We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and Sophos XG based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Fortinet FortiGate and Sophos XG had a similar user rating regarding ease of deployment, service and support, and ROI. In terms of features, each software has its pros and cons. Fortinet FortiGate offers some great features, but it is a little more complex and needs better reporting. Sophos XG provides a stable, complete firewall solution, but it fails to integrate well with other products, and the SD-WAN needs improvement. Sophos XG was the better option for pricing, as they offer flexible pricing based on region.
"So far, it has been very stable."
"This solution made our organization more secure and gave us better control."
"Cisco tech is always good and helpful. I would rate them as 10 out of 10."
"The integration of network and workload micro-segmentation helps a lot to provide unified segmentation policies across east-west and north-south traffic. One concrete example is with Cisco ACI for the data center. Not only are we doing what is called a service graph on the ACI to make sure that we can filter traffic east-west between two endpoints in the same network, but when we go north-south or east-west, we can then leverage what we have on the network with SGTs on Cisco ISE. Once you build your matrix, it is very easy to filter in and out on east-west or north-south traffic."
"The VPN feature is the most valuable to us because it accomplishes the task well. We're able to do everything we need to do."
"Cybersecurity resilience has been paramount. Because there is a threat of losing everything if ransomware or another sort of attack were to happen, the cybersecurity resilience has been top-notch."
"The most valuable feature would be the IP blocking. It gets rid of things that you don't need in your environment."
"Cisco's technical support is the best and that's why everybody implements their products."
"It can expand easily."
"It does a lot for you for intrusion protection and as an antivirus. The threat management bundle is worth the money. You don't need another company to monitor your web traffic for you. You can do everything yourself on the firewall. You restrict your own black list for people on the firewall. You don't need to pay some other company for another product to do that for you. The firewall can do that for you. So, it's an easy-to-use product for people to be independent. They don't need to rely on other vendors to do what the firewall can do. They can do everything."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"The management console is pretty simple, so anyone who understands networking can initially deploy the solution."
"The Fortinet FortiGate local partners were good. I did not have direct contact with Fortinet support."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"Easy to deploy and user friendly."
"Sophos began with a basic version and evolved into something more efficient in terms of performance."
"The most valuable feature is the central dashboard"
"Content blocking for websites is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"I like the tunneling part which we are using for the VOIP. We have various other sites where we connect via tunneling. The tunneling part is very fast and easy to implement."
"The most useful aspect of the solution is the concept of integrated security."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"IPS and advanced threat protection (ATP) are the most valuable features. I am able to segment my network traffic and block incoming connections. It is also easy to use."
"Third-party integrations could be improved."
"I would like more features in conjunction with other solutions, like Fortinet."
"Most of the features don't work well, and some features are missing as well."
"The ability to better integrate with other tools would be an improvement."
"The reporting and other features are nice, but there is an issue with applying the configuration. That part needs some improvement."
"The operation of the ASA is good but the problem is that whenever you require an upgrade, there are multiple pieces of software that you have to upgrade. Extensive planning is required, because if you upgrade one piece of the software it has to be compatible with the others as well. You always need to check the compatibility metrics."
"A feature that would allow me to load balance among multiple ISPs, especially since we have deployed it as a perimeter firewall, would be a great addition."
"We wanted to integrate Firepower with our solution, but it didn't have the capability to accommodate our bandwidth since they only had two 10 gig interfaces on the box. We run way more than that through our network because we are a service provider, providing Internet to our customers."
"The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. When I have used the Sophos solution it is a complete solution, in Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed."
"Fortinet FortiGate is not very easy to use. The navigation could be improved to make it easier to use."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"The support service level agreement in regard to the amount of time needed to upgrade things is too low. It should be higher."
"Its user interface is a little bit slow."
"The initial setup, specifically when activating the license, is a nightmare and is quite difficult."
"I would like to have a more efficient login process."
"I'd like to see better reporting. While the logs are great, the reports are not."
"It would be better if they made their own hardware like Palo Alto and Fortinet. They use their own ASICs and claim it is more secure."
"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."
"Support could be improved."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 92 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 112 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "SSL proxy makes URL filtering easier because the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Light and stable with excellent real-time control ". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with pfSense, Check Point NGFW, Meraki MX, WatchGuard Firebox and SonicWall TZ, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with pfSense, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, WatchGuard Firebox and Meraki MX. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. Sophos XG report.
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Hi,
If I look at it only from the point of view of analytics and performance, I lean towards Fortinet, but if I look at it at the service level and with the possibility of being part of an even larger project, this is when I don't see competitors for Fortinet and I mean the component. of after-sales services, the local presence in my country has come from less to more, which makes the difference when choosing a partner to work with.
FortiGate. Fortinet is in Gartner Leader Magic Quadrant (MQ).
Sophos is in Niche Player Quadrant if I remember right.
You can never go wrong picking a vendor in the Gartner Leader MQ. Show the Gartner MQ to your leadership to get them on board too.