We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate, Sophos Cyberoam UTM, and Sophos UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"The technical support in our region is excellent."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"The most valuable feature is the FortiManager for centralized management."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"Its portal is user-friendly. I am able to manage the user data and access control through this device."
"Bandwidth Management and aggregation. It is valuable for combining two ISPs. Switching to a secondary/redundant ISP is thus seamless, in the event that the primary ISP goes down. The Bandwidth Management is also valuable for limiting heavy downloaders that may impact negatively on the experience of other users."
"The main features I have found best are the load balancer and ease of use."
"In terms of features and user-friendliness, the solution is good. It’s very stable. The solution is scalable. In Sophos Cyberoam UTM, the most valuable features are web and application filtering, routing functionalities, and VPN. It has helped us manage the bandwidth."
"The tool is stable."
"The solution is excellent for web and application filtering and remote access with the VPN."
"I'm more inclined towards the conventional firewall. So for me, I'm more geared towards the standard firewall type functionalities as well as the web application firewall because that seems to work fine."
"If a computer does get infected the Sophos appliance lets us know via it's Advanced Threat Protection so we can get a much faster response time."
"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."
"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."
"Installing Sophos UTM is straightforward. The deployment itself doesn't take long, but you have to spend some time planning and waiting for the hardware to be delivered."
"It has allowed us to design a bespoke cloud space for our clients, while still having an excellent level of protection."
"I would recommend UTM over XG because it's easier to manage."
"Sophos integrates seamlessly, and we don't even feel it is running in the background."
"Sophos is a unified solution. We have anti-virus protection, firewall rules, knotting, and DACC all in one box."
"At first glance, the interface for the device is very confusing."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"I need user-behavior analytics, to find threat scenarios from inside the organization, insider attacks. That would be very helpful for us. In addition, I would like next-generation features for small and medium businesses. These businesses require UTM, all in one product. Fortinet must include it."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"It is very expensive, and their support is not very good. I hope that their technical support will be better in the future."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"When it comes to web filtering and application filtering, it does not contain enough signatures to determine all of the sites that need to be blocked."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could improve by adding VPN site-to-site capabilities. The correct version does not work with Microsoft Azure Cloud."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
"The configuration requires an expert to be set up, so it could be made simpler."
"The setup is a bit complex, so we needed help from a consultant."
"VPN configuration is not very swift."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"I would like them to move from the Classic Load Balancer to the Network Load Balancer. This would make it easier to do certain things with Amazon. They are able to do some enhancements with Network Load Balancer that they are unable to do with Classic Load Balancer."
"We need a better VPN client for the customers."
"Updates come out agonizingly slowly, a trickle."
"When we call support, we get put on hold for a long time."
"There were a lot of features and functionality in Sophos SG UTM but nothing was state of the art in terms of technology. You did not get the latest functions. It was very monolithic as it was based on an old Linux PuTTY system."
"With Sophos UTM, there is a general rule in the firewall when the country blocking can block some countries from accessing your data. In the current version, you still need to add it by putting in the IP range. This feature would be helpful for administrators and it gives them the advantage to block stuff in less time."
"Sophos should improve its ability to check something like bandwidth consumption for users or something more real-time."
"Monitoring and reporting are areas that need improvement."
