We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS and Sophos UTM 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 most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate was straightforward."
"Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"I only deal with it from a security analyst's point of view. I don't really get into the features of the actual FortiGate. From the security point of view, it works, and it does its job."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful."
"It is quite easy to handle."
"The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"The most important feature of Fortinet FortiOS is the IPS."
"I like its configuration and the various functions it offers."
"I have found the most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiOS is the low maintenance."
"It efficiently manages large-scale firewall deployments."
"There are many useful features, such as web security and advanced threat detection."
"Performance-wise, I think FortiOS is much better than its Juniper counterpart. Based on our actual experience and performance metrics, FortiOS-based products are much better than Juniper."
"We have expanded the wireless access point and switches using Fortinet FortiOS."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiOS are the SD-WAN, SSL inspection, and IDS/IPS functions."
"It has allowed us to design a bespoke cloud space for our clients, while still having an excellent level of protection."
"The most valuable feature is ransomware protection."
"It meets our compliance needs in an elastic computer environment."
"Sophos UTM is very user-friendly and has good integration with other solutions."
"The most valuable features of the solution are application filtering and web filtering."
"The management suite is easy and the agent is easy to develop."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"It helped to connect our satellite offices to the main Amazon infrastructure in a circular way."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"They need to improve their technical support."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"The solution could improve the log retention and reports."
"Right now, all the features meet my requirements."
"They need to integrate more with the SD-WAN."
"There is no flexibility."
"I can only compare it with SonicWall, and it is missing many advanced features that SonicWall has."
"The solution's firmware updates have significant bugs and issues."
"The pricing of the product is too high."
"It would be great if they can push the Microsoft updates through Fortinet OS and provide a centralized patch management system. They should also include the data loss prevention (DLP) and data leakage prevention features. They could also add network monitoring more effectively."
"The only time we face a problem or issues is when we place a ticket. We have found that response is very slow."
"The application control is really bad. It needs a lot of enhancements. The traffic shaping and bandwidth control, and application control need a lot of work."
"The technical support team’s response time could be improved."
"The interface configuration could be improved."
"With Sophos UTM, there is a general rule in the firewall when the country blocking can block some countries from accessing your data. In the current version, you still need to add it by putting in the IP range. This feature would be helpful for administrators and it gives them the advantage to block stuff in less time."
"Sophos customer support could use some improvement."
"The five-factor authentication needs improvement."
"Support for IKEv2 is needed in this solution."
Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiOS writes "Provides effective filtering features, good stability but initial setup is moderately challenging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiWeb, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and Darktrace, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Fortinet FortiOS vs. Sophos UTM report.
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