We performed a comparison between Sophos XG and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway 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 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 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."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use."
"The customization potential is quite impressive."
"The interface is very good."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"The threat prevention is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"The scalability of Sophos XG is good."
"It is feature-rich, I like the server authentication, and the reports are good."
"Content filtering and intrusion prevention are most valuable. Our customers are fully satisfied with the performance of Sophos. It has all the features that they require in a firewall."
"In my experience, the solution was easy to use, has lots of features, and is easy to configure."
"The most useful aspect of the solution is the concept of integrated security."
"Sophos is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature, according to the setup we have at our work place here, is the flexibility of the system or the firmware that's running the appliance. It's so flexible, performing multiple rules with different configurations. According to the set up here, we need to implement several firewalls with different access levels, because we have a variety of users. For this requirement, it's very flexible and very easy to use."
"Because of the pandemic, the VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from web filtering, malware protection, and antivirus."
"The solution can scale well."
"This is a capable appliance and the standard features work well for us."
"The product does need better support in the cloud environment. It's not exactly cloud-native right now."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"A lack of integration between our data centers."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"The web-cache feature which was previously on the FortiGate device, but was deleted with the recent upgrade should be returned. It was a very valuable feature for us."
"The SD-WAN capability is not as good as it is in FortiGate, and is something that should be improved."
"Some businesses require Dynamic IP. This feature would be useful if it worked."
"They should expand their DDoS feature. It's basic. They need to enhance it."
"An area of improvement would be the reporting as diagnostic graphs take a long time to load and refresh. If there could be an option to show only select graphs, it may speed up the graphics."
"Sophos can definitely improve with the interoperability between solutions."
"All of the options should be available when I renew my subscription for the year. As it is now, there are some limitations."
"In the Firewall, the Intrusion Prevention System can be improved."
"The GUI and support could be better. I think there are other products that we are going to deploy instead of Sophos. We have already upgraded a month ago because the interfaces and support for Sophos are really weak. But other products like Juniper, Cisco, or FortiGate are better than Sophos. It's also complicated, and the end-user or client does not understand it."
"The product has some scalability and data management issues where improvements are required."
"Although manageable, the user interface is a little bit slow and could be improved."
"Sometimes it reboots when you least expect it, and that's the main issue."
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Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is ranked 10th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 3 reviews. Sophos XG is rated 8.2, while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is rated 6.0. 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 Zyxel Unified Security Gateway writes "Offers good anti-spam and web filtering features but needs to improve in the area of scalability". Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS and SonicWall TZ, whereas Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, WatchGuard Firebox, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our Sophos XG vs. Zyxel Unified Security Gateway report.
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