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Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] vs Sophos Cyberoam UTM comparison

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Check Point UTM-1 [EOL]
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sophos Cyberoam UTM
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Unified Threat Management (UTM) (10th)
 

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William Cambronero - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at ITQS
Great firewalls, VPN, and Intrusion prevention capabilities
Some features that could be improved are advanced threat protection, sandboxing, and vulnerability management. Another point is to improve the technical support provided by Check Point UTM-1. Although the company offers different standards, including basic and premium, by mail and by telephone, they present a very large deficiency in the time it takes to comply with the provisions of the SLA. Coordinating a meeting is complicated by the schedules. The documentation should also be improved by having it unified.
SH
Global IT Manager at Express KItchen
Has transitioned fully to SD-WAN and centralized management simplifies appliance handling
As for areas where Sophos Cyberoam UTM can be improved, it's hard to say; I have not at the moment seen anything that I could not get a solution for, but if there's anything, I'll make sure to raise that with the Sophos team. Regarding the documentation, I find that it is still lacking, although the YouTube videos, user training, and knowledge forum are now better than they were before. Sophos Cyberoam UTM should move in the direction of AI capabilities, as the world is moving toward AI. Sophos Cyberoam UTM is not promoted enough. I see FortiGates organizing student competitions and Cisco doing CCNA classes, so Sophos should follow that route as well.

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Pros

"We can create a domain to separate and segregate some functions, some services."
"It provides visibility and drives organizational security."
"This is my favorite product that I use, and I think it's one of the best in the world."
"Browsing speed has picked up considerably as users now have to do their official work and cannot browse social sites instead."
"The UTM platform has been the most valuable."
"Firewalls help us a lot in controlling traffic on our network and preventing unauthorized access."
"The UTM platform has been the most valuable, as it's a great system with the possibility of having several plates implemented on the same appliance."
"It has given us the ability to securely connect remote office sites to our Core Data Network over ISP DPLC Circuits."
"UTM has all the necessary features to manage internet connectivity and security."
"Web Filtering and Application Filtering saves a lot of my bandwidth and improves the user's productivity."
"Overall, I would rate the solution as a nine out of ten."
"I would recommend Sophos Cyberoam UTM to other organizations based on my experience."
"I'm more inclined towards the conventional firewall. So for me, I'm more geared towards the standard firewall type functionalities as well as the web application firewall because that seems to work fine."
"Good user interface."
"The user interface is well laid out and understandable."
"Cyberoam UTM's most valuable feature is that it can be configured any way you like."
 

Cons

"Some features that could be improved are advanced threat protection, sandboxing, and vulnerability management."
"Customer service is not their strong suite. It takes a lot of time until they fix anything, and it can be better to try and fix the issue without them."
"What has been the issue of firewalls is they ask me for policies and content filtering application control and all these features that are now part of Harmony."
"While the technical support is good, the Indian level technical support could use an upgrade."
"Specifically on the user experience, sometimes the set up of things, such as the VPN SSL, takes a lot of time to load and a lot of time to get up and running on every session."
"The solution could be improved if there was a better way to report. The reporting functionality is not really good. Even though it's not the major function. Maybe adding a way to make a custom report."
"Customer service is definitely degrading, according to me."
"Memory and processing power: These devices are strictly for small business applications."
"The product is at its end-of-life. There is nothing to improve as it will be discontinued."
"The solution is at its end of life and some of the appliances are finishing."
"The price is obviously a more sensitive area to focus on."
"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."
"Performance is a legitimate concern under high traffic conditions."
"The scalability is not that great. I think that the Sophos XG product is more scalable than the Sophos Cyberoam."
"The policy is a bit too vague."
"Sometimes, users are timed out intermittently."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is too high."
"This cost is between 3,000 and 5,000 euros per year, so some other solutions are cheaper and the pricing should be improved."
"We paid for a two-year FullGuard license that includes support."
"Cost-wise, Sophos Cyberoam UTM is a good solution. Customers don't collapse upon hearing the price for it. My company pays for the license of Sophos Cyberoam UTM annually."
"The product’s pricing is expensive."
"We just use the standard package."
"I have no comment about the pricing."
"On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the most expensive, and one is the least expensive, I rate the solution a five."
"We pay for licensing the solution. It's my understanding that it is not overly expensive. It may be somewhere around $2,000 for a license."
"It is worth the value."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
18%
Marketing Services Firm
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business49
Midsize Enterprise28
Large Enterprise17
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Cyberoam UTM?
The price is appropriate, but if you want the real truth, it's actually quite expensive. The annual software licensing is reasonably pricey, with probably about four years' license annual.
What needs improvement with Sophos Cyberoam UTM?
There is room for improvement when it comes to their features and architectures they're trying to implement that they can't directly help with. But by and large, it's actually relatively good. More...
What is your primary use case for Sophos Cyberoam UTM?
I do work with clients that use both Cisco and Sophos products. My work is mostly with firewalls, storages, switches, and routers.
 

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