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 scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"LinkGreat firewall capabilities"
"Initial setup is easy to configure."
"Easy to implement, and it is also reliable."
"The stability and scalability of this solution are satisfactory. Its SD-WAN, VPN, and URL filtering features are very useful."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"The IPS, application and URL filtering, as well as Identity Awareness, are all very valuable features."
"We have unified management. It is one of the advantages of this product."
"The solution is reliable."
"The central management feature is a big plus, allowing us to manage both local and cloud gateways from one platform."
"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."
"Security effectiveness is the most valuable feature. Operational efficiency, reporting, and support are also good."
"Our clients choose CloudGuard as a natural progression of their solutions. They understand Microsoft and CloudGuard fits."
"We find all the features valuable, particularly the firewall, application control, URL filtering, and HTTPS detection."
"The most valuable feature is the solution is easy to configure for users."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"The user interface is well laid out and understandable."
"The product is easy to maintain."
"Web and content filtering are valuable in preventing people from abusing the network and pushing up the bandwidth price."
"The dashboard is very good-looking and offers maximum features. If a customer's website has a problem, we can guide them over the phone because they can easily find the specific option on the dashboard. That's why we suggest buying Sophos."
"There are plenty of features available, such as Full Guard and WAN."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"Its customer service could be better."
"Its reporting capabilities can be improved. It should have some out-of-the-box reporting capabilities and some degree of customization. The basic reporting that it currently has is not sufficient to create more usable reports. It needs some sort of out-of-the-box reporting. They try to make customers purchase FortiAnalyzer for this kind of reporting, which is an additional cost. Other firewall vendors, such as SonicWall and Sophos, provide this sort of reporting without any additional cost."
"The pricing could be a bit better, especially when you consider how they have the most basic offering priced."
"There could be more integration between the logging and analytical platforms to make it more seamless and integrated."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"The scalability could be better."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"Easier optimization techniques can definitely help with better performance of the OS, as using the vanilla software doesn't actually showcase the real capability of the software."
"The initial setup was a bit complex."
"CloudGuard Network Security needs to include new features. One specific feature I would like to see is the ability to protect external resources using single sign-on integration with various identity providers, including custom identity providers. Its pricing could also be cheaper."
"The product needs to improve technical support."
"We utilize logging systems, and geolocation is crucial for us as some applications must only be accessible from our country. However, there have been occasional issues with this feature."
"I would like to see more focus on east-west traffic inspection and AWS."
"The solution could improve to have a DLP feature."
"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."
"The solution had a feature to import users from a CSV file. However, the latest version does not have that option."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"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."
"Needs a mail alert/notification when the device loses any of its connections, during ISP redundancy implementation."
"The data support response time should be improved."
"The documentation is not straightforward."
"Network visibility is an area in the solution with shortcomings where improvements can be made."
"Sophos VPN connectivity could be improved, as it can be lengthy, and users take longer to connect"
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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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