We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and Sophos Cyberoam 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."Mainly the FortiGate reporting system is very good. It guides us through all the expectations of security. Fortinet provides us all that we need for security. Also, Fortinet FortiGate is a next-generation firewall. It is much more advanced than others."
"The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"The solution has good load balancers."
"The VPN is excellent on the solution."
"I found that the best feature of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is reporting. Its reporting feature is excellent, fast, and easy to prep and launch."
"The solution is excellent for web and application filtering and remote access with the VPN."
"User and network policies to be managed on a single screen with powerful filtering and search options."
"Technical support is excellent."
"The tool's robust features allow for the customization of policies, objects, and firewall settings."
"The port forwarding is good."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"Sometimes you do need to know some CLI commands, so it's a bit harder for technicians or new people that don't know it."
"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."
"The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. When I have used the Sophos solution it is a complete solution, in Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
"Smaller CR15 units don’t have a hard disc or built in IView software. These units could do with that feature."
"Needs a mail alert/notification when the device loses any of its connections, during ISP redundancy implementation."
"The solution should improve its scalability because it cannot support enterprise networks."
"The blocking needs to be improved."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM has room for improvement in specific rules-based objects and redesign. The solution also needs to improve in adding rules and policies, including renewing and finding policies."
"We have had some issues with technical support, which is an area that needs improvement."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could have a more advanced reporting function."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Sophos UTM and SonicWall NSa. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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