We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall 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."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."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"The interface is very good."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"FortiGate firewalls are easy to manage through a user-friendly web interface. They also have advanced features like DDoS and DLP. However, I wouldn't recommend enabling all of these features on one device because it can cause performance issues."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"We enjoy the reduction in terms of labor."
"One of the big benefits of the product is that it allows you to manage big environments with fewer resources."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, URL filtering, IPS, and virus scanning."
"Most people are using enterprise applications remotely, and there is no license for SSL VPN, or in other words point-to-site. There is no limit on that. On other devices there is a specific limit and you have to pay per use for SSL VPN."
"If an employee tries to get or move a file that is not permitted to them - for example if he wants to copy it to a USB - he will not have the right to do that, because Barracuda manages who has the right to copy, and what you copy to a USB. The USB is encrypted with a specific code from Barracuda and will only be decrypted into any other laptop in the company if they allow it to see it."
"It is a very stable solution."
"What I like best about this product are the support and the features."
"They have a very responsive customer service and support team."
"The most valuable features are the reporting, dashboards, and graphical user interface. It gives a good overall picture of what is happening over the network."
"The SL VPNs are the most valuable feature. I have a lot of systems out of the head office that need to connect to the local networks, and they all connect wirelessly via the Sophos VPN client."
"The interface is very user-friendly and it's easy to manage."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"If you want to install antivirus and firewalling on endpoints, then Sophos is the best option."
"The most useful aspect of the solution is the concept of integrated security."
"We created and configured a VPN for connecting our remote sites and also to make it more secure and reliable. We also like its two-factor authentication features."
"The firewall functionality and unified threat management are the most useful features."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"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."
"There is room for improvement related to the logging and reporting aspect."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"The renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"The reports are very basic."
"While using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we encounter issues with VPN profiles for Windows."
"Technical support used to be at a very high level but it is now a bit less so."
"Its interface could be better."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly dashboard and an easier interface."
"The technical manuals, at times, have images that don't match the actual screens and are not always as clear as they could be on the configuration."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"Can be underpowered if you choose to use all available add-on features. Just be careful when sizing your unit. Make sure you take into account what features you will be turning on, and work with your sales rep to get the model that can handle that load."
"The biggest downside is that it is quite an expensive product."
"The number of ports, especially on the entry-level appliances, should be increased."
"Data traffic analysis could be better. I think Fortinet products like FortiAnalyzer are very effective in analyzing data traffic. I think it's better than Sophos. It could also be more stable."
"While it is possible to configure between two of the solution's devices in the same model, the high available usually fails."
"We are facing some technical issues with Sophos XG right now. We have already escalated this issue with the Sophos technical support. They seem to be working on it. We are satisfied with the technical support. They reply quickly to our queries, but sometimes take time upgrading their systems."
"The initial setup is not straightforward."
"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."
"When upgrading the firewalls, the process could be easier."
"SD-WAN can be improved."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Azure Firewall, Cisco Secure Firewall and Meraki MX, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Sophos XG report.
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