We performed a comparison between Sangfor NGAF 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."Fortinet FortiGate's ease of management is the most valuable feature."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"The technical support in our region is excellent."
"The solution is very easy to understand. It's not overly complex."
"The product is very stable, easy to troubleshoot, and configure, so it has reduced the time it takes for support."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"It is a one box solution, which covers most of the edge device’s requirements."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic."
"SSL VPN is the best feature."
"The most valuable features are the WAN optimization, the internet access gateway (IAG), and the central console, which allows us to implement on their firewall."
"In terms of the most valuable features, the IPS report is quick and updated. Performance is also valuable."
"It offers application control features."
"In our hospital, Sangfor NGAF works well for us in terms of ensuring confidentiality and availability, which are crucial in the healthcare industry."
"Sangfor has the best capabilities for securing connections, securing web browsers, securing servers, and general threat protection."
"Particularly good in the DPI where we can inspect inbound and outbound traffic."
"It's much faster than the previous firewall, so you can do the work faster."
"The feature that I find most valuable is the synchronized security option where the endpoint talks to the firewall."
"Sophos XGS' best features are simplicity and its built-in reporting tool."
"Sophos XGS is profound as a firewall and security product."
"The centralized security is very good."
"The solution is stable."
"All the features are valuable, in my opinion, but for us the most important features are the network security, application control, and web server protection. Sophos Sandstorm is another good feature off the top of my head."
"One of the main advantages of Sophos XGS is the processor. You don't have to wait a long time for when you are managing the firewall and the traffic is faster now."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"Backup can be improved."
"I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
"Bandwidth usage in reporting could be improved for Fortinet FortiGate."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"It should have a better pricing plan. It is too expensive. It should also have a more granular view of the attack. I don't have FortiAnalyzer, and it is difficult for me to have a complete view when there is an attack on my server."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"The solution should be able to work in a hybrid setup."
"The firewall system needs gradual improvements because there are more threats and challenges every day."
"I believe that IAM and NGFW need to merge into a single box, instead of there being two separate box solutions."
"The interface and user experience are horrible."
"Sangfor need greater exposer in the market because the market is mainly saturated by Fortinet. The user experience of Fortinet is quite different compared to NGAF. If we want to switch our users from Fortinet to NGAF, we have to convince them that the user experience will be much easier once once they start to use it."
"There is room for improvement in dependency on certain infrastructure, like the DNS dependency on the current DNS server that the company has. It should be standalone. It should not depend on any other DNS server."
"The support for YouTube or the Internet is not enough."
"Occasional issues with breaches which are dealt with expediently."
"Having previously worked with the Astaro Security Gateway platform (now called Sophos UTM), I can attest that the configuration and dashboard for this older platform was easier to manage than that of both Sophos XG and XGS. If it were up to me, I would prefer to go back to the older SG dashboard."
"We'd always like the solution to be a bit less in terms of cost."
"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."
"They need intelligent reporting, not just your simple, standard reports."
"The solution could improve inspection processes and troubleshooting for VPNs because this area is very weak."
"Sophos XGS would benefit from further development in the SD-WAN area."
"There are some issues with conversion and user roles when upgrading to Cyberoam."
"The solution could be easier to manage and configure."
Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 60 reviews. Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and Fortinet FortiOS, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Sangfor NGAF vs. Sophos XGS report.
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