We performed a comparison between OPNsense 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."The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"The solution is stable."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"The solution is very user friendly. The user interface in particular is quite nice."
"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"The next-generation firewall is great."
"The feature I find most valuable, is that the program helped me to realize all the requested functionality that was needed."
"The most valuable features in OPNsense are reporting and visibility."
"The most valuable feature is the Dual WAN in OPNSense, which offers advanced capabilities."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"It has an open license. It works very well, and there is an update every month."
"The solution is good for a basic firewall for a small business or for home use."
"The initial setup is easy. It only takes 15-30 minutes to deploy."
"What I like the most about OPNsense is that it offers an easy-to-use dashboard for device management and control."
"I like the Sophos UI. It interface has a more comfortable feel than the competitors."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable features in Sophos XGS are identity and VPN. It is a very good solution that is able to detect and prevent a lot of malicious activity."
"Setup was straightforward. One person is enough for deployment."
"It's much faster than the previous firewall, so you can do the work faster."
"One of the main advantages of Sophos XGS is the processor. You don't have to wait a long time for when you are managing the firewall and the traffic is faster now."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XGS are a set of functionalities that are quite commendable, they call it synchronized security, where all the solutions share defense lines with each other."
"The solution is scalable."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more capabilities for troubleshooting VPN connections. For example, I do get some feedback about the current status, but I could use some history and logging of important events. The information is logged in our Syslog server, but I could use that information from the device. If they could provide a GUI to have some more insight on what's going with my VPN would be useful."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"WAN load-balancing could be a lot better at detecting when a link is poor or inconsistent, and not just flat out dead."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"The non-error conserve mode has room for improvement."
"There are some add-ons that need enhancements to make management easier for users, especially the reporting features. Some reports don't show the level of detail I'm looking for, and I've had trouble installing certain add-ons, especially for Internet bandwidth shaping within my company."
"The reporting part could be better."
"OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
"There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"I would like better documentation concerning the provided packages and their integration."
"The user interface could be improved, and the DNS section should be more intuitive."
"The application is a little slow; it takes five to ten seconds to respond to every click when configuring. If we need to do significant configuration, it can take a lot of time. This might be because we have a low-end machine, and it could be faster with a high-end one."
"Level one technical support is not good at all and needs to be improved."
"I would like to see a history of the monthly bandwidth utilization, the bandwidth consumption for a period of time."
"There are issues with some designs being able to work on high availability."
"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."
"I would like to see them in third-party evaluation reports like Gartner, Magic Quadrant, or Forrester to make it easier for us to show our customers that Sophos is a leader in the market."
"The customer service response time can be improved."
"Sophos XGS could improve the automation system. It could be better if there was some level of automation, attacks automation, meaning if this happens, then it automatically executes a particular process."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 60 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Robust network security and management offering a user-friendly interface, open-source flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, with challenges regarding initial setup and the absence of official support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and SonicWall TZ, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Meraki MX. See our OPNsense vs. Sophos XGS report.
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