We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate, Hillstone CloudEdge, 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 features that we have found most valuable are the SSL VPN and the User Portal."
"I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud."
"Easy to implement, and it is also reliable."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate was straightforward."
"FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"The solution is very easy to download and configure. The initial setup was very easy. The technical support is very good."
"In terms of the functionality, I think it's pretty straightforward. It's easy to pick up. It's also user-friendly."
"Sophos is a stable solution, and we haven't had any bugs or limitations."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"Everything is consolidated into a single box, offering comprehensive functionality, including Wi-Fi access and other features."
"The most valuable feature I have found to be the reporting function."
"Web publishing is important, as well as the importance of the antivirus patch."
"The solution has all the security features you would need for any type of environment."
"The VPN is easy and has good logging, monitoring and notifications."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"They've become quite expensive."
"The improvement is related to logs. Instead of the CLI, we should be able to have more insights into the logs of the firewall in the GUI."
"The support system could be improved."
"Technical support for this solution can be improved."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"The solution needs more granular level reporting on system usage."
"I would prefer if Sophos XG were cheaper. A lower price would benefit me as a system provider for the end customer. The cost of the license and renewal for all the software and devices is somewhat high."
"Sophos XG could improve the policies, they are a bit confusing when creating them. There are many options that make it confusing and it could be simplified."
"They can lower its price. It is very expensive. We are looking for a less expensive solution depending on our budget. They can also improve it in terms of firewall protection."
"The reporting could be improved in this solution by adding more details."
"I used to work with Fortinet, and sometimes I see that the SD-WAN feature could be better because it's much easier in Fortinet."
"The current bandwidth consumption is no longer shown in the XG and XGS."
"Over the last six months, we have noticed that the hardware is slow, especially the VPN connections."
"The SD-WAN could be improved."