We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Sophos XG 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."We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"Anti-Spam web content filterinG."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome."
"Fortinet FortiGate's reliability is valuable."
"The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"The solution is very, very easy to use."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"It is a scalable product. I know a customer who has deployed more than 4,000 firewalls in a single deployment."
"The central security management center and the content management center are very good."
"It is a scalable solution."
"They offer templates that provide detailed reports categorized by user, device, and internal network access."
"The most valuable feature is SD-WAN."
"Forcepoint is a good, stable solution."
"The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we can get good support from them."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The security of the solution, thanks to the built-in unified threat management, is one of its most valuable features. Plus, one single pane of glass is all you need to manage the whole solution, and web management can be done from anywhere."
"The product offers many great features."
"Sophos XG is very useful, it does many things."
"Excellent product, meets most of the security needs of companies of various sizes. You can buy it without fear."
"The web application firewall reverse proxy is very good."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The simplicity of the setup is the most valuable feature."
"The stability of Sophos XG is good, it has good performance."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"I don't like that anything more than very basic reporting is not included."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
"The solution needs to build upon its network functionality. It needs to be a bit smarter."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"The solution's support could use improvement."
"Something that I've noticed that Forcepoint lacks, is the training that they offer to their end-customers"
"Making this solution easier to use would be an improvement."
"Its interface is complex when compared with a firewall like FortiGate. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall needs a management console, whereas FortiGate doesn't need any console. When you have a few devices, a console is not really necessary. It's good to have a private console only when you have a lot of devices."
"We are facing some technical issues with Sophos XG right now. We have already escalated this issue with the Sophos technical support. They seem to be working on it. We are satisfied with the technical support. They reply quickly to our queries, but sometimes take time upgrading their systems."
"The number of ports, especially on the entry-level appliances, should be increased."
"Recently, I've had a problem with updating things."
"Sophos XG's user interface has some room for improvement."
"The VPN features can be improved. Due to covid-19, we have a lot of employees that work from home and we need better VPN capabilities."
"The two main areas where this product needs improvement are routing and reporting."
"I wish to see an antivirus feature added to the solution."
"Sophos XG does not have the ability to disconnect a user."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 40 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Darktrace, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Sophos UTM. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Sophos XG report.
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