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."We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"The features that prevent internet connections, the filtering are the most valuable because we did not have any internet protection before."
"FortiGate improved our security. It's one of the best hardware firewalls."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"The solution is scalable."
"What I like best about this product are the support and the features."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, URL filtering, IPS, and virus scanning."
"Enables us to define user application-level access, so our customers can work anytime from anywhere."
"Add-on features such as Virus Scanning, ATP, and web filtering add another level of protection and block malware before it gets to the end user."
"They have a very responsive customer service and support team."
"Most people are using enterprise applications remotely, and there is no license for SSL VPN, or in other words point-to-site. There is no limit on that. On other devices there is a specific limit and you have to pay per use for SSL VPN."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Good identity fire walling, malware protection and application control features."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"The product is a simple and user-friendly UTM that can handle accounting, reporting, firewall, IPS, and antivirus for industries."
"In terms of features and user-friendliness, the solution is good. It’s very stable. The solution is scalable. In Sophos Cyberoam UTM, the most valuable features are web and application filtering, routing functionalities, and VPN. It has helped us manage the bandwidth."
"Its portal is user-friendly. I am able to manage the user data and access control through this device."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"The tool's robust features allow for the customization of policies, objects, and firewall settings."
"Content filtering, as this enables me to control that which employees can view at different time quotas."
"The solution is easy to integrate."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"There can be more security in hybrid implementations. When a customer has a hybrid environment where some parts are in the cloud, we need a consistent security solution for such scenarios."
"It needs more available central management."
"Lacks training for new features."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"The product does need better support in the cloud environment. It's not exactly cloud-native right now."
"Their software support needs improvement. I would prefer to have better support for bug fixes. Sometimes, we open a ticket, and it is very difficult to get a solution. Specifically, we are not at all happy with their support for load balancing."
"There is room for improvement in performance and the support language. The support they're providing right now is from a different country, and in our country, there are people—network admins and IT heads—who don't speak English properly. So Barracuda needs to provide support agents who speak additional languages, such as Bangla."
"When you do any commit, it locks your next access. If you are making a change to the device, from the security standpoint it's fine, but from the admin side it's not good. When you make changes, after each and every one it becomes locked."
"The features are a bit limited compared to other vendors."
"While using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we encounter issues with VPN profiles for Windows."
"The price is a bit higher than other vendors."
"The analytics are weak."
"The biggest downside is that it is quite an expensive product."
"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."
"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 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."
"The reports need to be more detailed and granular."
"Its scalability is not that great."
"SD-WAN should be included in the tool."
"The documentation is not straightforward."
"VPN configuration is not very swift."
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.
See our list of best Firewalls vendors.
We monitor all Firewalls reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
