We performed a comparison between GajShield Next Generation Firewall and Sophos UTM 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."Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"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 response is very quick and they can visually resolve our problems in a short period."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"It is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"Fortinet FortiGate's ease of management is the most valuable feature."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall's best feature is the network DLP."
"GajShield has improved our mobile device-based connectivity."
"The solution's outcome is very high, and we often use it in a very high-traffic environment."
"It is a stable solution."
"Gajshiled's enterprise cloud and DLP-level features give it an advantage over other products."
"The most valuable feature of the GajShield Next Generation Firewall is the user-friendly settings, dashboards, and anti-threat protection. Additionally, the solution upgrades frequently which is good because we receive new features."
"It is an easily scalable solution...The initial setup was very easy."
"Sophos integrates seamlessly, and we don't even feel it is running in the background."
"Sophos UTM is very user-friendly and has good integration with other solutions."
"The most valuable feature is the IPS. It also protects us from malware."
"The most valuable features of the solution are application filtering and web filtering."
"It allows me to easily connect with more than forty-five remote sites and more than fifty remote users between IPsec and SSL VPN, applying the web filter and application filter to ensure a secure connection."
"Configuration troubleshooting is eased by the use of the color-coded, live firewall log."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"I have no problem with the cost or licensing of this solution. This is a primary reason whay I wanted this solution. It does the same thing cheaper than other name brands."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"The customization could be improved. Cisco, for example, is much better at this. They need to work to be at least as good as they are."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"Fortinet FortiGate can be integrated with different platforms. They have integrations in place, but I can't say they're 100%."
"I would like to have logs, monitoring, and reporting for a month without extra fees."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"Quality control on their firmware versions needs improvement. When they introduce new firmware, there tend to be bugs."
"We face issues with some configuration parts that we don't understand in the solution, and sometimes we face issues with the VPN connection."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall would be improved with the addition of a load-balancing feature."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall could improve the flow of the settings. If somebody's using a Cisco firewall or any other brand and they want to use GajShield Next Generation Firewall the platform's UI is a bit different. If it was more similar to the others it would be better."
"Sometimes, we have to use SD-WAN support for the solution, which can be improved by adapting some features that will help our approach to network services."
"We raised a support ticket, and the project didn't get a proper response. There was a skill issue in TAC support."
"Gajshield can improve SD-WAN compatibility at an enterprise cloud level."
"The firewall configuration and administration screens could use some improvement."
"The initial setup was straightforward. The full deployment takes approximately two days which could be simplified to reduce the time. The major part of the process is the configuration and the policy setup."
"Monitoring and reporting are areas that need improvement."
"In Sophos UTM there is always a problem with the routing tables. If you want to see the routing table, you have to use the UI. You can't do it via a web browser. The routing table is better in Fortinet."
"I don't really have any notes for improvements."
"The logs are not clear, which means that you need an additional piece of software in order to read them clearly."
"The interface configuration could be improved."
"There can be a delay when it comes to reaching out to technical support."
"I didn't like it much. It suits only small businesses. It isn't scalable and reliable. There is a very critical issue with the power supply."
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GajShield Next Generation Firewall is ranked 30th in Firewalls with 7 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. GajShield Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.8, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of GajShield Next Generation Firewall writes "User-friendly settings, frequent updates, and responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". GajShield Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Sophos XG, WiJungle and Netgate pfSense, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our GajShield Next Generation Firewall vs. Sophos UTM report.
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