We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ 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."The customization potential is quite impressive."
"Customers want to load balance more than eight lines or six internet lines. FortiGate is the only solution that can accomplish this."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"The GUI is good."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ability to work in proxy mode, which other solutions, such as Palo Alto cannot. There are some features that are better that come at no extra license or subscriptions cost, such as basic SD-WAN. The DLT is useful, other solutions have the same feature too, such as Palo Alto."
"It has very easy management and an amazing ETM configuration."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"The best thing about the product is the very good threat prevention output."
"The general feature is the antivirus policy, followed by the ransomware protection, and these are the features I was looking at."
"The network security is great."
"The stability is very nice."
"We are very much happy with the support."
"The installation is straightforward and took approximately 30 minutes."
"It is very user-friendly, and there is no problem in using its interface."
"It does what it says it is going to do."
"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."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XGS are a set of functionalities that are quite commendable, they call it synchronized security, where all the solutions share defense lines with each other."
"Sophos XGS' most valuable features are protection and intrusion prevention detection."
"XGS' most valuable feature is ransomware protection."
"Sophos XGS is profound as a firewall and security product."
"The policies are the greatest feature. They allow us to configure granular control over our network traffic."
"Setup was straightforward. One person is enough for deployment."
"The captive portal could be improved."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"It would be good if they had fewer updates."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"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."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"Usually, we sell the bundle with the UTM or threat management piece with IPS, IDS. Other providers, such as Palo Alto, are ahead in terms of safe functionality. So, for me, delivering truly safe service is probably something that still needs to be improved."
"I would like them to make the interface a little bit easier to use so you can find out where in the heck you're going instead of having to go to 15 different places to get something installed."
"The marketing of SonicWall has to be increased. Currently, when it comes to firewalls, most people go for Cisco and Palo Alto. SonicWall should improve its marketing and branding policies to increase sales. Other than that, it is good."
"The quality of tech support can vary."
"In an upcoming release, SonicWall could improve by adding cloud management for all devices for free or at a nominal cost. Currently, they have a cloud management platform but is not free. We have the MySonicWall portal for purchasing from them for software updates and renewals."
"Although the pricing is good, it could always be lower. If we get to pay less, we're happier."
"I would like to see more integration with other platforms."
"An additional feature that I would like to see is reporting that includes metrics to give me more information about the number of viruses that it has actually detected and interrupted."
"Support for SonicWall TZ needs improvement, particularly the time it takes before you're able to speak to a support person, e.g. you have to wait for at least 30 minutes on the phone."
"There are some bugs relating to the product that allow VPN users to bypass the firewall."
"I do not get notifications regarding ISP downtime."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"I would like to see them in third-party evaluation reports like Gartner, Magic Quadrant, or Forrester to make it easier for us to show our customers that Sophos is a leader in the market."
"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."
"Sophos configurations are a bit complex."
"Compared to Fortinet, the cost is high."
"The configurations can be a bit complex."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 60 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Sophos XGS report.
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