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 is useful for protecting and segregating the internal networks from the internet. Most of our customers also use the FortiGate client to connect to their offices by using the VPN client, and of course, they usually activate the antivirus, deep inspection, and intrusion prevention services. They are also using it for web filtering and implementing various policies dealing with forwardings, NAT, etc."
"The pricing is great and very reasonable."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory."
"The virtual firewall feature is the most valuable. We have around 1,500 firewalls. We did not buy individual hardware, and the virtual firewalls made sense because we don't have to keep on buying the hardware. FortiGate is easier to use as compared to Checkpoint devices. It is user friendly and has a good UI. You don't need much expertise to work on this firewall. You don't need to worry much about DCLA, commands, and things like that."
"This solution has helped our organization by having strong functions and a reliable firewall."
"It is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"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."
"Ability to manage multiple firewalls."
"The solution is stable."
"One of the big benefits of the product is that it allows you to manage big environments with fewer resources."
"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."
"Good identity fire walling, malware protection and application control features."
"We enjoy the reduction in terms of labor."
"Live monitoring of what is happening inside and on the interfaces, either ingress or egress."
"In some circumstances, the malware functionality is the most important feature, and in other cases, some other features."
"Web Filtering and Application Filtering saves a lot of my bandwidth and improves the user's productivity."
"The most valuable feature of this product is the threat protection."
"The product is worth the investment."
"Our customers find it economical and offers good security. These two features are key. Ease of installation and implementation are also key factors."
"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."
"You can geofence yourself if there is an incoming attack or a continuous ping from a company outside your country."
"The most valuable feature is the solution is easy to configure for users."
"The customization could be improved. Cisco, for example, is much better at this. They need to work to be at least as good as they are."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"Fortinet already improved FortiGate, but in the current market, many brands of security devices have improved together. Fortinet still needs to catch up with market standards. Fortinet is lacking in features in comparison to competitors."
"The Web-filter in this solution is not very good."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly dashboard and an easier interface."
"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."
"The biggest downside is that it is quite an expensive product."
"Sometimes we have a need for detailed reports. Barracuda NG Firewall does not have a reports module and uses a satellite application."
"While using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we encounter issues with VPN profiles for Windows."
"Its interface could be better."
"The usability for the administrator's experience needs improvement. My system administrator has some questions about its overall connectivity and flexibility."
"The product strategy of the manufacturer is strange. I don't understand what they are doing in that regard."
"Its scalability is not that great."
"I would like to see improvements in the development of reports. The process needs to be made simple."
"The policy is a bit too vague."
"Smaller CR15 units don’t have a hard disc or built in IView software. These units could do with that feature."
"It isn't missing anything."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"The reporting should be improved as well as the backup."
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.
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