We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Sophos 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."The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"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."
"FortiGate Secure SD-WAN includes best-of-breed next-generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and WAN optimization capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN edge transformation in a unified offering."
"The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback."
"The customization potential is quite impressive."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"There is a lot of legacy traffic from other vendors that has been migrated to Check Point which has resulted in a lot of stability in our environment."
"The VPN tunnels are very effective in terms of stability and quick connection."
"Check Point has given us the ability to comply with regulations and with capacities in a way that we never could before."
"Check Point has a centralized console that makes it possible to manage all the deployed equipment. It also has a built-in VPN service that lets users connect through VPN to our organization, which facilitates teleworking while cutting off unauthorized access to the organization's internal network."
"In a single bundle we have the all solutions we need - like application/URL filtering, and threat emulation/extraction."
"The solution offers a good GUI."
"It's really simple to set up."
"The Blades work fine and the performance optimization is great."
"Sophos UTM has a good user interface and granular security controls."
"The solution is scalable."
"It works well without any maintenance. So far, it has worked pretty well regardless of the traffic."
"It is a very good product. The threat monitoring process is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos UTM is reporting, it is flexible. I can monitor the end user's devices, even when they are not on my network. It has good drill-down capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the IPS. It also protects us from malware."
"The stability, overall, is excellent. I haven't had a problem in the last two years."
"The packet filtering's great. You get out what you put into it. It works great as long as you know your security and configure everything adequately. If you just pop one in and it's not configured, then it's basically wide open. It kind of depends on the admin skill, but it's an excellent product."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve by integrating the web application firewall and the DDoS protection part of the solution. Having a WAF feature, web application firewall, and proxy together would be a good benefit."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"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."
"Sometimes you do need to know some CLI commands, so it's a bit harder for technicians or new people that don't know it."
"One issue that I have had is that sometimes I need to monitor the traffic, so I need to filter it according to the user and which user is using it the most. I experience a bottleneck most of the time, particularly at the peak time when the number of contracts and users are at maximum."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"The cost of add-on features is too high."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup is a bit complex. There's a bit of a learning curve if you're trying to set it up for the first time and you aren't familiar with the product."
"The policy installation module should be improved."
"In our particular case, we have different web applications developed by the same organization, however, that requires a specialized protection element such as a WAF. Having this service or feature within the same solution would be very valuable."
"Check Point's support, at all levels, needs a complete overhaul."
"When I was creating the VPN on it and the client side through the portal, that feature was very annoying. I could not use it. It was much more usable after downloading it to the laptop. That was very good compared to using it directly from the browser."
"Until you have some experience, the installation and configuration are difficult."
"There can be a delay when it comes to reaching out to technical support."
"Support for IKEv2 is needed in this solution."
"The solution is not scalable."
"I didn't like it much. It suits only small businesses. It isn't scalable and reliable. There is a very critical issue with the power supply."
"In Sophos UTM there is always a problem with the routing tables. If you want to see the routing table, you have to use the UI. You can't do it via a web browser. The routing table is better in Fortinet."
"The lack of import/export functions for network and service options drives me mad."
"We'd like to see them offer their services on mobile devices like tablets. I'm not sure if that's an option or not."
"The five-factor authentication needs improvement."
Check Point NGFW doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 275 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. 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 UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Azure Firewall, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Sophos UTM report.
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