We performed a comparison between OPNsense 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."The inspection and web security features are most valuable."
"It's very easy to configure."
"The GUI is good."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"It increases security posture and is helpful for firewall reporting, intrusion protection, web filtering, and SD-WAN implementation."
"It's very easy to set up, it's very easy to make policies and, for an organization, that means you don't need IT expert in firewalls. You just need to have somebody who knows a little bit of IT, and that's it. With other products, you need someone with a "Masters" degree in firewalls."
"We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
"This solution has helped our organization by having strong functions and a reliable firewall."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"I have found the solution has some great features overall, such as guest access capabilities, dashboards, and ease of use. There is plenty of documentation and support and it has the plugins that I needed."
"The technical support is very good."
"The initial implementation process is simple."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"The DNS-level filtering is impressive for thwarting time scanners."
"What I like the most about OPNsense is that it offers an easy-to-use dashboard for device management and control."
"The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly which makes the product easy-to-use."
"SD-WAN and IPSec features are valuable to me."
"You can geofence yourself if there is an incoming attack or a continuous ping from a company outside your country."
"The solution is excellent for web and application filtering and remote access with the VPN."
"Bandwidth Management and aggregation. It is valuable for combining two ISPs. Switching to a secondary/redundant ISP is thus seamless, in the event that the primary ISP goes down. The Bandwidth Management is also valuable for limiting heavy downloaders that may impact negatively on the experience of other users."
"Its portal is user-friendly. I am able to manage the user data and access control through this device."
"The product is easy to maintain."
"The tool's robust features allow for the customization of policies, objects, and firewall settings."
"Our customers find it economical and offers good security. These two features are key. Ease of installation and implementation are also key factors."
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"The web-cache feature which was previously on the FortiGate device, but was deleted with the recent upgrade should be returned. It was a very valuable feature for us."
"For the migration, everyone has a firewall in use and I am selling Fortinet. Typically, I am replacing another firewall. Previously, there was a tool available to convert configurations from one firewall, such as Palo Alto, to Fortinet, but this tool is no longer free. If it could be made free again, it would be very beneficial."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"The captive portal could be improved."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"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."
"The monitor and the visibility, in this proxy, is very weak."
"On the customer-side, because I'm a small business, I need a cheaper or free solution option."
"While they do have paid options that actually gives better features, for most of the clients, if they tend to take a paid option will instead opt for Fortinet."
"There is room for improvement in SSL inspection."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"There should be more technical documentation."
"The user interface could be improved, and the DNS section should be more intuitive."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"The Traffic Discovery feature should allow administrators to disconnect unnecessary live connections."
"It is not a scalable product. This is because if you want to increase the capacity of the solution, then you have to change the device."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"The solution had a feature to import users from a CSV file. However, the latest version does not have that option."
"Sophos VPN connectivity could be improved, as it can be lengthy, and users take longer to connect"
"The policy is a bit too vague."
"It should have better VPN protection. Some of the VPN applications are not blocked by this firewall. Some VPNs are able to get through this firewall, which is why I am planning to replace this firewall with a good one in the near future."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Robust network security and management offering a user-friendly interface, open-source flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, with challenges regarding initial setup and the absence of official support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Sophos UTM and KerioControl. See our OPNsense vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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