We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks VM-Series 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."Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome."
"Good load balancing feature."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information."
"The stability and scalability of this solution are satisfactory. Its SD-WAN, VPN, and URL filtering features are very useful."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"It is reliable and the support is very good."
"It is very stable. It is fairly easy to use."
"The solution strengthens our IT posture."
"The most valuable feature is the Posture Assessment."
"The tool's cloud version makes application migration easy."
"It provides complete security posture from end-to-end. This has given us better visibility into what our security aspects are."
"It is nice to have a rock solid security platform that we can count on."
"The VM-Series reports how much bandwidth a particular IP is using. You don't need to regularly log into a website, like a Cisco command, to see what kind of ACL it's getting. There isn't an ACL use portal event. You can go there and see how much my ACL has been getting me."
"The most valuable feature is the central dashboard"
"The solution has good performance and is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is web filtering."
"The solution comes with a common bundle which comprises all the feature."
"The most valuable features are the central management, the user VPN, and communications."
"The interface is very user-friendly and it's easy to manage."
"Sophos firewalls are scalable. They are pretty strong in security. So, when they provide any kind of firewall, they provide all the features such as anti-spam, antivirus, etc."
"It's a product that is in continuous improvement and is following what the customer is asking for. They are taking inputs and designing new releases specifically according to the client and their needs."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"The user interface could be improved."
"The pricing could be a bit better, especially when you consider how they have the most basic offering priced."
"Fortinet FortiGate can be integrated with different platforms. They have integrations in place, but I can't say they're 100%."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"The support system could be improved."
"The feedback that I have received is that the performance could be better, and the user experience is not as good compared to a previous solution we used. It could be more user-friendly. Of course, it still works fine for our operations."
"The only minor issue we've faced is with the app's ID configuration, which requires specific matching for application filtering."
"The disadvantage with Palo Alto is that they don't have a cloud-based solution that includes a secure web gateway."
"We have run into some issues with scaling and limitations associated with some of the configurations."
"The implementation should be simplified."
"Palo Alto should update their documentation to make it more readable and provide easier-to-follow instructions through videos."
"I would like to have automatic daily reporting, such as how many users have connected via SSL VPN."
"In the next release, I would like to see better integration between the endpoints and the firewalls."
"The solution needs to have more easily searchable details or documentation about it online, so it's easier to Google if you have queries."
"The user interface could be better."
"We feel that the GUI can be improved a bit because it has a lot of information and looks a bit outdated."
"I would like to see in future releases a tool to scan for malicious packets and give the location of where they are coming from."
"I think that the main area for improvement is the quality assurance of the updates."
"The only issue that Sophos XG now needs to improve is the product's reporting capability."
"Recently, I've had a problem with updating things."
"The first area that needs to be improved is customer support."
"One area where Sophos XG could improve is in its patch management system."
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 11th in Firewalls with 53 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Juniper SRX Series Firewall, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Sophos UTM. See our Palo Alto Networks VM-Series vs. Sophos XG report.
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