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."I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a security device. It can optimize security on the networks of a company. It actually protects the company from attacks from outside. With FortiGate, you can categorize the users. You can create a group of users that can access all of the websites for their work. You can limit other users' access."
"Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"The most important features with FortiGate are the web filter and application controls. We can control our internet usage and use the web filter for application purposes."
"The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus."
"FortiGate SD-WAN facilitated a smooth transition for our customers between their two internet service providers, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity without any downtime."
"The most valuable features we have found to be the VPN, ease of use, and overall simplicity."
"It is very versatile."
"The initial setup is very user-friendly."
"Initial setup is very straightforward with a wizard, if needed."
"The reporting is good."
"It's very easy to set up, even for more junior developers."
"In terms of administration, it's perfect."
"The most valuables features are the ease of use and deployment."
"The solution is stable."
"It's user-friendly and quite easy to configure. It's easy to communicate with the Sophos support team."
"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."
"I like the Sophos UI. It interface has a more comfortable feel than the competitors."
"We are happy and satisfied with all the features."
"The solution is scalable."
"Sophos XGS' most valuable features are protection and intrusion prevention detection."
"XGS' most valuable feature is ransomware protection."
"The Web-filter in this solution is not very good."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"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 were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"The improvement is related to logs. Instead of the CLI, we should be able to have more insights into the logs of the firewall in the GUI."
"The price and licensing of the solution can be better."
"Sizing can be challenging for customers interested in using Fortinet FortiGate-VM."
"In the next release, I would like to see integration capability with SIEM tools, such as QRadar, and LogRhythm."
"There should be more options to use lower-end models in a high availability configuration."
"The reporting is not as good as it is with other firewalls and it should be improved."
"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."
"It should have the SD-WAN feature. This would increase the number of features that are available in the box."
"They could provide more integration options with different platforms."
"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 configurations are a bit complex."
"There are some bugs relating to the product that allow VPN users to bypass the firewall."
"In future releases, this solution could have more graphical elements on the dashboard to make it easier to understand."
"Sometimes, we haven't received proper support. They couldn't find the solutions that we required. One thing that we need is an NTP server facility. The Sophos XGS device does not have this capacity or this feature."
"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."
"The first time a person sets it up, they will need training."
"I feel Sophos should add more telemetry data to its products...Right now, I think there are only less than a dozen vendors or OEMs supported by Sophos."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th 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 Sangfor NGAF. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Sophos XGS report.
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