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's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"This solution has helped our organization by having strong functions and a reliable firewall."
"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"The features that prevent internet connections, the filtering are the most valuable because we did not have any internet protection before."
"The solution has very good threat and content filtering switches."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"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."
"The interface is very user-friendly and it is quite easy to use."
"Live monitoring of what is happening inside and on the interfaces, either ingress or egress."
"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."
"If an employee tries to get or move a file that is not permitted to them - for example if he wants to copy it to a USB - he will not have the right to do that, because Barracuda manages who has the right to copy, and what you copy to a USB. The USB is encrypted with a specific code from Barracuda and will only be decrypted into any other laptop in the company if they allow it to see it."
"Scalability is good; the company wants to be able to handle large customers."
"Their GPS possibilities and the security that it has, especially the SD-WAN functionality, is very good."
"Good user interface."
"All in one UTM appliance."
"Content filtering, as this enables me to control that which employees can view at different time quotas."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"The dashboard is very good-looking and offers maximum features. If a customer's website has a problem, we can guide them over the phone because they can easily find the specific option on the dashboard. That's why we suggest buying Sophos."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"We have never had to restart a firewall. The firewalls have all worked perfectly fine."
"The solution has good load balancers."
"One area for improvement is the performance on bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"The Web-filter in this solution is not very good."
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"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."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"Command line could be more user friendly."
"Sometimes we have a need for detailed reports. Barracuda NG Firewall does not have a reports module and uses a satellite application."
"They have a very complicated interface. It's very hard to learn."
"The analytics are weak."
"When you login from some sources, there is no feature in this box which can log you out after a certain timeout."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly dashboard and an easier interface."
"The features are a bit limited compared to other vendors."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
"The product strategy of the manufacturer is strange. I don't understand what they are doing in that regard."
"The product’s pricing has increased by approximately 45% in four months. This particular area needs improvement."
"Maybe network traffic analysis for malware and malicious behavior."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"I have problems with the email filtering. Emails pass through without any filtering affecting them. When I get back to them and tell them this is the issue, they check everything and say it is not in their database signature and they have to update it. But you know, by that time, my user has already opened it."
"I had an issue when I was trying to stop a user from using too much bandwidth while I was using Azure, I was not able to stop them."
"We have had some issues with technical support, which is an area that needs improvement."
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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