We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW 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."It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"Good load balancing feature."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"It has improved our organization with control data."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is security. They are known for efficiency and are on the top of Gartner Quadrant reviews. Fortinet FortiGate has an easy-to-use platform with a good graphical interface. The configuration is simple and the solution provides an overall good layer of security."
"Web filtering and two-factor authentication are great features."
"The solution's implementation is pretty easy."
"The tool helps us to integrate with other brands."
"Huawei support is excellent. I rate it 10 out of 10."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"The UI is quite good."
"The setup is quite easy."
"I am impressed with the product's antivirus features, strong encryption, policy implementation and easier installation."
"It enables us to configure different policies and restrictions for specific users within the same subnet."
"We are happy and satisfied with all the features."
"The solution is stable."
"The feature that I find most valuable is the synchronized security option where the endpoint talks to the firewall."
"The scalability of Sophos XGS is very good."
"XGS' most valuable feature is ransomware protection."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"Easy to set up firewall product, that's also easy to manage and scale."
"The initial setup is very user-friendly because they have graphical user interface options and command line interface options. I would give the initial setup a rating of five out of five."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"The feedback that I have received is that the performance could be better, and the user experience is not as good compared to a previous solution we used. It could be more user-friendly. Of course, it still works fine for our operations."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"One of the problems I was having was with user mapping, and it is an issue for which I have escalated tickets with Fortinet support."
"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 tool lacks features."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"With the Huawei firewall, none of the features comes at the top. We found out later that customer support is really not good. For this firewall, because of our customers' routine, for example, every six months they'll do a penetration test to find weaknesses. So whenever they came up with VAPT reports, they are looking to Huawei for help. I think that's basically because it's a different culture. Chinese culture and our culture is different. They have always tried to help find some excuses or say some other things that cannot help you solve the problem immediately."
"The tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"Wi-Fi scanning and Wi-Fi analysis would be useful features to include in the future."
"Areas for improvement in Sophos XGS include better balance when handling high availability configurations, smoother firmware upgrades without the need for turning off devices, and simplified configuration after firmware updates."
"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."
"There are some issues with conversion and user roles when upgrading to Cyberoam."
"In future releases, this solution could have more graphical elements on the dashboard to make it easier to understand."
"The speed of report generation could be improved."
"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."
"Sophos' technical support has degraded in the last couple of years. They seem to need to ask a lot of questions, even with simple problems, and take a long time to provide solutions."
"There can be lag time when updating an operating policy."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 20 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Fortinet FortiOS, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Sophos XGS report.
See our list of best Firewalls vendors.
We monitor all Firewalls reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
