We performed a comparison between McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] and Sophos Cyberoam UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The solution is very, very easy to use."
"It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"The security fabric is excellent."
"This version is stable. I don't have any issues with this solution, in our environment, it works well."
"It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"I like how we can achieve total integration."
"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."
"Our customers find it economical and offers good security. These two features are key. Ease of installation and implementation are also key factors."
"You can geofence yourself if there is an incoming attack or a continuous ping from a company outside your country."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The main features I have found best are the load balancer and ease of use."
"SD-WAN and IPSec features are valuable to me."
"The VPN is excellent on the solution."
"We consider the user level and control features of Sophos Cyberoam UTM to be the best."
"The most valuable feature of this product is the threat protection."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"They have to just improve its performance when we enable all UTM features. When you enable all the features, the performance of FortiGate, as well as of Sophos and SonicWall, goes down."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"In the future, I would like to see improvements made to cloud-based management."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"The Web-filter in this solution is not very good."
"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."
"The policy is a bit too vague."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"There needs to be more documentation that users can access to help them understand the solution or troubleshoot as necessary."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"When it comes to web filtering and application filtering, it does not contain enough signatures to determine all of the sites that need to be blocked."
"There is a lot or room for improvement, because it is still not a fourth or fifth generation firewall. It lacks security features."
"Its scalability is not that great."
"VPN configuration is not very swift."
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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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