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.
"I appreciate FortiGate's flexibility, which allows for centralized management through FortiManager."
"FortiGate improved our security. It's one of the best hardware firewalls."
"The features that we have found most valuable are the SSL VPN and the User Portal."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"Fortinet FortiGate appears to be scalable."
"It's super reliable. I don't think I've ever had a reliability issue with it."
"There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"One of the most important parts is, there is auto-upgrade of the hardware every fourth year."
"They have a very responsive customer service and support team."
"Ability to manage multiple firewalls."
"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."
"We enjoy the reduction in terms of labor."
"It provides a lot of functionality adhering to the current trends."
"The interface is very user-friendly and it is quite easy to use."
"The solution is stable."
"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."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The user interface is well laid out and understandable."
"Technical support is excellent."
"The tool is stable."
"The solution's web filtering is an important feature for us in our company."
"There are plenty of features that are valuable in the Sophos Cyberoam UTM. We use all the features, such as email Security, firewall rules, web server security, web devices, web protection."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"We had a minor problem where there was a major system upgrade on the hardware platfrom and the Mac client was not available as soon as it might have been. The PC client was available immediately, but we had to wait a month or so, before there was a mac client. I was slightly irritated that it was not ready on time, but it was eventually resolved."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"Its price could be better."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"To start working with spam, it takes a while because the product has to see that multiple emails are coming in with all the spam. If it could reduce that amount of time, then we would reduce the amount of users who are receiving spam."
"The price is a bit higher than other vendors."
"The interface should be more user-friendly and it should be easier to configure."
"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."
"The analytics are weak."
"I would like to see the connection improved."
"When you login from some sources, there is no feature in this box which can log you out after a certain timeout."
"Can be underpowered if you choose to use all available add-on features. Just be careful when sizing your unit. Make sure you take into account what features you will be turning on, and work with your sales rep to get the model that can handle that load."
"Sophos VPN connectivity could be improved, as it can be lengthy, and users take longer to connect"
"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."
"On-box sandstorm should be available. As of now, it is from their cloud."
"The solution had a feature to import users from a CSV file. However, the latest version does not have that option."
"The solution is at its end of life and some of the appliances are finishing."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"While the security features are excellent, they could be improved."
"SD-WAN should be included in the tool."
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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