We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Sophos XG based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs."
"Consolidated our network environment at all locations, but mainly at our datacenter."
"Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"We use a southern institution that's audited for IT security and the reporting that automatically comes off the unit makes it much easier to meet compliance standards and makes it easier as far as the amount of time that has to be spent to compile that information. If you get your reporting set up correctly when you initially set it up, you just select the one you want and hit print. The auditing trail on it is the best feature."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"This version is stable. I don't have any issues with this solution, in our environment, it works well."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"It is a scalable product. I know a customer who has deployed more than 4,000 firewalls in a single deployment."
"I have found that Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is easy to use, highly secure, and the main VPN tunnel is created automatically which is a benefit."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"The most valuable feature is controlling the traffic and the logging. They have real-time logins for traffic logs. Troubleshooting was very easy for me."
"I like the Firewall and the IPS."
"The most valuable feature is the console management."
"One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions."
"It is a stable solution, and there are no issues so far."
"I have found configuring the ports to be easier in Sophos XG compared to the other devices."
"The solution offers a good firewall endpoint and email encryption."
"Sophos offers great disk encryption, anti protection, and the interface is very user-friendly."
"The two most valuable feature of Sophos XG is, one the option to filter according to different applications and two, the integration with the Active Directory."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"We get good usage out of the features. It has enabled us to gain popularity. It has great features."
"The feature that we find most valuable is the VPN, which ensures that people working remotely have a secure connection."
"I like how you can integrate with other endpoints and Intercept X in one central management platform. I think it's a perfect solution. Sophos will manage everything in one container. You can manage many firewalls or endpoints within one panel."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"It needs more available central management."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"The support is the main thing that needs to be improved."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"The ability to dynamically change policies could be improved."
"Configuration is not easy because it has an old-fashioned interface. The configuration interface is highly complex, and it's been the same for years. They have to change the interface."
"The company should update the URL filtering database. They need to enhance the URL filtering and make it easier to customize."
"In larger companies with extensive infrastructure, retrieving logs for a longer period of time can sometimes take a bit longer than desired."
"Forcepoint would be improved if there were more training available."
"It's a complicated firewall. Until you come to know the firewall inducers, most people don't like the firewall because the components for the firewall are a little bit complex. User-friendliness is a little bit tough. It needs to be user-friendly when creating policies, and pushing policies. Committing takes more time compared to Palo Alto."
"The endpoint protection capabilities of the product are an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
"I do prefer when updates come out a bit quicker."
"Its user interface is a little bit slow."
"Sophos can improve the debugging of the WAPS function."
"I wish to see an antivirus feature added to the solution."
"The solution could be more secure."
"When you are using it as a controller for the wireless access points, it doesn't perform well. It is not suitable for the public cloud. It is more suitable for enterprise data. It is not really the equipment for cloud data centers. I am looking for a data center firewall."
"The solution’s reporting could be improved."
"It could offer a DNS Filter for blocking botnet networks."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 40 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Darktrace, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Sophos XG report.
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