We performed a comparison between Sophos Cyberoam UTM and Sophos UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the solution is easy to configure for users."
"Having a firewall solution with a data quota is very important when the bandwidth is limited, which really distinguishes it from other products."
"The solution's interface is user-friendly, and the web protection is good. The tool is highly stable. The product is scalable. The technical support is good. We chose Sophos Cyberoam UTM because their focus on security research is higher compared to other brands. It's an all-in-one solution with antivirus, EDR, wireless protection, and web protection integrated into one box. The initial setup was straightforward."
"We consider the user level and control features of Sophos Cyberoam UTM to be the best."
"SD-WAN and IPSec features are valuable to me."
"The most valuable features are the firewall section, the VPN, and how you control live users."
"Its portal is user-friendly. I am able to manage the user data and access control through this device."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a very strong product with good support."
"The stability of Sophos UTM is very good. The solution has been stable since Sophos took over Cyberoam which was the original company providing this solution."
"The scalability is good."
"It's easy to use."
"Sophos has a single pane of glass which allows me to manage all my VPCs from a single instance, managing all my firewall from one place."
"It does not take much effort or thinking to understand how it works."
"Stability-wise, I rate this solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate this solution a ten out of ten."
"The initial configuration is straightforward thanks to the web GUI. In 30 minutes, you can have a running firewall with UTM protection enabled."
"The product is extremely intuitive."
"The solution is at its end of life and some of the appliances are finishing."
"While the security features are excellent, they could be improved."
"Sometimes, users are timed out intermittently."
"There needs to be more documentation that users can access to help them understand the solution or troubleshoot as necessary."
"We use different workarounds and find different solutions for it, depending on the client's needs. We shouldn't have to, we should just be able to use the product as it comes with Cyberoam, rather than having to revert to other products."
"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 setup is a bit complex, so we needed help from a consultant."
"We have had some issues with technical support, which is an area that needs improvement."
"We would like to have unique viewable IDs for rules and in the packet filter logfile, for easier debugging of old log files."
"The technical support team’s response time could be improved."
"Flexibility in pricing could be improved. It's more rigid in its pricing compared to its competitor: Kaspersky."
"The memory and processing were problematic. The interface could be better."
"I am going to flat out say technical support is terrible. Being a Platinum level customer, I am not happy with the support."
"We had some problems with the configuration. They had provided a CloudFormation template, and we had to go several rounds to make it work."
"The only time we face a problem or issues is when we place a ticket. We have found that response is very slow."
"The ease of use could be a bit better."
Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiGate, Sophos XG, OPNsense and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Sophos Cyberoam UTM vs. Sophos UTM report.
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