Because it is a product that offers many services, I think it could have greater bandwidth capacity."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"Greater automation would reduce the need for manual configuration and management."
"The cost is relatively high compared to the cost of other products in the market."
"Check Point has a history of moving fast with software release and upgrade cycles which are difficult to keep up with at times."
"The user interface can be improved."
"The deployment phase takes too much time."
"I hope that Check Point continues to improve its technical documentation regarding the Check Point CloudGuard IaaS gateway and management system."
"The product needs to improve technical support."
"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."
"Network visibility is an area in the solution with shortcomings where improvements can be made."
"The price is obviously a more sensitive area to focus on."
"The following could be improved: Web Filtering using wildcards; clarity regarding the firewall rules; granular reporting features."
"Once in a while, an unwanted email will slip in. You have to set your parameters to avoid that happening, but once in a while, an email has slipped past firewall. Once you update the firmware, you notice that it doesn't happen. If an email slips in, I get a little bit worried. I do get the report, but you just don't want that situation happening in the first place."
"Sometimes, users are timed out intermittently."
"The Traffic Discovery feature should allow administrators to disconnect unnecessary live connections."
"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."
"It isn't missing anything."
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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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