We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Sophos Cyberoam UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"The features that prevent internet connections, the filtering are the most valuable because we did not have any internet protection before."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the FortiManager for centralized management."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"It is useful for protecting and segregating the internal networks from the internet. Most of our customers also use the FortiGate client to connect to their offices by using the VPN client, and of course, they usually activate the antivirus, deep inspection, and intrusion prevention services. They are also using it for web filtering and implementing various policies dealing with forwardings, NAT, etc."
"Fortigate's most valuable feature is that it doesn't need a push policy when writing rules."
"We like the centralized management for configuring multiple firewalls. It also gives us the Antivirus, threat prevention, and vulnerability tests. These four features protect the environment with security checks. Vulnerability tests allow us to configure changes that can protect the environment."
"The product offers a robust and intuitive experience, catering to the essential needs of users."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the Quantum Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). I also like the solution's functionality, like autonomous threat prevention."
"It has allowed us to grow in a safe way and in accordance with our particular needs."
"We like the way it protects our network, how easy it is to see and filter logs, and how easy it is to manage next-generation firewall policies."
"It offers a range of models to enhance network security and it can be customized to secure endpoint client machines or user devices by deploying features like malware detection, antivirus, and mail security blades."
"We have found the central management (Smart Console) to be very helpful in managing all the firewalls and keeping the software/hotfix versions up to date."
"The activation of additional features is very easy and well documented."
"Bandwidth Management and aggregation. It is valuable for combining two ISPs. Switching to a secondary/redundant ISP is thus seamless, in the event that the primary ISP goes down. The Bandwidth Management is also valuable for limiting heavy downloaders that may impact negatively on the experience of other users."
"The tool's robust features allow for the customization of policies, objects, and firewall settings."
"The performance has been good overall."
"The main features I have found best are the load balancer and ease of use."
"It has been working fine. You just turn it on, and it works."
"Good user interface."
"We are using it as a security shield. It does not allow access before that in case we have restricted a few things from users, so it helps me in that."
"There are plenty of features that are valuable in the Sophos Cyberoam UTM. We use all the features, such as email Security, firewall rules, web server security, web devices, web protection."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"They've become quite expensive."
"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."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"We would like to have the ability to disable some of the security functionalities."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"It will be good if the product is rack-mounted."
"It's too expensive for mid-market companies."
"The command line is very difficult to use, which is one of the biggest drawbacks of this solution."
"Check Point NGFW Firewall requires frequent updates to build more user-friendly dashboards."
"While the solution is good, we wish to have something that is a bit better, as the threats have evolved over time."
"The main thing for a normal operations guy who is creating tools and firewalls, it is quite difficult to manage. It requires an expert level of knowledge in Check Point products to manage these scalable platform appliances and the virtual firewall that comes with it. We have to educate our guys and give them training on a regular basis to work on these products."
"The policy installation module should be improved."
"The debugging of VPN tunnels is very stressful."
"The implementation policy needs improvment."
"I would like to see improvements in the development of reports. The process needs to be made simple."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"The product fails to provide proper reports, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The following could be improved: Web Filtering using wildcards; clarity regarding the firewall rules; granular reporting features."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM has room for improvement in specific rules-based objects and redesign. The solution also needs to improve in adding rules and policies, including renewing and finding policies."
"The blocking needs to be improved."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
Check Point NGFW doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 279 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point NGFW writes "Good antivirus protection and URL filtering with very good user identification capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Azure Firewall, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Sophos UTM and SonicWall NSa. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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