We performed a comparison between Sophos XG and Stormshield Network Security 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."Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"The solution is easy to configure and maintain remotely."
"The wireless control is helpful."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"The solution has all the security features you would need for any type of environment."
"The performance of Sophos XG is generally good and it is stable."
"The stability has been excellent."
"The two most valuable feature of Sophos XG is, one the option to filter according to different applications and two, the integration with the Active Directory."
"The stability of Sophos XG is good, it has good performance."
"This solution does everything and anything a firewall can do."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XG are user-friendliness and it is highly secure."
"The firewall provides network visibility and reporting capabilities, constantly improving over time. It can be integrated with the cloud console, allowing centralized management of multiple firewalls. integration with endpoint security products ensures seamless traffic flow and rule enforcement, even when endpoints are not directly connected to the firewall."
"It's an easy, straightforward management platform to use."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"A very robust product."
"Our organization's main concern is stability, and this is a stable solution."
"Easily manageable in a variety of environments."
"I like that it works fine. Stormshield is a very good solution."
"I like how you can configure the rules. There is the task for the rules and a task for the network configuration. It also provides SMD filtering, and it can be integrated with the active directory for the users, their mission, and the VPN configuration. We are here in Sudan, and Stormshield didn't work in Sudan for more than a decade. Stormshield is a very strong firewall and very easy to configure and maintain. I am just working with the firewall solution, and we don't have any other solutions like endpoint solutions or something like that."
"I can see what traffic is going on. I can easily block any programs from attacks."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"We'd like more management across other integrations."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"They have to just improve its performance when we enable all UTM features. When you enable all the features, the performance of FortiGate, as well as of Sophos and SonicWall, goes down."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"Its customer service could be better."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"Sophos XG's web server protection and log viewer could improve. They should also introduce sandboxing."
"The only area that requires improvement is scalability."
"The current bandwidth consumption is no longer shown in the XG and XGS."
"Network security is in need of improvement."
"The uploading and downloading of reports should be included."
"I am using the Azure Active Directory in my company and it was complicated to integrate this solution with Azure."
"Technical support is difficult to access."
"Their tech support is not great."
"A more user-friendly interface would be helpful."
"This solution has a big problem with web filtering and it needs to be improved."
"This is not a next-generation firewall."
"Improvement is needed in terms of the technical support of the manufacturer."
"The product must improve its pricing."
"Not all the fields are activated yet and we were informed that it will take at least one month."
"The biggest issue was their support department was not able to help us, then everything stops. This is a no-go area for me."
"With Stormshield, there are difficulties joining things, and it can be complex depending on the architecture."
Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews while Stormshield Network Security is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 16 reviews. Sophos XG is rated 8.2, while Stormshield Network Security is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Stormshield Network Security writes "Handles monitoring, collection, analysis, and reporting of data in our HQ and branches". Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX, whereas Stormshield Network Security is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, WatchGuard Firebox and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Sophos XG vs. Stormshield Network Security report.
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