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."Mainly the FortiGate reporting system is very good. It guides us through all the expectations of security. Fortinet provides us all that we need for security. Also, Fortinet FortiGate is a next-generation firewall. It is much more advanced than others."
"Secure, user-friendly, stable, and scalable network security solution. Installation is straightforward."
"The threat prevention is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is URL filtering."
"It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"It is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service."
"The CloudGuard Network Security's most valuable feature is implementing IPS for accessing our data center and server environment in Azure. It helps us to prevent attacks. By protecting our environment with Check Point, which we were already familiar with, it provided a solution that extended into the cloud environment."
"It's possible to sync the Check Point Management with the cloud portal, therefore allowing automated rules to be set in place whenever creating a new VM."
"The central management feature is a big plus, allowing us to manage both local and cloud gateways from one platform."
"The query feature is going to be a game-changer for us as we move forward."
"The most valuable feature I have found in CloudGuard Network Security is the flexibility to rebuild the firewall as needed."
"The feature most valuable to me is the NDTX blade that Check Point provides, and I like how the solution is not vulnerable."
"We have unified management. It is one of the advantages of this product."
"The most valuable feature for us is the scale set, which allows us to scale horizontally, vertically and dynamically depending on the traffic load."
"Web and content filtering are valuable in preventing people from abusing the network and pushing up the bandwidth price."
"I'm more inclined towards the conventional firewall. So for me, I'm more geared towards the standard firewall type functionalities as well as the web application firewall because that seems to work fine."
"I believe it's the advanced security software that offers SMPP protection for the agent."
"The most valuable features are the firewall section, the VPN, and how you control live users."
"Good user interface."
"The solution's web filtering is an important feature for us in our company."
"Web Filtering and Application Filtering saves a lot of my bandwidth and improves the user's productivity."
"I like the SSL VPN connection. Cyberoam works well for controlling users and authenticating their connection to the internet."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"It would be nice if backups could more easily migrate between different models."
"The room for improvement is about the global delivery time period. Usually I need to wait for almost one month to deliver it overseas. So if you can shorten the deliver time it'd be great."
"Improvements needed include better integration with Azure features to match on-premises capabilities."
"There is room for improvement in addressing bugs and support issues."
"I hope that Check Point continues to improve its technical documentation regarding the Check Point CloudGuard IaaS gateway and management system."
"Clustering in Azure is a bit different, not using the Check Point cluster but relying on load balancing. It's not as instant as I'm used to; in Azure, it might take around half a minute to a minute, and during this time, services could be down. The delay is attributed to Azure using its load balancing mechanisms instead of the Check Point cluster."
"They are coming out with more SD-WAN express route support from a firewall perspective. That would be great."
"The solution is not that flexible when deploying on-prem."
"New features have been introduced recently, but they have not yet been integrated into CloudGuard Vsec."
"The licensing structure is unclear, so a transparent and flexible licensing structure would be preferable."
"There are some issues with logs and report limitations."
"The implementation policy needs improvment."
"The product’s pricing has increased by approximately 45% in four months. This particular area needs improvement."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"The solution's pricing could be a problem for some small businesses."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"Network visibility is an area in the solution with shortcomings where improvements can be made."
"It isn't missing anything."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 5th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 120 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, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Sophos UTM and SonicWall NSa. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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