We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos Cyberoam 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.
"It has very easy management and an amazing ETM configuration."
"We were looking for the VPN feature and controlling the inflow and outflow of all the traffic within the site and across the sites. We are also using it for the VPN and VLANs."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory."
"We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"The most useful functionality of Fortinet FortiGate is the user interface, multiple engines, and their cloud with the latest integrations. Additionally, the Security Fabric tool is very good."
"There is a lot of flexibility in how you can commit, check, and back out of a configuration."
"Security policies in combination with zones: It is very easy to organize the security polices in a logical structure."
"The solution's stability is very good."
"Technical support is good. They quickly respond, and they even have local help here. They can actually give you an answer very quickly."
"The most valuable features of the Juniper SRX Series Firewall are the user-friendly UI, and accessing the solution is simple."
"The IPSec configuration is going well."
"Performance is a strong point."
"Juniper SRX Series Firewall is a stable solution."
"Its portal is user-friendly. I am able to manage the user data and access control through this device."
"The performance has been good overall."
"Good user interface."
"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."
"We consider the user level and control features of Sophos Cyberoam UTM to be the best."
"Web and content filtering are valuable in preventing people from abusing the network and pushing up the bandwidth price."
"The user interface is well laid out and understandable."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is the SD-WAN gateway."
"In the next release, maybe the documentation on how to use this solution could be improved."
"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."
"Technical support could be better. You don't always get the level of help you need right away."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"I would like to see improvements in the support from Fortinet. Here in the Philippines, whenever we have problems with a Fortinet product, we mostly ask for support from distributors and resellers and not directly from Fortinet."
"Juniper needs to focus more on their perimeter firewalls."
"I've noticed that the management interface could use some updates and upgrades."
"I think Juniper SRX should have a GUI. Some of the competitors are already implementing GUI for the firewall."
"The range of devices should be expanded to include those suitable for a small implementation. Juniper does not have any lower-priced SRX models, useful perhaps for a single ATM or a single bank branch."
"Juniper SRX Series Firewall has to improve its web content site, like web filtration."
"It would be ideal if the solution could use cloud services to help update signatures or threat prevention systems."
"The solution's configurations and syntax are specific and more complicated than other platforms."
"The GUI needs to be easier to handle."
"I would like to see a better content management pack and also the website searching should be better."
"The configuration requires an expert to be set up, so it could be made simpler."
"The data support response time should be improved."
"There needs to be more documentation that users can access to help them understand the solution or troubleshoot as necessary."
"The implementation policy needs improvment."
"When it comes to web filtering and application filtering, it does not contain enough signatures to determine all of the sites that need to be blocked."
"The product fails to provide proper reports, making it an area where improvements are required."
"I don't know whether this will be included in an upgrade, but I would like to get the user utility, like seeing where the users are using more of the data."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 4th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 86 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Sophos XG and Untangle NG Firewall. See our Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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