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."The features that I have found most valuable are that it is good to use, and most importantly, the pricing. The customer especially likes the discount when they trade up or something like that."
"Good load balancing feature."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"The most valuable feature is the web filter."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"It is simple to manage, and there are a lot of functionalities in the same box."
"The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"Centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances allow us to take control over our public and private infrastructure."
"I like the routing and firewall features."
"The IPS functionality of Juniper SRX is useful in the telecom industry."
"The IPSec configuration is going well."
"The most valuable features are the security cloud ACP and KPP features."
"The high availability of the application is good."
"It's easily scalable."
"Juniper SRX is a very powerful firewall and sometimes can be used as a router."
"We use it as a firewall at our head office and branches."
"Cyberoam UTM's most valuable feature is that it can be configured any way you like."
"The VPN is excellent on the solution."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is the SD-WAN gateway."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a very strong product with good support."
"I found that the best feature of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is reporting. Its reporting feature is excellent, fast, and easy to prep and launch."
"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."
"The product, itself, doesn't seem to have any bugs or glitches."
"The pricing could always be better."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"There can be more security in hybrid implementations. When a customer has a hybrid environment where some parts are in the cloud, we need a consistent security solution for such scenarios."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"Scalability is one of the disadvantages. When it comes to scalability, you have to actually change the box. If you want to upgrade it, you need to actually change the existing box and probably you take the system off to other sites."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"IPS is one that I would definitely want to be improved. I would also like SSL VPN to be integrated."
"The solution's initial setup process was lengthy as I was new to Juniper."
"It should be easier to escalate support tickets."
"The GUI needs to be easier to handle."
"It could be more secure."
"Juniper SRX could improve by adding an IPX feature."
"The web interface on Juniper SRX is just a short conversion from Junos OS CLI; this is not very suitable for users with little expertise/"
"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."
"Hence, it needs to be easier to configure rules using the solution."
"There needs to be more documentation that users can access to help them understand the solution or troubleshoot as necessary."
"The product had a hang issue. We needed to reboot, recreate the image, and reconfigure the previous image because the product hanged frequently."
"The price is obviously a more sensitive area to focus on."
"The VPN is an area that can be improved."
"SD-WAN should be included in the tool."
"Sometimes, during part of the configuration, if you don't have a lot of technical knowledge, then you may struggle a bit to configure it."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
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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