We performed a comparison between Sophos Cyberoam UTM and WatchGuard Firebox based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
"I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"It is quite easy to handle."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"It blocks the vulnerabilities that can negatively impact us."
"There are plenty of features available, such as Full Guard and WAN."
"The security capabilities are okay."
"The most valuable features are the firewall section, the VPN, and how you control live users."
"All in one UTM appliance."
"The solution's web filtering is an important feature for us in our company."
"SD-WAN and IPSec features are valuable to me."
"Web and content filtering are valuable in preventing people from abusing the network and pushing up the bandwidth price."
"Content filtering, as this enables me to control that which employees can view at different time quotas."
"Their centralized console simplifies management for organizations with multiple Fireboxes."
"We experienced that WatchGuard is easy to setup regarding VPN compared to other firewalls of other brands."
"The solution simplifies my business. Normally, for administration, we are using NetApp System Manager on Window since it's easy to create new policies. In a short amount of time, you can create new policies based on new requirements. For example, in the last few months, many requirements changed due to the coronavirus, adding the use of new services, like Office 365, and eLearning tools, like Zoom."
"The most valuable feature of WatchGuard Firebox is its ease of use."
"The client is easy to use and stable"
"Easy to change the model if you need more performance, with good cohesion in the whole lineup of devices."
"The security that is used for defending from the attacks is very good."
"Their support is excellent, and the stability is very good."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"Fortinet FortiGate can be integrated with different platforms. They have integrations in place, but I can't say they're 100%."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"Cisco Meraki products are rising very quickly in the cloud and the connected era. Meraki products offer much better ROI, upgradability, and manageability."
"Some of the web policy reports could be improved."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"There are SD-WAN network monitoring, SD-WAN features, Industrial Databases, Internet of Things, Detection, etc., however, we do have not licenses for those features. We thought that if you bought a product, you should have all of the features it offers. Why should you need to make so many extra purchases to enable features? They should have one price for the entire offering."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the logging and reporting. Additionally, the next-generation application's policies should be improved. When they were released they had bugs."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could have a more advanced reporting function."
"The configuration requires an expert to be set up, so it could be made simpler."
"Smaller CR15 units don’t have a hard disc or built in IView software. These units could do with that feature."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
"Hence, it needs to be easier to configure rules using the solution."
"I had an issue when I was trying to stop a user from using too much bandwidth while I was using Azure, I was not able to stop them."
"Maybe network traffic analysis for malware and malicious behavior."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could improve by adding VPN site-to-site capabilities. The correct version does not work with Microsoft Azure Cloud."
"The documentation for the System Manager/Dimension configuration, could be a little bit clearer... The use case where you have multiple sites with multiple firewalls, and one site that has the System Manager server and the Dimension server, wasn't really well defined. It took me a little bit of digging to get that to actually work."
"Once you start getting into proxy actions and setting up: "Okay, cool. Once this rule gets triggered, what actions have to happen?" I do know a few people who use WatchGuard and they still have to get assistance when they look at that. So I would file that as a con for WatchGuard. Proxy actions can be a little bit complicated."
"We would like to see granular notification settings and more advanced filtering in traffic monitoring."
"When working with WatchGuard, specifically in configuring Panda Security on the portal for the first time, it was challenging for me."
"There is a slight learning curve."
"Due to their lack of investment in marketing, channel development, and certifications, WatchGuard faces challenges in gaining visibility and market share, especially in regions like Pakistan."
"The few issues that we have had, such as not knowing where to go, they have been answered quickly."
"Cloud-based central administration of all devices from one point would be nice"
Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews while WatchGuard Firebox is ranked 3rd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 78 reviews. Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0, while WatchGuard Firebox is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Firebox writes "Offers a streamlined deployment, intuitive interface and robust security features". Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Sophos UTM and SonicWall NSa, whereas WatchGuard Firebox is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our Sophos Cyberoam UTM vs. WatchGuard Firebox report.
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