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

 

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Categories and Ranking

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)
 

Featured Reviews

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.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We can create a domain to separate and segregate some functions, some services."
"Check Point is not cheap when compared to other solutions, but it provides high level security, and as an organization we are fully satisfied with this product."
"When we were evaluating services, we knew we needed something robust and easy to implement with the old equipment and something that was safe."
"Firewalls help us a lot in controlling traffic on our network and preventing unauthorized access."
"This is my favorite product that I use, and I think it's one of the best in the world."
"Check Point has been in the security industry for so long that it has evolved different solutions and technologies."
"It safeguards against cyber attacks."
"The pricing is reasonable for the performance and support we are getting."
"Overall, it is a good experience in terms of stability and performance."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a very strong product with good support."
"The performance and security are the best features."
"The main features I have found best are the load balancer and ease of use."
"Unified Threat Management System is an elite product which has been engineered for security, productivity, and connectivity to users across the wide area and local area networks."
"The VPN is the most usable feature."
"The solution's interface is user-friendly, and the web protection is good. The tool is highly stable. The product is scalable. The technical support is good. We chose Sophos Cyberoam UTM because their focus on security research is higher compared to other brands. It's an all-in-one solution with antivirus, EDR, wireless protection, and web protection integrated into one box. The initial setup was straightforward."
"The competitive advantages of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is the unified platform."
 

Cons

"The entire GUI, look and feel of the application."
"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."
"Customer service is definitely degrading, according to me."
"The interface needs improvement."
"Some features that could be improved are advanced threat protection, sandboxing, and vulnerability management."
"Memory and processing power: These devices are strictly for small business applications."
"Yes, about once a year we have a catastrophic failure. It's pretty random."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"When it comes to web filtering and application filtering, it does not contain enough signatures to determine all of the sites that need to be blocked."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"The data support response time should be improved."
"I have problems with the email filtering. Emails pass through without any filtering affecting them. When I get back to them and tell them this is the issue, they check everything and say it is not in their database signature and they have to update it. But you know, by that time, my user has already opened it."
"They could improve the product by enhancing hardware reliability, addressing occasional memory overflow issues, and improving scalability without compromising performance."
"There is a lot or room for improvement, because it is still not a fourth or fifth generation firewall. It lacks security features."
"I would like to see improvements in the development of reports. The process needs to be made simple."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This cost is between 3,000 and 5,000 euros per year, so some other solutions are cheaper and the pricing should be improved."
"The pricing is too high."
"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is high."
"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"The price is very competitive and the licensing is easy."
"It is worth the value."
"The product’s pricing is expensive."
"There is a license for this solution and it is priced competitively. We paid approximately $2,000 for the license."
"Licensing is very good value for the money."
"I am not happy with the pricing, it could be better."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
11%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
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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Sample Customers

AccessIT Group Inc., Accuvant, Cadre Computer Resources Inc., Compuquip Technologies Inc, Dimension Data North America Inc., Forsythe Solutions Group, Gotham Technology Group LLC, GuidePoint Security LLC, Iovations, IPS
Gulf Corporation for Technology, Maridive & Oil Services, Fidelity Bank, Petra University, Capital FM Kenya, Safari Park Hotel and Casino, Mayfair Casino, Pacific International Lines, Mozambique Ministry of Education, University of Namibia, Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, University of Hawai, New Delhi Municipal Council
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