pfSense vs Sophos XG
We performed a comparison between pfSense vs Sophos XG based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
"The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"It is a good source for firewall protection."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"It is quite easy to handle."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"The built-in open VPN and the VPN Client Export are the solution's most valuable aspects."
"It is a good firewall with good performance."
"Its reliability and cost-effectiveness stand out."
"pfSense allows us to spread the hours of connection and do the filtering on the pfSense site."
"Great extensibility of the platform."
"The firewall sensor is highly effective, and it's easy to deploy. You can deploy pfSense with limited hardware resources. It's not necessary to have an appliance with much RAM to make it work. It's cost-effective and performs well."
"Routing, load balancing, Traffic Limiter and queues. Since this company relies on an Internet connection, having these features is a must."
"I like the connectivity to the open VPN. It's very smooth."
"Dashboard is easy to use and the reporting offers a lot of detail."
"The VPN is easy and has good logging, monitoring and notifications."
"I like the fact that it can self remove malware and do updates on the cloud via Sophos Central."
"The two most valuable feature of Sophos XG is, one the option to filter according to different applications and two, the integration with the Active Directory."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The most valuable feature is the intrusion prevention system."
"it's user-friendly, not complex."
"The initial setup is very straightforward and the solution is extremely user-friendly."
"I would like to see improvements in the product's application rules."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"In the next release, maybe the documentation on how to use this solution could be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding enhancements to FortiMail, FortiSOAR, and FortiDeceptor."
"It needs more available central management."
"The Web-filter in this solution is not very good."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"The solution requires a lot of administration."
"A malware blocker should be included. I do not know if it is included yet. However, until now, we have not experienced a large malware invasion."
"I expect a better interface with more log analysis because I create my own interface."
"There are several levels of firewall configuration such as beginner, advanced, and expert configurations. At each level, it becomes more complex and more tricky to set up the firewall. For example, if you want to install the firewall on your computer system, it would be a lot easier if it just tells you that this is the internet NIC and this is the Wi-Fi NIC."
"I would like to see different graphs available in the reporting."
"It was difficult to configure our web printer through the solution. This process could be easier. Additionally, integration with SD-WAN solution."
"There are some bias issues and some intrusions in our network that have to be addressed. So, we're thinking of changing this firewall to something like a professional hardware-enabled firewall."
"User interface is a little clumsy."
"There needs to be a way that we can distinguish between educational institutions on Youtube and other Youtube videos. You can do this on Fortinet. Basically, they can block all other Youtube videos besides those that are from educational institutions. With Sophos, you either allow for all Youtube videos or none at all. They need to allow for more specification on different websites."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The reporting could be improved in this solution by adding more details."
"Some of the firewall rules are complicated for us to understand, they should be simplified."
"Recently, I've had a problem with updating things."
"The interface can bit a bit more user-friendly."
"Having a web portal where you could make requests for the categorization of non-categorized items, would be beneficial."
"The VPN has been a persistent problem for us. It's not straightforward to configure."
Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, KerioControl, Sophos UTM, Cisco Secure Firewall and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX and Sophos UTM. See our Netgate pfSense vs. Sophos XG report.
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