We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Sophos 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."The Fortinet FortiGate local partners were good. I did not have direct contact with Fortinet support."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"Secure, user-friendly, stable, and scalable network security solution. Installation is straightforward."
"The security fabric is excellent."
"A strong point of FortiGate is the graphical interface is complete and easy to use."
"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"The policies are very valuable. They allow me to secure and manage future traffic effectively."
"The ROI is good since I get free support."
"It's a very simple solution to manage."
"The most valuable features are network security, VLAN, network protection, and encryption are very valuable to us."
"The ease of access and user-friendly setup is a valuable feature. Fortinet proves to be particularly straightforward to configure, offering simplicity without complexity. Moreover, visibility is easily attainable due to certain factors. Price, implementation, and budget considerations play a role. When it comes to Cisco implementation, the process tends to be more intricate, which many customers find unfavourable for their business needs."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"It's a relatively simple product that is easy to use. It's not overly complex."
"It is very useful to make lists for rules and prepare firewall rules."
"Sophos integrates seamlessly, and we don't even feel it is running in the background."
"Scaling out cannot be easier, as there are many migration paths."
"The most valuable feature is the price. I've been requesting prices all over these years between different solutions like Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Check Point and Sophos has been the cheapest and the best of all of them that I have tried. I have been working with Fortinet, it's a fact that the price is surprisingly better."
"It helps us with protection, with concurrent use of the VPN."
"It meets our compliance needs in an elastic computer environment."
"What I like about Sophos UTM is that it improves my company's security. The solution is easy to set up, which I like, and it's very stable."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"Efficient and effective - it's easy to separate rules."
"I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing."
"Fortigate's hardware capacities could be improved."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"I don't have any specific improvements to suggest, but perhaps the pricing could be enhanced. Regarding updates, more frequent updates would be appreciated. FortiGate-VM is currently focused on providing very good firmware updates, automation, and top-notch features. It stands as a great product for now. Based on our needs and the vulnerabilities we've encountered due to various downloads, I suggest integrating with Kaspersky Gateway. This integration would involve scanning and inspecting both official emails and spam emails. Our customer has successfully worked with Kaspersky Gateway, and overall, the integration has been effective."
"The solution could use very well-defined support for resellers."
"In the next release, I would like to see integration capability with SIEM tools, such as QRadar, and LogRhythm."
"Some issues with connecting to the VPN from home after firmware updates."
"New versions are complicated with a big configuration."
"The technical support is not very responsive and is an area that needs to be improved."
"The price is problematic."
"We have had some stability issues."
"In short, the UI and UX are the areas of improvement in Sophos UTM and similar solutions compared to Palo Alto."
"Sophos customer support could use some improvement."
"The solution is not scalable."
"I am going to flat out say technical support is terrible. Being a Platinum level customer, I am not happy with the support."
"The pricing is an issue."
"Updates come out agonizingly slowly, a trickle."
"I think that additional metrics features are needed to be able to monitor other areas or to monitor as much as you can, at a fine-grain resolution."
"Support for IKEv2 is needed in this solution."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and H3C SecPath Firewalls, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Sophos UTM report.
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