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."I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is load balancing. It can provide central management and VPNA. Additionally, it has enhanced our security environment."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"Good load balancing feature."
"I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory."
"The user interface is good."
"Using a Juniper CLI, you configure a "candidate configuration", then "commit" it to bring it live. If you do not like it or messed up something, you just "rollback" to the previous configuration. It can all be done in a matter of minutes. This is super handy once you get use to it."
"I like the Junos OS, which has been very good for me. It's very clever."
"We mostly use the Layer 4 firewall functions: Access rules, NAT, and site-to-site IPsec VPN."
"I've found the security features, such as IDS and the VPN most valuable."
"Juniper SRX Series Firewall is a stable solution."
"It provides good routing and high performance of the data center."
"The most valuable features are the security cloud ACP and KPP features."
"In terms of features and user-friendliness, the solution is good. It’s very stable. The solution is scalable. In Sophos Cyberoam UTM, the most valuable features are web and application filtering, routing functionalities, and VPN. It has helped us manage the bandwidth."
"Its portal is user-friendly. I am able to manage the user data and access control through this device."
"The most valuable feature is the solution is easy to configure for users."
"Web and content filtering are valuable in preventing people from abusing the network and pushing up the bandwidth price."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"In some circumstances, the malware functionality is the most important feature, and in other cases, some other features."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is the SD-WAN gateway."
"The solution is excellent for web and application filtering and remote access with the VPN."
"The command line is complicated, and the interface could be better."
"I don't like that anything more than very basic reporting is not included."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"I could not configure sFlow from the FortiGate graphical user interface. I realized that the sFlow configuration is available only from the CLI, and discovered that sFlow is not supported on virtual interfaces, such as VDOM links, IPsec, or GRE."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"Junos Space should be improved to be on par with FortiGate's solution for managing firewalls and routing."
"It would be good if Junos had "unique commands" between all hierarchical levels, discarding the use of the "Run" command."
"Juniper SRX is stable, but it could improve. FortiGate has better stability than Juniper SRX."
"I've noticed that the management interface could use some updates and upgrades."
"I would like to see endpoint control and endpoint testing security."
"This solution needs to update for "Next Generation" needs."
"The solution is quite advanced. You need a lot of training to use it effectively."
"In the future, I would like to see the UI more responsive"
"The reports need to be more detailed and granular."
"The solution is at its end of life and some of the appliances are finishing."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could have a more advanced reporting function."
"I would like to see a better content management pack and also the website searching should be better."
"There needs to be more documentation that users can access to help them understand the solution or troubleshoot as necessary."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"VPN configuration is not very swift."
"The policy is a bit too vague."
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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