We performed a comparison between McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] and Sophos Cyberoam UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback."
"It does give certain protection for everything that is well configured on our McAfee server. We have good protection with it. If we could find a feature and make it work, it would work perfectly, there would be no bugs, and it would be really good."
"Its portal is user-friendly. I am able to manage the user data and access control through this device."
"The VPN is excellent on the solution."
"For a small-medium enterprise this solution is easy to manage and operate."
"Web application filtering eases internet access control."
"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."
"The performance has been good overall."
"In some circumstances, the malware functionality is the most important feature, and in other cases, some other features."
"Web and content filtering are valuable in preventing people from abusing the network and pushing up the bandwidth price."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"They've become quite expensive."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"Customer support and AV are both lacking and are really hard to come to you when the product is installed. Those are the two major points that they need to work on."
"It should have better VPN protection. Some of the VPN applications are not blocked by this firewall. Some VPNs are able to get through this firewall, which is why I am planning to replace this firewall with a good one in the near future."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"The reporting should be improved as well as the backup."
"There needs to be more documentation that users can access to help them understand the solution or troubleshoot as necessary."
"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 solution should improve its scalability because it cannot support enterprise networks."
"The implementation policy needs improvment."
"SD-WAN should be included in the tool."
Earn 20 points
McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] is rated 7.0, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] writes "For managing multiple MFE firewalls it is incredibly handy but it could be easier for customers to migrate from one version to another. ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG.
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