We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ and Sophos Cyberoam 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."The stability and scalability of this solution are satisfactory. Its SD-WAN, VPN, and URL filtering features are very useful."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"Centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances allow us to take control over our public and private infrastructure."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"The most common feature in the firewall, apart from that traditional firewall, would be the security services, like application control, URL filtering, Gateway Anti-Virus, and IPS protection. These are the essential features in the firewalls which I think, has to be enabled and properly used at every network infrastructure."
"The most valuable features have been content filtering, and the interface is easy to navigate and to use."
"It does what it says it is going to do."
"Technical support is good."
"They give good protection to my network and support it."
"Offers the right amount of control without being incredibly convoluted and frustrating."
"Good VPN connection."
"We use the content filter quite a lot because it's an office setting. During working hours, we like to censor the sites users can visit so it increases productivity. Therefore, the content filter has been good for us."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a very strong product with good support."
"The product is easy to maintain."
"The performance has been good overall."
"Web and content filtering are valuable in preventing people from abusing the network and pushing up the bandwidth price."
"The VPN is excellent on the solution."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"The most valuable feature is the IPSec forwarding."
"The dashboard is very good-looking and offers maximum features. If a customer's website has a problem, we can guide them over the phone because they can easily find the specific option on the dashboard. That's why we suggest buying Sophos."
"I could not configure sFlow from the FortiGate graphical user interface. I realized that the sFlow configuration is available only from the CLI, and discovered that sFlow is not supported on virtual interfaces, such as VDOM links, IPsec, or GRE."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"The pricing could always be better."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"Full monitoring obviously needs to be improved. We need full monitoring covered under the security licensing."
"The monitoring is a little bit confusing."
"An additional feature that I would like to see is reporting that includes metrics to give me more information about the number of viruses that it has actually detected and interrupted."
"I think content filtering is the area this product should improve. It's a little tricky to get put in correctly."
"Sometimes there is a glitch between the network connection. Last time, something happened on our IP phone, the SonicWall team did some updates to fix the issue. However, glitches happen very rarely. I did not experience any other types of problems."
"It could be made more user friendly."
"It could probably be more user-friendly, and it could be more scalable with releases and subscriptions."
"The stability could be a lot better."
"It isn't missing anything."
"We use different workarounds and find different solutions for it, depending on the client's needs. We shouldn't have to, we should just be able to use the product as it comes with Cyberoam, rather than having to revert to other products."
"Technical support could be faster."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
"The following could be improved: Web Filtering using wildcards; clarity regarding the firewall rules; granular reporting features."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"There is a lot or room for improvement, because it is still not a fourth or fifth generation firewall. It lacks security features."
"The solution's pricing could be a problem for some small businesses."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Sophos UTM and SonicWall NSa. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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