We performed a comparison between Sonicwall TZ and Sophos XG based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Sophos XG’s single pane of glass makes it easy to manage the entire solution and it can be done anywhere. Users find it very light, stable, and it provides excellent real-time control. Users say SonicWall TZ struggles a bit with load balancing and data filtering, making it a slightly less desirable solution.
"We use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall."
"Fortinet offers the latest versions to cater to the needs of enterprises."
"The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback."
"It's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"The product is easy to deploy."
"It is a scalable solution."
"SonicWall TZ think it's a good, solid, and stable product."
"Ease of management and the VPN integration."
"The solution boasts good performance and is easy to use."
"The solution is stable."
"Good VPN connection."
"The best thing about the product is the very good threat prevention output."
"The solution is very easy to use and straightforward."
"Sophos is a comrehensive solution which allows me to configure all the attendant products, such as Sophos' firewall, Endpoint and Encryption features."
"The updates are helpful and add to the solution in a positive way."
"What I have found most valuable with the Sophos XG is it's a key component of the Intercept X EDR environment. You have to have it to receive the full benefit. If you've you are using Sophos SG firewalls, they're great firewalls and in many ways, I prefer them to the Sophos XG. Since I have set them up, programmed them, and manipulate firewall rules, et cetera, the Sophos SG's a better interface. However, the Sophos XG's very powerful. I prefer it over other solutions I have used, such as Cisco Meraki and SupportNet, I don't like them. They're not very friendly to people who have to set them up and implement them."
"I like the fact that it can self remove malware and do updates on the cloud via Sophos Central."
"The most valuable feature is the VPN aspect."
"The user interface is very good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the flexibility of it, it's pretty versatile."
"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."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"If they could extend their fabric towards other vendor environments for integration, that would be great."
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"In terms of what could be improved, the SD-WAN is quite difficult, because if you install the new box, 15 is okay, but if you change from an old configuration, if there is already configuration and a policy when you change to SD-WAN, you must change the whole policy that you see in the interface."
"I would like to see a more intuitive dashboard."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"The solution's cost needs improvement."
"Full monitoring obviously needs to be improved. We need full monitoring covered under the security licensing."
"There is still room for improvement, and it's not advisable even if the organization has grown."
"Pricing could be lowered slightly."
"From a support perspective, if we're talking tech support I think Silver Partners, Gold Partners, Platinum, whatever level, should have a different number to call. End users can call tech support over at SonicWall if they've paid for support as part of their AGSS or whatever services they bought. The end-user can call, or we can call, however, I don't want to be calling the same line that an end user's calling. I don't want the same response time. I need a different level of expertise."
"Its pricing can be better. It is very expensive."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"I can't get the support that I need from SonicWall."
"We had a difficult time assigning IP addresses to specific MAC addresses."
"While it is possible to configure between two of the solution's devices in the same model, the high available usually fails."
"Sometimes when you roll out a new firmware, you find that the rules you already have in place are broken, so it's difficult to migrate to a new firmware. That's the only downside I've experienced in Sophos."
"The reports could improve, they do not seem complete and more information could be added."
"The security of Sophos XG could be improved."
"I would like the update process to be easier, to update the firmware of the boxes. I think it's much better automatically than having to do it manually: Download the file, do network discovery. I they can make the update process much more automatic that would help."
"In the product, the area revolving around SD-WAN has certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"We are having challenges when using Zoom with Sophos XG deployed."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa, Cisco Secure Firewall and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Meraki MX. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Sophos XG report.
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