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 use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall."
"Fortigate represents a really scalable way of delivering perimeter network security, some level of layer 7 security, WAF, and also a way to create a meshed ADVPN solution."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution is stable."
"This product is definitely scalable."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"We use Barracuda NG Firewall as a border firewall. We trough it to control all in/out Internet traffic."
"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."
"Their GPS possibilities and the security that it has, especially the SD-WAN functionality, is very good."
"The features I find most valuable is the VPN and the fact that we can apply our policies to the program."
"Its central management, especially when it comes to distributed environments, is great. I can generate and save a setting and then apply that setting across the network with just one click."
"They have a very responsive customer service and support team."
"The encryption and the security standards are valuable."
"The most valuable feature for us is the ability to offer firewall support to our clients."
"The reporting features are very good."
"The most valuable feature is the IPSec forwarding."
"User and network policies to be managed on a single screen with powerful filtering and search options."
"SD-WAN and IPSec features are valuable to me."
"Good user interface."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a very strong product with good support."
"The firewall feature has different branches, such as extended firewalls."
"The product is a simple and user-friendly UTM that can handle accounting, reporting, firewall, IPS, and antivirus for industries."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"I would like to see improvements in the product's application rules."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the logging and reporting. Additionally, the next-generation application's policies should be improved. When they were released they had bugs."
"They have to just improve its performance when we enable all UTM features. When you enable all the features, the performance of FortiGate, as well as of Sophos and SonicWall, goes down."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"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."
"The biggest issue that I have with this solution is that it is not super intuitive. Once you know what to do, things make sense, but you can't just open the program and start doing things. It would be great if there was a little bit more guided usage inside the program."
"Sometimes we have a need for detailed reports. Barracuda NG Firewall does not have a reports module and uses a satellite application."
"The price is a bit higher than other vendors."
"I would like to see the connection improved."
"The usability for the administrator's experience needs improvement. My system administrator has some questions about its overall connectivity and flexibility."
"A rule for email announcements, when configured hits occur, would be a great improvement for a more efficient experience."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"The implementation policy needs improvment."
"The product fails to provide proper reports, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could have a more advanced reporting function."
"SD-WAN should be included in the tool."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"The product is at its end-of-life. There is nothing to improve as it will be discontinued."
"The reports need to be more detailed and granular."
"The solution should improve its scalability because it cannot support enterprise networks."
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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