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.
"We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"The technical support is great."
"Reliability is the best feature. We faced some issues when we were setting it up, but the service, portal, and administration are good."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"Customers want to load balance more than eight lines or six internet lines. FortiGate is the only solution that can accomplish this."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The endpoint VPN is super stable. The routing is also very good. We tried a competing product first, but we could not make it work. We came across CloudGuard. The network routing across different virtual networks in Azure and AWS was way ahead of any of the other technologies. That helped us be able to cover the whole network using one single cluster."
"We have found the overall functionality of the product to be exactly similar to the physical product. The one good advantage is that it is cloud-based and can be deployed either as a part of a scale set or one can shut down the virtual machine and adjust the physical parameters of the virtual machine easily and bring it right back up."
"The 24/7 online customer support services enhance effective operations and provide quick services in case of a system failure."
"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 deployment has been nice. It is like managing any of our on-prem firewalls."
"It really is a pretty complete solution."
"We are using gateways, and I appreciate the high-availability gateways they have. They stand out more than the competitors."
"The solution provides a centralized management console for easy administration and monitoring of security policies and events, making it easy for the security team."
"I believe it's the advanced security software that offers SMPP protection for the agent."
"The firewall feature has different branches, such as extended firewalls."
"The product has helped control bandwidth utilization, as well as enhanced connectivity and security to remote locations."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM is used for perimeter security, web filtering, intrusion prevention and as a VPN."
"Good user interface."
"You can geofence yourself if there is an incoming attack or a continuous ping from a company outside your country."
"We consider the user level and control features of Sophos Cyberoam UTM to be the best."
"I would like some automated custom reporting."
"The search tool needs improvement. It's very difficult to search for policies right now."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"If I had any criticism that I would give FortiGate, it would be that they need to stop changing their logging format. Every time we do a firmware upgrade, it is a massive issue on the SIM. Parsers have to be rebuilt. Even the FortiGate guys came in and said that they don't play well in the sandbox."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"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."
"The user experience might suffer if we don't have the time to follow up with our clients and ensure they are using the right options. Clients also want more local support in Portuguese and Spanish during their normal business hours. That's something I hear from my customers and my team, too."
"Sometimes, if you aren't familiar with the solution, it can be a bit complex, but it does become easier to use with time. However, every time they launch a new version, it becomes more complex and you need to take time to get familiar with all the changes. For every version that they upgrade, you need to upskill yourself."
"While today we can manage some scopes, there are still some segments in the OSI layer we cannot manage."
"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 solution lacks the capability to scale effectively."
"The documentation has been rough. Being able to do it yourself can be hit or miss given the constraints of the documentation."
"CloudGuard Network Security could be improved in the area of upgrading in place."
"Check Point could show us use cases that would help us in Czech and could help us with security threats in our specific country."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could have a more advanced reporting function."
"Network visibility is an area in the solution with shortcomings where improvements can be made."
"I would say there's room for improvement in terms of the GUI. Because it is better than some of the other standard firewalls. They have the drag and drop features."
"The technical support response time could be faster."
"The data support response time should be improved."
"I have problems with the email filtering. Emails pass through without any filtering affecting them. When I get back to them and tell them this is the issue, they check everything and say it is not in their database signature and they have to update it. But you know, by that time, my user has already opened it."
"The following could be improved: Web Filtering using wildcards; clarity regarding the firewall rules; granular reporting features."
"Cyberoam configuration is done through the browser, which is one of the places that viruses spread."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 5th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 119 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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