We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Sophos UTM 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 security on offer is very good."
"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 very easy to understand. It's not overly complex."
"Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"The pricing is great and very reasonable."
"It's almost perfect. It's very stable. We don't have many hardware issues."
"This product is affordable and it's a good, high-performance appliance."
"The most valuable feature is that its IPsec works perfectly."
"I've found the UTM features and the SD-WAN to be most valuable."
"It is a complete package, and it has complete offerings. It fit the needs, and our customer is happy with it."
"The ease of access and user-friendly setup is a valuable feature. Fortinet proves to be particularly straightforward to configure, offering simplicity without complexity. Moreover, visibility is easily attainable due to certain factors. Price, implementation, and budget considerations play a role. When it comes to Cisco implementation, the process tends to be more intricate, which many customers find unfavourable for their business needs."
"Fortinet FortiGate-VM is easy to use."
"I rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos UTM is the simple-to-use interface."
"This is a very stable product."
"We find all of the features valuable because together they fit the needs of our customers."
"The product is extremely intuitive."
"The solution is easy to handle and configure."
"The firewall itself is very strong and provides great security."
"It helps us with protection, with concurrent use of the VPN."
"Palo Alto has a feature called WildFire Analysis that is unavailable in FortiGate. WildFire is better than a sandbox because it can address zero-day threats and vulnerabilities. It can immediately identify zero-day threats from the cloud."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing."
"The scalability feature of the solution has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The solution can improve by adding separate interfaces for proxy and flow-based usage."
"It has a monitoring tool, but it could be improved."
"FortiGate should be more customer friendly and budgeted better."
"Not a ten because I think that Cisco is better."
"Their offering for MFA isn't the cleanest."
"There should be more options to use lower-end models in a high availability configuration."
"It would be better if it could provide you with options before completely blocking anything through the web filter. If you are doing a deep SSL inspection on the site if it says it's expired, it doesn't give you the option to continue at your own risk. I can't say that it's bad, but SSL internally isn't really a requirement. However, its security features can help. Right now, we have people going out and spending on purchasing the SSL certificates for internal sites."
"The solution's technical support for India needs to be improved."
"There can be a delay when it comes to reaching out to technical support."
"I would like to see Sophos UTM add support for all the new threat-detection technologies and the ability to respond to novel security threats that come along every day."
"The solution could be improved by adding cloud soundboxing."
"The only time we face a problem or issues is when we place a ticket. We have found that response is very slow."
"Last year, Sophos had some major internal management changes that negatively impacted their support."
"Sophos UTM could improve if there was no limitation on users."
"The product could be simplified and made more self-explanatory."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and H3C SecPath Firewalls, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Sophos UTM report.
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