We performed a comparison between McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] and Sophos XG based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."
"We are very happy with the general bandwidth agility we have seen from one website to another website."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable. It is a resilient appliance. I never had an issue with it in terms of any security breaches."
"It does give certain protection for everything that is well configured on our McAfee server. We have good protection with it. If we could find a feature and make it work, it would work perfectly, there would be no bugs, and it would be really good."
"Content blocking for websites is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"Sophos XG has cybersecurity. It integrates with the antivirus software."
"I like the tunneling part which we are using for the VOIP. We have various other sites where we connect via tunneling. The tunneling part is very fast and easy to implement."
"Sophos CG is cost-effective, which makes it really suitable for SMB. If you want basic security and more embedded features, go with Sophos XG."
"The most valuable feature is the VPN aspect."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The VPN feature is the most valuable. It has come in handy during this period when people are working from home. The filtering feature is also valuable because you can easily filter the sites that you don't want to visit. You can also set timely surfing quotas."
"The two most valuable feature of Sophos XG is, one the option to filter according to different applications and two, the integration with the Active Directory."
"One of the problems I was having was with user mapping, and it is an issue for which I have escalated tickets with Fortinet support."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"In the next release, maybe the documentation on how to use this solution could be improved."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"Customer support and AV are both lacking and are really hard to come to you when the product is installed. Those are the two major points that they need to work on."
"The current bandwidth consumption is no longer shown in the XG and XGS."
"Inability to investigate incidents, there is no tracking."
"They should expand their DDoS feature. It's basic. They need to enhance it."
"In feature releases of the solution, I would like there to be an increase in the detection capability."
"The manuals or guides we are given are too simple. When we are implementing the product, it is difficult for us as we don't have more detailed information."
"Content filtering could be more effective and efficient."
"I'm just a sole proprietor for IT support, and from my perspective, there could be better ways to educate a proprietor, such as myself, on how to set it up, and program it, and manage it. They do tend to have support, but a lot of times, it is for larger networks. I need something that is simpler and more rudimentary as to how to go about setting up and configuring the firewall, setting up the rules, and that type of thing. So, if there is a missing component there, that would be it."
"SD-WAN can be improved."
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McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] is rated 7.0, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] writes "For managing multiple MFE firewalls it is incredibly handy but it could be easier for customers to migrate from one version to another. ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls.
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