We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Sophos Cyberoam UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"Customers want to load balance more than eight lines or six internet lines. FortiGate is the only solution that can accomplish this."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"The solution is highly scalable because they have devices that can handle a large amount of traffic."
"Consolidated our network environment at all locations, but mainly at our datacenter."
"A strong point of FortiGate is that the graphical interface is complete and easy to use, especially if we think there is a list of operations that we are able to perform inside."
"Anti-Spam web content filterinG."
"The encryption and the security standards are valuable."
"Scalability is good; the company wants to be able to handle large customers."
"TINA (Transport Independent Network Architecture) VPN features - Allows automatic VPN configuration with little or no input from the tech. Drag and drop lines between Barracuda units and the VPN is built automatically."
"Barracuda is very prompt at blocking any new spam which comes out."
"Enables us to define user application-level access, so our customers can work anytime from anywhere."
"I wanted to go to a software-defined WAN and in Barracuda they have a specific protocol called TINA (Transport Independent Network Architecture). You can create a master policy over the internet and it allows you to do Quality of Services on top of it. That is really helpful for me."
"Their GPS possibilities and the security that it has, especially the SD-WAN functionality, is very good."
"What I like best about this product are the support and the features."
"Web application filtering eases internet access control."
"The security capabilities are okay."
"We are using it as a security shield. It does not allow access before that in case we have restricted a few things from users, so it helps me in that."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The solution's interface is user-friendly, and the web protection is good. The tool is highly stable. The product is scalable. The technical support is good. We chose Sophos Cyberoam UTM because their focus on security research is higher compared to other brands. It's an all-in-one solution with antivirus, EDR, wireless protection, and web protection integrated into one box. The initial setup was straightforward."
"Good user interface."
"The performance has been good overall."
"Web Filtering and Application Filtering saves a lot of my bandwidth and improves the user's productivity."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"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."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"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 would like to see the connection improved."
"The administration UI could be better. It should also have better application detection policies."
"When you login from some sources, there is no feature in this box which can log you out after a certain timeout."
"The analytics are weak."
"A rule for email announcements, when configured hits occur, would be a great improvement for a more efficient experience."
"It would be better if they had a trace and trap feature. It's hard for me to say anything bad about Barracuda. This is because we had a firewall go down in the town of Kirkland Lake, and it was a blown-out port, and they had an instant replacement."
"If you experience an attack it can take a very long time to find a solution."
"It's a little bit complex in terms of handling. If you implement a change, there is a specific point where you have to commit it. It's not like you just push a button and it's always committed. If you don't know to check whether your commit command has been executed or not... that is something Barracuda needs 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."
"The reports need to be more detailed and granular."
"The product is at its end-of-life. There is nothing to improve as it will be discontinued."
"It is not a scalable product. This is because if you want to increase the capacity of the solution, then you have to change the device."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
"The Traffic Discovery feature should allow administrators to disconnect unnecessary live connections."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Azure Firewall and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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