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."Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ability to work in proxy mode, which other solutions, such as Palo Alto cannot. There are some features that are better that come at no extra license or subscriptions cost, such as basic SD-WAN. The DLT is useful, other solutions have the same feature too, such as Palo Alto."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"FortiGate firewalls are easy to manage through a user-friendly web interface. They also have advanced features like DDoS and DLP. However, I wouldn't recommend enabling all of these features on one device because it can cause performance issues."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"SSL-VPN is very useful for us and has been very reliable."
"The scalability is very good; again, very user-friendly. I wouldn't even say "user-friendly" because, as long as you deploy it properly, you can kill an EC2 and it will spin up another one right away, within about a minute and a half. And it will be ready for production right away."
"The query feature is going to be a game-changer for us as we move forward."
"We are using gateways, and I appreciate the high-availability gateways they have. They stand out more than the competitors."
"The most valuable feature for us is the scale set, which allows us to scale horizontally, vertically and dynamically depending on the traffic load."
"The most valuable feature for us is the cluster support."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized dashboard, which is used for managing all of the Check Point Security Gateways."
"This solution has good scalability and stability."
"I find it really useful that CloudGuard supports all the main players on the Public Clouds market including AWS, GCP, and Azure, as well as some exotic ones like Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and IBM Cloud."
"SD-WAN and IPSec features are valuable to me."
"The port forwarding is good."
"The firewall feature has different branches, such as extended firewalls."
"The solution has good load balancers."
"Having a firewall solution with a data quota is very important when the bandwidth is limited, which really distinguishes it from other products."
"In terms of features and user-friendliness, the solution is good. It’s very stable. The solution is scalable. In Sophos Cyberoam UTM, the most valuable features are web and application filtering, routing functionalities, and VPN. It has helped us manage the bandwidth."
"The main features I have found best are the load balancer and ease of use."
"Content filtering, as this enables me to control that which employees can view at different time quotas."
"The solution is very expensive."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"There are just some services that aren't available. For example, the Ethernet or point-to-point protocols. They could add these services to their product offering - especially services for ISPs."
"One area for improvement is the performance on bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"There are some problems that support cannot give you a logical reason as to why it happened. For example, I had a case where I was dealing with a WhatsApp application that was giving issues. Technical support gave more than one reason it could be giving issues, but none of them solved the problem. Eventually I solved the problem, but it was far from the solutions that support had given."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"Improvements needed include better integration with Azure features to match on-premises capabilities."
"The price of the solution could be reduced, it is expensive."
"Check Point has a history of moving fast with software release and upgrade cycles which are difficult to keep up with at times."
"The initial setup is difficult. It took me three tries to get it right. The setup took two or three hours."
"The SD-WAN could be better."
"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 hope that Check Point continues to improve its technical documentation regarding the Check Point CloudGuard IaaS gateway and management system."
"CloudGuard Network Security could be improved in the area of upgrading in place."
"There are some issues with logs and report limitations."
"Cyberoam configuration is done through the browser, which is one of the places that viruses spread."
"Hence, it needs to be easier to configure rules using the solution."
"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."
"While the security features are excellent, they could be improved."
"There needs to be more documentation that users can access to help them understand the solution or troubleshoot as necessary."
"The following could be improved: Web Filtering using wildcards; clarity regarding the firewall rules; granular reporting features."
"On-box sandstorm should be available. As of now, it is from their cloud."
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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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