We performed a comparison between Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System and Sophos UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Darktrace, Vectra AI, Check Point Software Technologies and others in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)."Setup is straightforward with the same reliability and scalability as the firewall series."
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"It is easy to manage."
"The features that I've known to be most valuable are both the web security features as well as the web firewall capabilities. As a partner of Sophos firewall, we have some clients and they are using Sophos firewall UTM and we are using it as well."
"The stability of Sophos UTM is very good. The solution has been stable since Sophos took over Cyberoam which was the original company providing this solution."
"It works well without any maintenance. So far, it has worked pretty well regardless of the traffic."
"We find all of the features valuable because together they fit the needs of our customers."
"The solution is stable."
"It is a stable product... I rate the solution's technical support a nine out of ten...The initial setup is quite easy because they have all the information on their website."
"I would recommend UTM over XG because it's easier to manage."
"Lack of tools to help educate end users"
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"The memory and processing were problematic. The interface could be better."
"Doesn't provide antivirus for individual computers."
"The lack of import/export functions for network and service options drives me mad."
"Sophos customer support could use some improvement."
"They could definitely improve on the support, especially in other countries."
"The initial setup may be difficult for those not familiar with the product."
"The management suite is easy and the agent is easy to develop."
"Sophos should be more user-friendly, have more dashboards, and an easier implementation."
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Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is ranked 28th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is rated 9.0, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System writes "Complements any firewall". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is most compared with Darktrace, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiGate, Sophos XG, OPNsense and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls.
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