We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM 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."The UTM feature is quite good. FortiAP is easy to deploy because both Fortigate and FortiAP are under the same brand. Otherwise, you need to do more work on the configuration."
"It can expand easily."
"Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"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."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"The threat prevention is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The setup is simple."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
"I've found the UTM features and the SD-WAN to be most valuable."
"The most valuables features are the ease of use and deployment."
"Technical support has been super responsive and dedicated to getting any challenges resolved."
"Its performance is adequate. We are quite satisfied with its performance. The fact that it is a complete ecosystem with all kinds of integrations is valuable. It did take us a couple of months to get a grip on the new software, but all in all, it replaced our on-premise and single-point solution environment."
"The most valuable features are the web proxy for protection and web gateway for deployment."
"I rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten."
"The solution is stable."
"It's much faster than the previous firewall, so you can do the work faster."
"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."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The solution is cost-effective and easy to manage."
"Sophos XGS' best features are simplicity and its built-in reporting tool."
"The solution is very user-friendly, and the GUI is so good that I don't have to use the CLI. This eliminates the need for typing; clicking allows me to get to what I'm looking for."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"Quality control on their firmware versions needs improvement. When they introduce new firmware, there tend to be bugs."
"The platform's interface could improve."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"There are some license issues. Not every feature must have a separate license. There must be some of kind synergy between the license so we don't have to pay for every individual license that we would like to have."
"Its reporting capabilities can be improved. It should have some out-of-the-box reporting capabilities and some degree of customization. The basic reporting that it currently has is not sufficient to create more usable reports. It needs some sort of out-of-the-box reporting. They try to make customers purchase FortiAnalyzer for this kind of reporting, which is an additional cost. Other firewall vendors, such as SonicWall and Sophos, provide this sort of reporting without any additional cost."
"There should be integration with an active directory — with Microsoft."
"There should be more options to use lower-end models in a high availability configuration."
"Not a ten because I think that Cisco is better."
"We face some issues with the IPsec connection during replication."
"One thing that can be better is added automation. And, on top of that, enhanced security when it comes to the automation itself."
"It has a monitoring tool, but it could be improved."
"Support could be improved a little."
"The solution's web-filtering configuration could be better."
"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."
"There can be lag time when updating an operating policy."
"The customer service response time can be improved."
"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."
"The solution could have a bit more functionality."
"They should customers who are facing issues with their product reviews; they found bots in it. If they can do their proper research and use the user analysis and testing, that would greatly help the clients."
"We'd always like the solution to be a bit less in terms of cost."
"The configurations can be a bit complex."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 58 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Sophos XGS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Juniper SRX Series Firewall. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Sophos XGS report.
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