We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Sophos XG 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."I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"The features that we have found most valuable are the SSL VPN and the User Portal."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"Their reliability and their policy of pre-shipping replacements when a unit has failed."
"The license management is very valuable. You can get a new license each year, or you can enroll every two to four years. You can get the logs, and you will get the information on the risk in your network and the entire organization. With this information, you can take action on your actives, computers, or devices. You can bring your own device as an SSE."
"The SD-WAN is the most valuable feature."
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"The most valuable feature is the console management."
"It provides decent protection for the LAN, especially in run mode."
"It is a scalable product. I know a customer who has deployed more than 4,000 firewalls in a single deployment."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is very simple, easy to use, and flexible."
"They offer templates that provide detailed reports categorized by user, device, and internal network access."
"The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"When comparing this solution to others this one has better reporting, user management, and is easy to use."
"Sophos XG's price is right, and it's easy to manage. It's a good fit for our current needs at the moment."
"Sophos is easy to use."
"We've had good experiences with technical support."
"I like the firewall, inbound, and outbound modules the most. The VPN feature also works well. It is very easy to configure rules in Sophos XG. We have got local service here in Zimbabwe from Sophos, which is something that I like a lot. We have got good local support, and they come on-site when we have any challenges. Sophos provides a lot of good training all around Zimbabwe. They are quite dominant here, similar to other solutions like Fortinet or WatchGuard."
"Sophos Control Center is a good feature. We can monitor everything from the control panel."
"Everything is consolidated into a single box, offering comprehensive functionality, including Wi-Fi access and other features."
"The feature that we find most valuable is the VPN, which ensures that people working remotely have a secure connection."
"One of the standout features of Sophos XG is its proprietary VPN technology known as RID (Remote Internet Device). This unique technology provides efficient branch connectivity without the need to invest in additional firewalls for each branch. By utilizing an affordable device called RED, users can effectively control and establish connections in a cost-effective manner. Additionally, the solution is feature-rich."
"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."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"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."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"I would like to see improvements in the support from Fortinet. Here in the Philippines, whenever we have problems with a Fortinet product, we mostly ask for support from distributors and resellers and not directly from Fortinet."
"The biggest "gotcha" is that if the client purchases what they call the UTM shared bundle, which has unified threat management on both, it's not as easy to manage if you have more than one firewall."
"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 cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"It's a complicated firewall. Until you come to know the firewall inducers, most people don't like the firewall because the components for the firewall are a little bit complex. User-friendliness is a little bit tough. It needs to be user-friendly when creating policies, and pushing policies. Committing takes more time compared to Palo Alto."
"They need to improve their alerts."
"While they offer a comprehensive bundled solution, some users may prefer on-premise deployments for certain features, such as URL filtering."
"My team is looking for more throughput and better integration with our security framework."
"In larger companies with extensive infrastructure, retrieving logs for a longer period of time can sometimes take a bit longer than desired."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall could change its interface, allowing standard or direct connect modes to be configured."
"The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"The initial setup is not straightforward."
"For the standard end user, self-based training is necessary. When you get into the Sophos XG firewall and try to start creating NAT rules, it can be a little cumbersome for a novice. It's pretty easy once you know how to do it, but it will be hard for anybody who doesn't have experience."
"They can lower its price. It is very expensive. We are looking for a less expensive solution depending on our budget. They can also improve it in terms of firewall protection."
"We feel that the GUI can be improved a bit because it has a lot of information and looks a bit outdated."
"The installation could be faster and is longer than that of other solutions, lasting more than a month instead of five minutes."
"The main problem with Sophos XG today is that it doesn't have a feature where you actually know the quality of an international link, which would allow us to we know if the link is operational or not. We need more information. It's losing packets on the network. It's high latency. So, we need more information to know if the link is really bad or really good, and today, we will only know if it's working and this just isn't enough."
"Their technical support needs improvement. I've been on hold with them for hours waiting for their support."
"LAN inbound and outbound traffic requires more control."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 40 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Darktrace, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Sophos XG report.
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