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."One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"This solution made it very easy to manage our bandwidth."
"The most valuable feature is the FortiManager for centralized management."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"Advanced routing (RIP, OSPF, BGP, PBR). It gives you a seamless and simple integration into a large network."
"It's very fast and easy to configure."
"We use a southern institution that's audited for IT security and the reporting that automatically comes off the unit makes it much easier to meet compliance standards and makes it easier as far as the amount of time that has to be spent to compile that information. If you get your reporting set up correctly when you initially set it up, you just select the one you want and hit print. The auditing trail on it is the best feature."
"It gives all the features of a full-fledged firewall with great performance."
"Use of this product does not require daily interactions."
"It handles our current load with ease, and I think it can handle a bit more. It definitely can handle a lot more capacity than we currently use."
"The thing that I like the most is that they're very willing to work with us to resolve issues that they haven't taken care of before in their product."
"The most valuable features are the IPS and Antivirus."
"The most valuable feature is geofencing, where we can block all access from all non-domestic locations."
"The most valuable feature is the WAN optimization."
"The solution is very secure, and its technical support is on point."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Compared to other products, Sophos XGS is a user-friendly solution."
"Spam filtering is what I love most about XGS."
"In this solution, the most valuable feature is that it's a security device. Maintaining security is very valuable for us. The other feature that we did not find in other products is that it works well with thin client environments."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"Sophos XGS that's a good firewall. If you use the endpoint, then you have what Sophos calls synchronized security. That will mean that if one of the endpoints is affected, it will be automatically set in isolation."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos is the VPN solution. I also value their threat management, IPS IDS features and login features with single sign-on."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XGS for me are XGS IPS, SD-WAN, VPN setup, email protection, and integration with endpoint security."
"We would like to have the ability to disable some of the security functionalities."
"The web-cache feature which was previously on the FortiGate device, but was deleted with the recent upgrade should be returned. It was a very valuable feature for us."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"I would like some automated custom reporting."
"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 doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"The performance could be better. Some features need to have quality control when the switch is working. The dedicated bandwidth for some users is not reliable."
"The costs could be lowered."
"The price model is not transparent by any means and should be made more clear. What's included in the packages is often not very obvious."
"Deployment can be difficult and they could dispense with reliance on FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"Fortinet could improve the availability and delivery of its products. It takes four to six weeks for every purchase to arrive."
"We have encountered certain issues with the bandwidth in respect of the security layer."
"The solution can improve by adding separate interfaces for proxy and flow-based usage."
"Fortinet support needs improvement. The response times are lackluster. Fortunately, the product is stable and we seldom have issues. Also, it takes months for them to deliver hardware when we order it."
"Support could be improved."
"The first time a person sets it up, they will need training."
"In future releases, this solution could have more graphical elements on the dashboard to make it easier to understand."
"I do not get notifications regarding ISP downtime."
"Sophos XGS needs improvement with the threshold values. Other solutions have the capacity to handle more users."
"It would be nice to have features like the network access control (NAC) that Cisco has for Identity Services Engine. In the next release, I would also like to see an increase in the performance of the processing units."
"It would be useful if Sophos XGS included DDNS-based features."
"There are some issues with conversion and user roles when upgrading to Cyberoam."
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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