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 solution is scalable."
"FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"Consolidated our network environment at all locations, but mainly at our datacenter."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs."
"Fortinet FortiGate appears to be scalable."
"Easy to use support and licensing portal as well as activation process."
"One of the nice things about FortiGate is that it can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises. You can actually do both. That's the biggest reason why I stick with this solution as opposed to something like Cisco Meraki. Another nice thing is that I can log directly into a FortiGate or get to it through their FortiCloud access products. They're pretty reliable and consistent. One of the reasons why I started using the product was their single pane of management. I can deploy their line of firewalls in conjunction with their switching and access points, and I can manage the entire network from one interface. I don't have to log into one interface for the firewall, another one for the access points, and another one for the switches. These firewalls have access point controller functionality built right into the system, so I don't even have to purchase additional devices to manage them."
"We mostly use the Layer 4 firewall functions: Access rules, NAT, and site-to-site IPsec VPN."
"It's a reliable firewall and very stable, for both the hardware and applications it is stable."
"From a protection perspective, it provides a network perimeter security function for our company."
"It protects the data behind our switches."
"I have used technical support quite a bit, and they are really good."
"It's easily scalable."
"The scalability is fine."
"The solution is stable, inexpensive, and works well for medium size companies."
"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."
"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."
"The product is easy to maintain."
"Good user interface."
"I believe it's the advanced security software that offers SMPP protection for the agent."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is the SD-WAN gateway."
"SD-WAN and IPSec features are valuable to me."
"We would like to see an upgrade to the VPN feature, we are using the VPN from outside of our office and there is a limitation to 10 connections, more connections would be suitable."
"It should be more stable. There should be full integration within Fortinet products themselves as well as with other third-party products. Especially when you're not dealing with SIEM and the correlation of the security box, we want Fortinet to be able to share that information with as many other products as it can."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve to be on par with its competitors, such as Palo Alto and Sophos. They are the market leaders. Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve its capabilities. However, we are happy with Fortinet FortiGate."
"I would like some automated custom reporting."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"It did not improve our safety because the IDS does not detect some attacks, but our anti-virus software did."
"Improvements can be made to the GUI. The GUI can be improved by creating policies to handle IPS requirements. The configuration should be a one-step process. This would make it easier to complete the setup to register the time of operation."
"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."
"We tried configuring the IDS for more than four months, but it did not work properly."
"Junos Space should be improved to be on par with FortiGate's solution for managing firewalls and routing."
"Ongoing costs are something that we need to manage and make sure that we're getting value on."
"The user interface is something that Juniper needs to improve."
"When I was going to upgrade the OS, the solution didn't accept certain USB devices."
"The product strategy of the manufacturer is strange. I don't understand what they are doing in that regard."
"The reporting should be improved as well as the backup."
"The following could be improved: Web Filtering using wildcards; clarity regarding the firewall rules; granular reporting features."
"On-box sandstorm should be available. As of now, it is from their cloud."
"We have had some issues with technical support, which is an area that needs improvement."
"Needs a mail alert/notification when the device loses any of its connections, during ISP redundancy implementation."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"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."
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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