We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XGS 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."Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"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."
"SSL-VPN is very useful for us and has been very reliable."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ability to work in proxy mode, which other solutions, such as Palo Alto cannot. There are some features that are better that come at no extra license or subscriptions cost, such as basic SD-WAN. The DLT is useful, other solutions have the same feature too, such as Palo Alto."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution is highly scalable because they have devices that can handle a large amount of traffic."
"The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"We mostly use the Layer 4 firewall functions: Access rules, NAT, and site-to-site IPsec VPN."
"Juniper is a highly flexible platform, and you get more bang for your buck compared to a Cisco product."
"Most of our clients use it as a traditional firewall, blocking Layer 3 and Layer 4, blocking by transport."
"The product provides good performance and has features comparable to other leading products in the market."
"The rollback option and Commit Confirmed are great features. They give us the security to change configurations without downtime."
"The IPS functionality of Juniper SRX is useful in the telecom industry."
"The GUI is simple to use."
"The technical support is quite good."
"It's easy to deploy and connect."
"We are happy and satisfied with all the features."
"It is very stable. I have not heard of any issue where clients would have to replace hardware. It's been really stable for a long while."
"The solution is cost-effective and easy to manage."
"The Sophos XGS product is highly versatile and well-suited for various companies, including small, medium, and large enterprises. Its effectiveness lies in its inspection firewall capabilities, making it a commonly chosen option in our country due to its reasonable pricing. Sophos Firewall's support for VPN encryption and thorough inspection makes it a suitable choice for many companies, and I recommend it accordingly. At the moment, I can't propose any new features. The primary concern is the traffic stability, which needs improvement. Although the traffic stability is generally good, it has been noted that it can impact RAM and CPU, affecting workflow and inspection."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution is scalable."
"It's easy to use, and the service is good. If anything goes wrong, their support system is very reliable."
"I have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"A sandbox would be good in order to be able to inspect the emails containing spam and be able to validate the emails that contain malware, prior to delivering to the customer."
"FortiGate support could do some improvements on their IPv6 configuration. Right now it's still in the very early stage for utilizing in an enterprise level network environment."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"The biggest "gotcha" is that if the client purchases what they call the UTM shared bundle, which has unified threat management on both, it's not as easy to manage if you have more than one firewall."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"I would like to have a better web UI for administration. Juniper could simplify the web UI and make it more compatible with mobile devices."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"The solution's initial setup process was lengthy as I was new to Juniper."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"The Juniper SRX product needs to improve in terms of innovation."
"It could be more secure."
"Both the web management and the graphical user interface are inadequate and should be improved."
"I think Juniper SRX should have a GUI. Some of the competitors are already implementing GUI for the firewall."
"Sophos XGS's response to zero-day attacks could be improved."
"The VPN capability needs some improvement in Sophos XGS."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"The solution could improve inspection processes and troubleshooting for VPNs because this area is very weak."
"In Sophos, the user portal is not user-friendly."
"Sophos XGS could be improved by adding a built-in hyper-converged solution."
"They should customers who are facing issues with their product reviews; they found bots in it. If they can do their proper research and use the user analysis and testing, that would greatly help the clients."
"The reporting could be better."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 86 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 58 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while Sophos XGS 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 XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". 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 XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Untangle NG Firewall. See our Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs. Sophos XGS report.
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