We performed a comparison between Sophos UTM 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."Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"The SD-WAN is the most valuable feature."
"The solution can scale well."
"Anti-Spam web content filterinG."
"We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well."
"Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"It is a safe product."
"Advanced protection (Sophos Sandstorm) - Protects against crypto viruses in real-time."
"The stability of Sophos UTM is very good. The solution has been stable since Sophos took over Cyberoam which was the original company providing this solution."
"It makes it a lot easier for us to maintain things. Prior to it, things were more difficult. This means less time on us. We can focus on other things. The recovery is more in man-hours for us than anything else."
"It does not take much effort or thinking to understand how it works."
"The intrusion prevention is great, and I like dual virus scanning on the network layer because we scan it through Avira and Sophos. Web filtering is also a fantastic option for clients who want to really lock down internet access."
"The UTM features are reasonably strong and the patterns are updated on a regular basis"
"Sophos UTM provides security for our network here and access through a VPN connection for our remote users. It also offers the flexibility to create different tools for accessibility."
"It has made our organization more secure, because we are using a VPN. We are not accessing services directly. It allows us to segregate some of the traffic for individuals which may be more of a developer role rather than an operational role needing access to developer resources, but not necessarily production operational resources."
"It is very stable. I have not heard of any issue where clients would have to replace hardware. It's been really stable for a long while."
"The VPN is the best feature."
"The threat management system and VPN are most valuable."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It's very easy to manage this solution."
"The most valuable features in Sophos XGS are identity and VPN. It is a very good solution that is able to detect and prevent a lot of malicious activity."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"All the features are valuable, in my opinion, but for us the most important features are the network security, application control, and web server protection. Sophos Sandstorm is another good feature off the top of my head."
"The non-error conserve mode has room for improvement."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate can be integrated with different platforms. They have integrations in place, but I can't say they're 100%."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve the user interface. There should be more functionality and options through the GUI."
"The Web-filter in this solution is not very good."
"At first glance, the interface for the device is very confusing."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"Sophos customer support could use some improvement."
"The logs are not clear, which means that you need an additional piece of software in order to read them clearly."
"I would like to see the SD-WAN feature improved."
"I am going to flat out say technical support is terrible. Being a Platinum level customer, I am not happy with the support."
"We need a better VPN client for the customers."
"The solution could be improved by adding cloud soundboxing."
"It would be nice if it had basic features, such as DLP (Data Loss Prevention)."
"Stay away from the wireless models, since you cannot put them in HA. They start to give you some weird issues once you start getting into multiple SSIDs and networks."
"In my view, Sophos operates effectively in a reactive mode, focusing on static detection and forwarding traffic. However, Fortinet takes a more proactive approach, blocking both connection and route connections. While Sophos forwards any connection in both inbound and outbound traffic, I believe this is a positive aspect, especially in a country with various sizing considerations. This is my perspective, emphasizing the significance of Sophos XGS in software work."
"Sophos XGS's response to zero-day attacks could be improved."
"There are a lot of false-positive cases."
"It has recently started to suddenly block and crash."
"In future releases, this solution could have more graphical elements on the dashboard to make it easier to understand."
"There are some issues with conversion and user roles when upgrading to Cyberoam."
"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."
"The SD-WAN feature isn't very good. It's there, but it doesn't work properly."
Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 60 reviews. Sophos UTM is rated 8.4, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Meraki MX, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Sophos UTM vs. Sophos XGS report.
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