We performed a comparison between Sophos XGS and WatchGuard Firebox 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."From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"FortiGate improved our security. It's one of the best hardware firewalls."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well."
"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."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"Fortinet FortiGate has many valuable features, such as IDS, and intrusion detection. It has security features that are in part with the technologies that are available in the market."
"It's easy to use, and the service is good. If anything goes wrong, their support system is very reliable."
"The solution is very user-friendly, and the GUI is so good that I don't have to use the CLI. This eliminates the need for typing; clicking allows me to get to what I'm looking for."
"It's much faster than the previous firewall, so you can do the work faster."
"The solution is stable."
"It's easy to deploy and connect."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos XGS is its ease of use."
"I like the Sophos UI. It interface has a more comfortable feel than the competitors."
"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."
"After conducting several tests I found the antivirus is working very well. Additionally, they have a very interesting feature, DNS WatchGuard, which is checking DNS requests for phishing, among other things, and it has caught a lot of unwanted attempts and attacks."
"It saves us time in the respect that we now have the template built for it so we can get in and get it done. We've had much less problem supporting Voice over IP technologies from different companies. Because our client base has grown over the years, we're probably saving 20 to 30 man-hours a month now that we've got this on a good stable level."
"The most valuable features are the VPN and web blocker security."
"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."
"It protects me against malicious websites, as well as malicious downloads, as a perimeter anti-virus. I've also seen it blocking a lot of pings and different probes."
"Intrusion Prevention is my primary focus so that's what I find most useful. The why is straightforward: It's to prevent intrusion."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use of the interface."
"Because we bought two firewalls... we need a central place to manage the policies and deploy them to both devices. It's good that it provides a system management console that is able to manipulate and manage policies in one place and deploy them to different locations."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"To some degree, it's almost a question as to why some of this stuff isn't simpler. For example, for an AP deployment, while it's integrated, the number of steps that you have to go through in order to get the AP up, seems like a lot."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"The solution lacks multi-language support."
"We would like to see a better training platform implemented."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"I rate Sophos' support five out of 10. It's sometimes difficult to contact them, and finding a solution is not easy."
"The support team are helpful when you eventually get hold of them which takes a long time. They can improve how quickly you get technical support."
"We'd like an interface that can monitor everything."
"In version 18 of Sophos XGS, the log details are not very good. However, in version 19 they are more detailed. The Fortinet FortiGate has better detail overall compared to Sophos XGS. They provide updates to the solution frequently, but they do not fix the problems that exist."
"Reporting could be improved. The structure could be better because most of the reports aren't detailed."
"The speed of report generation could be improved."
"Level one technical support is not good at all and needs to be improved."
"Sophos' technical support has degraded in the last couple of years. They seem to need to ask a lot of questions, even with simple problems, and take a long time to provide solutions."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"I believe there is a need for additional measures to connect mobile devices securely to the Firebox router."
"This is a great product and offers great protection but they don't hear the customers' needs. They don't make improvements as per the customers' requests."
"It would be wonderful if the WatchGuard team develops nice products for threat intelligence."
"Firebox would be improved with integration for endpoint protection solutions."
"The solution needs to improve its accessibility."
"There are a couple of things I wished that it would do, but I can't think of those off the top of my head."
"A 12-hour power outage... got our batteries."
Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 59 reviews while WatchGuard Firebox is ranked 13th in Firewalls with 79 reviews. Sophos XGS is rated 7.8, while WatchGuard Firebox is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Firebox writes "Offers a streamlined deployment, intuitive interface and robust security features". Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Meraki MX, whereas WatchGuard Firebox is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, SonicWall TZ and Check Point NGFW. See our Sophos XGS vs. WatchGuard Firebox report.
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