We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Sophos XGS 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."Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"You can create multiple Virtual Domains (VDOMs), which are treated as separate firewall instances."
"Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"The security features that they have are quite good. On top of that, their licensing model is quite nice where they don't charge you anything for the SD-WAN functionality for the firewall."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"The edge security posture has dramatically improved as we can now detect and prevent threats from the public internet."
"In R80.10 and above, you can view logs in SmartConsole. You don't have to open another smart tracker to view logs. That is the improvement Check Point has done which makes it better because it is much easier to find logs. This saves time, approximately 40 to 50 a day in one shift."
"The most valuable feature of the firewall is the packet inspection. That is an amazing feature from Check Point."
"The most valuable feature is the highly integrated NGFW features such as the IPS or Check Point Identity Awareness, which makes Check Point the best choice on the market."
"The management interface is easy to operate and is a standardized way of managing different firewall modules in the same client application."
"We use Check Point to complete the network compliance rules."
"It is easy to deploy or upgrade. There is no need to do this manually with commands. This solution can be set up online."
"The Network Address Translation (NAT) will always be a valuable feature as it allows me to turn my private cloud to the public at the click of a button and have secure control over the accessible servers/applications."
"Web filtering and intrusion detection are essential features. As system integrators, we also like the dashboard because it's easier to configure all the features."
"The solution is cost-effective and easy to manage."
"It's easy to deploy and connect."
"The feature that I find most valuable is the synchronized security option where the endpoint talks to the firewall."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Sophos XGS' best features are simplicity and its built-in reporting tool."
"The product was easy for us to install."
"The most valuable features in Sophos XGS are bandwidth management, content filtering, and WAN link management failover. If one internet activity or one link would fail, automatically it will switch over to another one."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"I have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"Cisco Meraki products are rising very quickly in the cloud and the connected era. Meraki products offer much better ROI, upgradability, and manageability."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"Technical support is good but the response time could be faster."
"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"A couple of things I've seen that need improvement, especially in terms of a hard coding. The driver-level active moment really is out-of-the-box and we have to have contact the customer support and sometimes it is difficult to resolve."
"This solution requires management software that is sold separately; it's actually a different appliance altogether."
"Although very efficient, the product could be developed in a way that does not take a lot more system resources."
"I primarily work on the network side, so my expertise lies in configuring and working with firewalls. I have experience in firewall policies and know how to configure them within CheckPoint, including blocking URLs and specific website categories. However, I acknowledge that there's room for improvement, particularly in areas related to application-level control within the firewall. While I can't pinpoint a specific area for improvement, I am trying open to enhancing my skills and knowledge in various aspects of firewall management."
"One area for improvement in Check Point NGFW is the support process."
"There have been a few requests/issues about the Identity Awareness feature."
"I would like to see an improvement of built-in monitoring capabilities such as throughput. Practically visualization of CPview outputs into beautiful pink GUI will do it."
"The web UI for VSX could be better."
"I would like the user interface to be more user-friendly. I want the UI to be easier to use than Check Point's competitors."
"Sophos configurations are a bit complex."
"Sophos' technical support has degraded in the last couple of years. They seem to need to ask a lot of questions, even with simple problems, and take a long time to provide solutions."
"Sophos XGS could improve by having a Network Access Control(NAC). This feature is a basic function in other firewalls and should be added, such as Palo Alto."
"Its pricing could be better."
"Compared to Fortinet, the cost is high."
"Reporting could be improved. The structure could be better because most of the reports aren't detailed."
"There are some issues with conversion and user roles when upgrading to Cyberoam."
"When it comes to different interfaces there is some speed issue that can be improved in Sophos XGS."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 275 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 58 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Sophos XGS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point NGFW writes "Good antivirus protection and URL filtering with very good user identification capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Highly stable, scalable, and priced well". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and SonicWall NSa, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Sophos XGS report.
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