We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Sophos XGS 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."We are very happy with the general bandwidth agility we have seen from one website to another website."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"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."
"It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"I only deal with it from a security analyst's point of view. I don't really get into the features of the actual FortiGate. From the security point of view, it works, and it does its job."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate-VM are the servers, analyzer, and track protection."
"I find the simplicity to be most valuable."
"The solution can scale well."
"It’s easy to integrate the solution with our network infrastructure."
"It has allowed us to centralize every network service into one appliance."
"Its performance is adequate. We are quite satisfied with its performance. The fact that it is a complete ecosystem with all kinds of integrations is valuable. It did take us a couple of months to get a grip on the new software, but all in all, it replaced our on-premise and single-point solution environment."
"It provides an ease of management and configuration as well."
"There is an interesting possibility of building a tunnel to a firewall from access points. We use this feature for small branch offices with one to two employees with access to central RDP servers."
"The solution is stable."
"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."
"I like the Sophos UI. It interface has a more comfortable feel than the competitors."
"The threat intelligence capabilities of the tool are good."
"The most valuable features in Sophos XGS are bandwidth management, content filtering, and WAN link management failover. If one internet activity or one link would fail, automatically it will switch over to another one."
"It is scalable."
"Spam filtering is what I love most about XGS."
"It offers an easy initial implementation."
"The pricing could always be better."
"The biggest "gotcha" is that if the client purchases what they call the UTM shared bundle, which has unified threat management on both, it's not as easy to manage if you have more than one firewall."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"The scalability could be better."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"The visibility of the network can be better. The GUI can be improved for better visibility of the network flow. Other solutions have better GUI in terms of network visibility."
"Fortinet FortiGate-VM should improve its asset identification, wherein the device can identify assets on the network, like computers."
"We face some issues with the IPsec connection during replication."
"The solution could use very well-defined support for resellers."
"There is always room for improvement in any solutions, including Fortinet's FortiGate-VM. Although the solution claims to have a superior throughput compared to other OEMs, upon closer examination and comparison, there is potential for significant improvement in this area. In today's rapidly evolving technology world, it is important to continuously strive for enhancement and development, and I believe Fortinet can make significant strides in this direction for the FortiGate-VM."
"The product needs to focus on cloud-nativeness and pricing."
"The solution should provide more useful GUI features."
"We have encountered certain issues with the bandwidth in respect of the security layer."
"Sizing can be challenging for customers interested in using Fortinet FortiGate-VM."
"What could be improved in Sophos XGS is its connectivity with Azure AD. It's best if it could work directly without using any servers locally, or in the data center, and this functionality should be made available in this product."
"In Sophos, the user portal is not user-friendly."
"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."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"The VPN capability needs some improvement in Sophos XGS."
"The SD-WAN feature isn't very good. It's there, but it doesn't work properly."
"Sophos XGS could be improved by adding a built-in hyper-converged solution."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. 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 XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Untangle NG Firewall. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Sophos XGS report.
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