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."It has very easy management and an amazing ETM configuration."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"It is simple to manage, and there are a lot of functionalities in the same box."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"We have found it to be very reliable and that's why our teams and various users in our company use it as our main firewall every day."
"Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"I think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is one of the most advanced firewall platforms. I also like that it's easy to get top-level support right away. You get that security, and if you make a mistake, it doesn't break."
"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."
"What I like best about this product are the support and the features."
"The encryption and the security standards are valuable."
"Live monitoring of what is happening inside and on the interfaces, either ingress or egress."
"Enables us to define user application-level access, so our customers can work anytime from anywhere."
"Scalability is good; the company wants to be able to handle large customers."
"Barracuda is very prompt at blocking any new spam which comes out."
"User and network policies to be managed on a single screen with powerful filtering and search options."
"The most valuable feature is the solution is easy to configure for users."
"The best feature is the flexibility the product offers, in terms of remote access. What we had before was a decentralized mechanism in our organization, but after having this product we were able to get the remote locations into the same LAN. We were able to control the bandwidth and were able to take virtual access of those machines and give them the support, as and when required."
"The most valuable feature is the IPSec forwarding."
"SD-WAN and IPSec features are valuable to me."
"The solution's web filtering is an important feature for us in our company."
"The product has helped control bandwidth utilization, as well as enhanced connectivity and security to remote locations."
"The port forwarding is good."
"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."
"There are some license issues. Not every feature must have a separate license. There must be some of kind synergy between the license so we don't have to pay for every individual license that we would like to have."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"A couple of things I've seen that need improvement, especially in terms of a hard coding. The driver-level active moment really is out-of-the-box and we have to have contact the customer support and sometimes it is difficult to resolve."
"We would like to see a solution that is focused on container deployment, which is very important right now."
"I would like to see the connection improved."
"The price could be better."
"The analytics are weak."
"Command line could be more user friendly."
"A rule for email announcements, when configured hits occur, would be a great improvement for a more efficient experience."
"The price is a bit higher than other vendors."
"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."
"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."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could improve by adding VPN site-to-site capabilities. The correct version does not work with Microsoft Azure Cloud."
"What needs improvement in Sophos Cyberoam UTM is openness in the competition among Sophos partners or any other Sophos product. Another area for improvement in the solution is pricing. It could be cheaper."
"The solution should improve its scalability because it cannot support enterprise networks."
"The reporting part could be more user-friendly for troubleshooting and identifying network issues. It should be more easy for a normal user to identify the problem in their network."
"The technical support response time could be faster."
"The Traffic Discovery feature should allow administrators to disconnect unnecessary live connections."
"In my experience the solution can be easier to configure with more documentation, we need more training."
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 Untangle NG Firewall. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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