We performed a comparison between Sophos UTM and WatchGuard Firebox 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."This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory."
"Advanced routing (RIP, OSPF, BGP, PBR). It gives you a seamless and simple integration into a large network."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"It is quite easy to handle."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"A strong point of FortiGate is the graphical interface is complete and easy to use."
"FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
"It meets our compliance needs in an elastic computer environment."
"The packet filtering's great. You get out what you put into it. It works great as long as you know your security and configure everything adequately. If you just pop one in and it's not configured, then it's basically wide open. It kind of depends on the admin skill, but it's an excellent product."
"It does not take much effort or thinking to understand how it works."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the firewall application and application control."
"The firewall itself is very strong and provides great security."
"The most valuable feature is ransomware protection."
"Good basic firewall functions with advanced firewall scanning."
"I would recommend UTM over XG because it's easier to manage."
"Their support is excellent, and the stability is very good."
"They've done a lot of work with their SD-WAN, which we do use, to have our old internet service with our new internet service. If anything goes down on a particular interface, I can have different rules applied. Most of my users don't even know when our primary internet goes down anymore... I don't have to be here to do anything to switch it to our backup internet or to switch it back."
"I have found the DNS Watch feature for intrusion and prevention response and APT Locker most valuable to me."
"The main reason we went with it was the security protocols. They were more robust on this device."
"The most valuable features of the WatchGuard Firebox are all the security and updated features. You are able to configure the solution from the cloud platform and the application and web interface are very nice."
"The most valuable feature for small and medium businesses is the support for various protocol proxies."
"WatchGuard Firebox is the most powerful firewall for Wi-Fi security."
"The Dimension control, the one-spot reporting and control, has been nice. It's been easy to go in and make sure people are doing what they're supposed to be doing and that only the right stuff is getting in."
"We'd like more management across other integrations."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"The Web-filter in this solution is not very good."
"I don't like that anything more than very basic reporting is not included."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"It is a little too CPU resource intensive, so we would like to see improvements there."
"We didn’t find any issues but I know there have been some in the last few years."
"The classification segregation of applications lacks sufficient definition."
"We need a better VPN client for the customers."
"The technical support only communicates via email. I would prefer to communicate directly with someone."
"The initial setup was straightforward. The full deployment takes approximately two days which could be simplified to reduce the time. The major part of the process is the configuration and the policy setup."
"Doesn't provide antivirus for individual computers."
"The UI can be cumbersome and, sometimes, features are not where you think they should be."
"Some of the configuration options are somewhat confusing."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"We bought Firebox four or five years ago, and with the first version I had to reboot it every two or three months for no apparent reason. We upgraded last year to the M370 and it's been running, but it is rebooting from time to time. I don't know why."
"There could also be better reporting. For example, there should be more out-of-the-box management reports."
"There should be better integration and a way to configure multiple vendors into the same data center in order to offer more flexibility."
"Setup of this solution is complex, it's not plug and play."
"The reporting is a little on the weak side. I would like to see a better reporting set and easier drill-down options."
"The area where I think this product can be improved is the user interface and the reporting. It can be quite difficult to find the correct logs and to actually find out what is going on. The digging can be time-consuming."
Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews while WatchGuard Firebox is ranked 3rd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 79 reviews. Sophos UTM is rated 8.4, while WatchGuard Firebox is rated 8.4. 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 WatchGuard Firebox writes "Offers a streamlined deployment, intuitive interface and robust security features". Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Untangle NG Firewall, whereas WatchGuard Firebox is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, SonicWall TZ and Sophos XGS. See our Sophos UTM vs. WatchGuard Firebox report.
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