We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Sophos XG 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."It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"The most valuable feature is the FortiManager for centralized management."
"There are great templates, so you don't have to customize them if you don't want to. You do have the option to custom create some folders and some reports, however, with what is there, you don't really need to go through extra effort, as they already give you a lot of predefined views of reports and so forth."
"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."
"It is a one box solution, which covers most of the edge device’s requirements."
"The most important features with FortiGate are the web filter and application controls. We can control our internet usage and use the web filter for application purposes."
"Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a scalable product."
"It is a stable solution, and there are no issues so far."
"The blocking, based on the signal provided, is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support."
"I have two offices, and I can route the internet of both offices using the same product. The connectivity is great."
"We are able to trace any user and pinpoint any vulnerability or any malicious software. We are able to synchronize between the local and active directories so we can catch users easily through their login names and IDs."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XG for our use cases are its firewall capabilities, its ability to connect to wide area and local networks, and its VPN functionality."
"Technical support is responsive."
"As a security solution, it's a very good security solution."
"The most valuable feature is web filtering."
"The SL VPNs are the most valuable feature. I have a lot of systems out of the head office that need to connect to the local networks, and they all connect wirelessly via the Sophos VPN client."
"Sophos XG's price is right, and it's easy to manage. It's a good fit for our current needs at the moment."
"A sandbox would be good in order to be able to inspect the emails containing spam and be able to validate the emails that contain malware, prior to delivering to the customer."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"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."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"Some of the filtering is not robust, you can escape it with a VPN. Some of the users bypass some of the filters. It catches some but it also misses some, that area could be improved. It's functioning reasonably but there's room for improvement in that area."
"There are some license issues. Not every feature must have a separate license. There must be some of kind synergy between the license so we don't have to pay for every individual license that we would like to have."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation of the product, and to having a proper understanding of the case."
"The initial setup of the Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall has areas that are difficult."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"The solution needs to build upon its network functionality. It needs to be a bit smarter."
"Forcepoint would be improved if there were more training available."
"Configuration is not easy because it has an old-fashioned interface. The configuration interface is highly complex, and it's been the same for years. They have to change the interface."
"They should have a local vendor who can provide support. Most of the support is overseas, so the time zones can be a problem."
"While they offer a comprehensive bundled solution, some users may prefer on-premise deployments for certain features, such as URL filtering."
"The SD-WAN could be improved."
"The management console could be improved and the solution lacks good technical support."
"Inability to investigate incidents, there is no tracking."
"The time taken by Sophos XG's support team to respond to and resolve an issue is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The support engineers of the product are not very tech-savvy, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Support could be improved."
"Sophos XG could improve the policies, they are a bit confusing when creating them. There are many options that make it confusing and it could be simplified."
"They can lower its price. It is very expensive. We are looking for a less expensive solution depending on our budget. They can also improve it in terms of firewall protection."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 41 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Darktrace, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Sophos XG report.
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