We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Sophos Cyberoam UTM 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."Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"The wireless control is helpful."
"FortiGate SD-WAN facilitated a smooth transition for our customers between their two internet service providers, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity without any downtime."
"With FortiClient, you can easily connect when you are home, check out what you want to do, and connect to your network when you are not at work. You can switch on servers and you can check what is wrong."
"A strong point of FortiGate is that the graphical interface is complete and easy to use, especially if we think there is a list of operations that we are able to perform inside."
"The management console is pretty simple, so anyone who understands networking can initially deploy the solution."
"We have found it to be very reliable and that's why our teams and various users in our company use it as our main firewall every day."
"It is a scalable solution."
"I found the upgrades valuable."
"The most valuable features we found are the SD-WAN, FortiGate SD-WAN, and the standard UTM protection, among others."
"The solution's application control is very powerful."
"The tool's most valuable feature is IPS. In my experience, I haven't encountered any issues with integration. It easily integrates with the FortiGate solution. However, verifying through documentation and assessing their support is necessary."
"It is easy to install. There is not much complexity involved."
"I like the common administration and the possibility of adding Fortinet defense systems."
"The solution is used in my company since its management is very comfortable"
"In some circumstances, the malware functionality is the most important feature, and in other cases, some other features."
"All in one UTM appliance."
"Web Filtering and Application Filtering saves a lot of my bandwidth and improves the user's productivity."
"Its portal is user-friendly. I am able to manage the user data and access control through this device."
"The solution works perfectly without any users."
"I believe it's the advanced security software that offers SMPP protection for the agent."
"The tool's robust features allow for the customization of policies, objects, and firewall settings."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"Application management can be improved."
"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."
"Some features of Fortinet FortiGate are actually fee enabled that are inconvenient for deploying in production. Other issues relate to isolation with Cisco products and your server."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"The product has to be upgraded every few weeks."
"The product keeps hanging."
"The solution needs to improve its support."
"The solution's GUI is not very appealing."
"Its technical support could be better."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall could be made a little less expensive."
"Someone without certification and experience with other firewalls might find it a bit more challenging to grasp the FortiGate format and its platform layout."
"The web process often has a memory leak."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could have a more advanced reporting function."
"The product fails to provide proper reports, making it an area where improvements are required."
"On-box sandstorm should be available. As of now, it is from their cloud."
"We have had some issues with technical support, which is an area that needs improvement."
"VPN configuration is not very swift."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
"The product strategy of the manufacturer is strange. I don't understand what they are doing in that regard."
"The product is at its end-of-life. There is nothing to improve as it will be discontinued."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 14th in Firewalls with 37 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Twingate and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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