We performed a comparison between Sophos UTM and Untangle NG Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"The solution is easy to configure and maintain remotely."
"Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"We've found the solution to be pretty stable."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"Monitoring and reporting are areas that need improvement."
"The implementation with the AWS environment was good."
"The solution is stable."
"It allows me to easily connect with more than forty-five remote sites and more than fifty remote users between IPsec and SSL VPN, applying the web filter and application filter to ensure a secure connection."
"Sophos UTM has improved the porting section. It has improved security by seeing the gaps. For example, when you discover that an entry has been using a certain application, with Sophos UTM acting as a Layer 7 firewall, you can block the application, not the port."
"Sophos UTM provides security for our network here and access through a VPN connection for our remote users. It also offers the flexibility to create different tools for accessibility."
"What I like about the solution is the ease of use."
"The most valuable features of Sophos UTM are the ease of use, it is very user-friendly. You can understand what they implement in the new firmware, and it's easy to manage the firewalls."
"It is not attached to an appliance, meaning if you get a good PC/server, then you can already run a firewall."
"NG Firewalls allow us to permit or deny applications we don't want to run. We also use content filtering, SSL inspection, and all the other things we run on the firewall to keep our clients protected and ensure they're not going where they shouldn't. It's a great firewall that works as intended."
"Web Filter is effective, Web Cache offers bandwidth savings, and the VPN setup is easy."
"The Untangle firewall is a software firewall, so it runs on generic hardware. We found that was probably the best feature, and it's why we chose it when we started using it three years ago."
"The product’s most valuable features are endpoint protection management, load balancing, and connectivity with Active Directory."
"The web blocking for my clients and the application control are valuable."
"The interface is very good."
"We find the web filter very valuable."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"Fortigate's hardware capacities could be improved."
"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."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"They are doing good, but they can improve the distributor assignment. The availability of the product and the timeline of delivery are the main things. The distribution should be swift, and the distributor should not reach out to end customers directly. They should work as a distributor. There should also be one more local distributor. Currently, there is only one distributor in Pakistan, and the rest of them are in UAE. It is difficult to work with only one distributor. Sometimes, you don't get along with the same distributor, and that's why they should have one more distributor. Their licensing should also be improved. The activation or renewal of the product should be done from the date of renewal, not from the date on which the license expired."
"There are SD-WAN network monitoring, SD-WAN features, Industrial Databases, Internet of Things, Detection, etc., however, we do have not licenses for those features. We thought that if you bought a product, you should have all of the features it offers. Why should you need to make so many extra purchases to enable features? They should have one price for the entire offering."
"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 virus updates will always depend on new viruses that are discovered. Maybe they can send a notification or a reminder for update time."
"They could reduce the price."
"It would be nice if it had basic features, such as DLP (Data Loss Prevention)."
"Sophos UTM could be simplified, and they can improve on the many other features, like SD-WAN and load balancing. Sophos UTM is missing a few features that their competitors have. For example, if you have multiple branches you would like to connect, the load balancing features aren't available on multilink. If we create a VPM for multiple LAN links, we cannot load balance the traffic."
"The technical support only communicates via email. I would prefer to communicate directly with someone."
"The solution could be improved by adding cloud soundboxing."
"I would like some features that are available in other brands. For example, I sometimes a person is using too much bandwidth, and it isn't easy to find this information in Sophos. Also, we have to switch connections manually when we are using a VPN and lose the MPLS connection. It isn't automatic."
"It's stable, but the reaction time of the GUI is terrible."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
"The storage is minimal, so we have to set the system to delete data after seven days."
"They don't have any feature that allows you to drop the session."
"There is room for improvement in the logs. Like with Cisco, I can do almost everything and know almost anything about what's running. Untangle works very much out of the box. It's very user-friendly, but it's not engineer-friendly. So, it's good for a home user. For something fairly easy, but at the same time, with good technology to have at home, because at home, I'm not a millionaire or anything like that. So it's not like I'm worried to get hacked. I didn't want something like a Cisco firewall; it would be a bit overkill to have at home. So that's why I went for Untangle. But it lacks a few features. It's just a tick-box kind of thing. So they have apps and turn on and off the apps. The VPN's configuration is all very ticked. They have a few custom configurations, but it's not that much."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"The pricing is not as good as it was some time ago. They've since skipped offering a lot of individual features."
"The product should improve reporting."
Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 6th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 22 reviews. Sophos UTM is rated 8.4, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and KerioControl, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Sophos UTM vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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