We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, and Sophos XG based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The most valuable feature we have found to be the VPN because we use it often."
"The firewall and policy side are easy to use."
"I like the user interface because the navigation is very easy, straightforward on your left side pane you have all the sites that you need to browse. Unlike any other firewalls, it's pretty straightforward."
"Cisco Secure Firewall's security solutions, advanced malware protection, and DDoS communication are very good."
"The most valuable feature is that the encryption is solid."
"When it comes to the integration among Cisco tools, we find it easy. It's a very practical integration with other components as well."
"It's pretty reliable and allows for isolation capabilities within the network."
"It brings us the ability to work from anywhere and has allowed us to work remotely without having to incur a lot of other costs. If we didn't have this type of solution, since we have so many on-prem services that are required, we would have likely lost money and been unable to deliver. We have a video services team who helped build the content for our sporting events. When you are watching a Leaf game and those swipes come by as well as the clips and things, those are all generated in-house. Without the ability to access our on-premise resources, we would have been dead in the water. So, the return on that is pretty impressive."
"The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall."
"It has very easy management and an amazing ETM configuration."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"I like that they have given me a solution at a fair price."
"It blocks the vulnerabilities that can negatively impact us."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"Most of the features Sophos XG has are valuable. However, if I have two different ISP, I'm able to create an automatic switch between the two ISPs. I can do the same thing for the cloud as well. If I have two subnets coming from the cloud, I'm able to create a type of switch between both of them where if there is traffic on one and has the traffic drop, I'm able to switch to the other ISP without any problems. It's a normal feature and I get to enjoy the ability to switch between services with no issues."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the user management system."
"Sophos XG deployment is easy and rapid."
"IPS and advanced threat protection (ATP) are the most valuable features. I am able to segment my network traffic and block incoming connections. It is also easy to use."
"Sophos XG has cybersecurity. It integrates with the antivirus software."
"The solution is very easy to use and straightforward."
"The VPN feature is the most valuable. It has come in handy during this period when people are working from home. The filtering feature is also valuable because you can easily filter the sites that you don't want to visit. You can also set timely surfing quotas."
"Sophos XG is very useful, it does many things."
"Maybe the dashboard could be a bit better."
"Most of the features don't work well, and some features are missing as well."
"We would like to see MS Word BPM as a feature."
"Comparing Cisco solution to others, it is expensive, it would be better for it to be cheaper."
"At times the product is sluggish and slow"
"One big pain point I have is the ASDM interface because it's Java, and sometimes, it's a bit buggy and has low performance. That's something that probably won't be improved because of backward compatibility."
"More intuitive support for SIP services are needed. This took a long time to configure properly for the user."
"Also, they have a Firepower source file that I can work on the ASA device and on Firepower devices. A problem here lies in the way that you manage these devices. Some devices do not support the FMC, and some devices have to be managed through ASDM, and others have to be managed through FMC."
"Sometimes you do need to know some CLI commands, so it's a bit harder for technicians or new people that don't know it."
"The solution lacks multi-language support."
"The product does need better support in the cloud environment. It's not exactly cloud-native right now."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"There are some complex administration tasks in their administration portal. That needs to be improved."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"The UI could be improved."
"One area where Sophos XG could improve is in its patch management system."
"The GUI and support could be better. I think there are other products that we are going to deploy instead of Sophos. We have already upgraded a month ago because the interfaces and support for Sophos are really weak. But other products like Juniper, Cisco, or FortiGate are better than Sophos. It's also complicated, and the end-user or client does not understand it."
"The only issue that Sophos XG now needs to improve is the product's reporting capability."
"The product's technical support services could be better."
"Technical support can be slow to respond, which is something that should be improved."
"I'm just a sole proprietor for IT support, and from my perspective, there could be better ways to educate a proprietor, such as myself, on how to set it up, and program it, and manage it. They do tend to have support, but a lot of times, it is for larger networks. I need something that is simpler and more rudimentary as to how to go about setting up and configuring the firewall, setting up the rules, and that type of thing. So, if there is a missing component there, that would be it."
"The response time could stand improvement."
"The number of ports, especially on the entry-level appliances, should be increased."