We performed a comparison between Sophos XG and Zscaler Internet Access 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 product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"FortiGate Secure SD-WAN includes best-of-breed next-generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and WAN optimization capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN edge transformation in a unified offering."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"There are great templates, so you don't have to customize them if you don't want to. You do have the option to custom create some folders and some reports, however, with what is there, you don't really need to go through extra effort, as they already give you a lot of predefined views of reports and so forth."
"The technical support is great."
"Web filtering and two-factor authentication are great features."
"Dashboard is easy to use and the reporting offers a lot of detail."
"The updates are helpful and add to the solution in a positive way."
"Good security and a good interface."
"The interface is user-friendly and the product is easy to configure."
"Sophos XG protects our network from advanced threats."
"Sophos is easy to use."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The solution comes with a common bundle which comprises all the feature."
"The cloud proxy and integration are some of the key features. Since there is cloud waste, we can quickly provision it and start working on the configuration. On top of that, they have added a few more features. They have integrated CASB, and file sandboxing is part of it."
"The policies are very intuitive and easy to configure, with very little possibility of messing things up."
"The scanning feature is impressive, because they do not introduce a big latency to the traffic."
"After a proper implementation, the maintenance is very low."
"For our needs, the cloud-native proxy architecture is a very good solution. We are moving away from on-prem appliances and moving more toward cloud-based solutions. Zscaler is a good fit for our strategy. This architecture helps with cyber threats because we inspect most of the traffic and we can see that a lot of threats are stopped directly in the secure web gateway."
"The most valuable feature of Zscaler Internet Access is that it is a consolidated solution, it comes with many features, such as DLP."
"Tech support is good."
"The users are at different locations, and Zscaler helps us to put the organization's central security controls on these roaming users."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"I would like to see a more intuitive dashboard."
"Backup can be improved."
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"Lacks training for new features."
"They should include fiber ports on smaller product models and the tools should be improved for scalability."
"It could offer a DNS Filter for blocking botnet networks."
"In feature releases of the solution, I would like there to be an increase in the detection capability."
"Sophos XG could improve by making the remote access and VPN better."
"I used to work with Fortinet, and sometimes I see that the SD-WAN feature could be better because it's much easier in Fortinet."
"The user interface could be improved and more bandwidth management would be helpful."
"Their updates can be faster and more regular."
"All of the options should be available when I renew my subscription for the year. As it is now, there are some limitations."
"Technical support could be better."
"In terms of user experience, it could be better."
"Zscaler should provide adjacent services, which would be complementary to their current offering that could to be more pragmatic for a customer. For example, if you take Akamai, you get multiple sets of services, all depending on the customer and the strategy and the complexity and the problems. In some areas, they are more varied in terms of coverage."
"Sometimes, support isn't available."
"I would like to see more training and video documentation."
"Zscaler Internet Access needs to integrate more ISPs. It is good to have more than three ISPs."
"In every cloud service in the world, you have multiple upstream internet providers to create diversity so that if one of your providers fails, your network just continues. In South Africa, there is only one upstream provider, and that's not right. That that's a problem."
"There are some performance issues when we add on additional controls."
Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews while Zscaler Internet Access is ranked 2nd in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 46 reviews. Sophos XG is rated 8.2, while Zscaler Internet Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Internet Access writes "Provides integrated CASB and file sandboxing but could be less expensive ". Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX, whereas Zscaler Internet Access is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Netskope , Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Appgate SDP. See our Sophos XG vs. Zscaler Internet Access report.
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