We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate, SonicWall TZ, and Sophos Cyberoam UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"The solution is extremely reliable."
"Reliability is the best feature. We faced some issues when we were setting it up, but the service, portal, and administration are good."
"The customization potential is quite impressive."
"This solution made it very easy to manage our bandwidth."
"With FortiClient, you can easily connect when you are home, check out what you want to do, and connect to your network when you are not at work. You can switch on servers and you can check what is wrong."
"Its user interface and simplicity are the most favorite parts for our clients. They find it stable and easy to use. Its performance is also good."
"The stability is very nice."
"The installation is straightforward and took approximately 30 minutes."
"The feature with SonicWall that I have found most valuable is that all the models have the same interface. We don't need to learn different interfaces in the smaller or bigger models."
"It's a stable solution."
"It is very user-friendly, and there is no problem in using its interface."
"The solution boasts good performance and is easy to use."
"We are very much happy with the support."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a very strong product with good support."
"I like the SSL VPN connection. Cyberoam works well for controlling users and authenticating their connection to the internet."
"I found that the best feature of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is reporting. Its reporting feature is excellent, fast, and easy to prep and launch."
"The tool is stable."
"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."
"User and network policies to be managed on a single screen with powerful filtering and search options."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"The solution is easy to integrate."
"Its customer service could be better."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"My only complaint about FortiGate is a lack of QinQ VLAN tunneling. I haven't found this feature in any Fortinet product. You can do this on all Cisco routers, including the smaller models. However, QinQ isn't available on the biggest, most expensive Fortinet units. They still don't have that. I think now we're on software version 6.0, and they still haven't found a solution for QinQ. It isn't a dealbreaker, but that's my main complaint."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"The monitor and the visibility, in this proxy, is very weak."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"I would like to see a SonicWall integration with the DLP tool, this would be interesting. Data Loss Prevention integration."
"FortiGate has a client DNS in the firewall, but SonicWall doesn't have that. To create or configure a site-to-site VPN tunnel, we have to give a DNS name. Currently, we have to get the DNS name from a third party and then include it in SonicWall, whereas FortiGate has its own client DNS, so it provides a DNS name, and it does not require a third party. There should be a graphical option to view the network utilization and bandwidth usage."
"There is still room for improvement, and it's not advisable even if the organization has grown."
"The log analyzer in SonicWall TZ is something that they need to improve upon."
"The technology in this particular version is very old."
"User interface could be improved."
"I currently have two of the issues from SonicWall. One issue is that the IP is not the public IP. Sometimes it moves to an alternate source and I have to refresh the new IP then we can go on."
"We have experienced some issues with SonicWall TZ and they are lacking some advanced features other vendors have."
"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."
"I don't know whether this will be included in an upgrade, but I would like to get the user utility, like seeing where the users are using more of the data."
"VPN configuration is not very swift."
"The product had a hang issue. We needed to reboot, recreate the image, and reconfigure the previous image because the product hanged frequently."
"What needs improvement in Sophos Cyberoam UTM is openness in the competition among Sophos partners or any other Sophos product. Another area for improvement in the solution is pricing. It could be cheaper."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"I have problems with the email filtering. Emails pass through without any filtering affecting them. When I get back to them and tell them this is the issue, they check everything and say it is not in their database signature and they have to update it. But you know, by that time, my user has already opened it."
