We performed a comparison between Hillstone T-Series and Sophos Cyberoam 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."Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention)."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is security. They are known for efficiency and are on the top of Gartner Quadrant reviews. Fortinet FortiGate has an easy-to-use platform with a good graphical interface. The configuration is simple and the solution provides an overall good layer of security."
"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."
"The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"Fortinet FortiGate appears to be scalable."
"It's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"We installed Hillstone T-Series after a ransomware attack. The dashboard and user interface are very good."
"The only firewall able to monitor traffic from a CCTV network. Can detect unauthorized devices plugged into the network, which standard firewalls can't do."
"It has been stable so far."
"We are using it as a security shield. It does not allow access before that in case we have restricted a few things from users, so it helps me in that."
"It has been working fine. You just turn it on, and it works."
"The firewall feature has different branches, such as extended firewalls."
"The product, itself, doesn't seem to have any bugs or glitches."
"We have never had to restart a firewall. The firewalls have all worked perfectly fine."
"Content filtering, as this enables me to control that which employees can view at different time quotas."
"Cyberoam UTM's most valuable feature is that it can be configured any way you like."
"The solution's web filtering is an important feature for us in our company."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"It would be a benefit if Fortinet would release a one-stop solution that is better integrated with other products and an automated emergency response system."
"With the reports, you can see it, and you can get good feelings so upper management can go, "Oh, wow. That looks pretty." However, it's very basic."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. When I have used the Sophos solution it is a complete solution, in Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed."
"We had a minor problem where there was a major system upgrade on the hardware platfrom and the Mac client was not available as soon as it might have been. The PC client was available immediately, but we had to wait a month or so, before there was a mac client. I was slightly irritated that it was not ready on time, but it was eventually resolved."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"They have a very good technical support team, but I think there are some communication issues due to language differences."
"Licensing is not cheap."
"Another loophole with Hillstone T-Series is that when we connect through WiFi and turn our hot spot on, all who connect through the hotspot get all the functions, and the security does not work."
"Once in a while, an unwanted email will slip in. You have to set your parameters to avoid that happening, but once in a while, an email has slipped past firewall. Once you update the firmware, you notice that it doesn't happen. If an email slips in, I get a little bit worried. I do get the report, but you just don't want that situation happening in the first place."
"The solution is at its end of life and some of the appliances are finishing."
"I would like to see a better content management pack and also the website searching should be better."
"The following could be improved: Web Filtering using wildcards; clarity regarding the firewall rules; granular reporting features."
"The solution's pricing could be a problem for some small businesses."
"The product is at its end-of-life. There is nothing to improve as it will be discontinued."
"Its scalability is not that great."
"The Traffic Discovery feature should allow administrators to disconnect unnecessary live connections."
Hillstone T-Series is ranked 36th in Firewalls with 3 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. Hillstone T-Series is rated 7.4, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Hillstone T-Series writes "Is stable and has a user-friendly dashboard and a good interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". Hillstone T-Series is most compared with Sangfor NGAF, Hillstone E-Series and Juniper SRX Series Firewall, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG. See our Hillstone T-Series vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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