We performed a comparison between SonicWall NSa 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."We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"It is quite easy to handle."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature is the FortiManager for centralized management."
"I like this solution because we are focused on VPN and have many brands that need to link a VPN and have security, like ransomware, spyware, and basic protection."
"SonicWall's technical support is very good."
"We like the features, but the main thing is from a commercial and cost perspective it is very good."
"User friendly and intuitive."
"Setup is easy. Anyone with basic firewall experience can do it."
"This product is user-friendly and easy to configure."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the firewalling, which is very good and the GUI which is very intuitive. It is easy to use, and provides great security."
"It's very simple to use and the support is great."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The solution is scalable."
"The threat intelligence capabilities of the tool are good."
"XGS' most valuable feature is ransomware protection."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution offers more antimalware and antivirus feeds than others."
"The centralized security is very good."
"Sophos XGS' best features are simplicity and its built-in reporting tool."
"A sandbox would be good in order to be able to inspect the emails containing spam and be able to validate the emails that contain malware, prior to delivering to the customer."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"The visibility of the network can be better. The GUI can be improved for better visibility of the network flow. Other solutions have better GUI in terms of network visibility."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"Lacks training for new features."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"Initially, it may be difficult for some people to learn and become acquainted with it."
"We have security as a service, and they make recommendations about adding to the denylist and other things. That part could be more accessible and more user-friendly. I'd like to see SonicWall add a user-friendly interface where our internal team can drag and drop everything."
"I'd like to see integration with Microsoft 365 for authentication."
"The features I would like to see improve are the dashboard and the UI."
"It is not scalable. If your enterprise is growing hard then you have to buy another, bigger product. Maybe if you use it virtually it is more scalable."
"We also need to increase the throughput because the other devices are slower. The throughput will become slow. Since we're using VoIP, it tends to affect the voice quality. Even if you're using a quality service, it tends to decrease."
"Potential improvement around the associated VPN cost"
"We have used other solutions such as pfSense and Linux native firewalls. I prefer SonicWall NSa but if you are going to use something for an enterprise you need another solution."
"The customer service response time can be improved."
"The solution could be easier to manage and configure."
"Its pricing could be better."
"Sophos XGS needs improvement with the threshold values. Other solutions have the capacity to handle more users."
"I recommend Sophos increase the user capacity of the firewall by 1.5 times. For example, say the firewall can accommodate 1,000 users now, then it should handle a load of 1,500 users."
"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."
"We'd always like the solution to be a bit less in terms of cost."
"It would be good if we could do dual customization."
SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 60 reviews. SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Sophos UTM, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway. See our SonicWall NSa vs. Sophos XGS report.
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