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Hillstone T-Series vs Sophos Cyberoam UTM comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Hillstone T-Series
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (41st)
Sophos Cyberoam UTM
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Unified Threat Management (UTM) (9th)
 

Featured Reviews

TahirMahmood - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Zubair Feeds
Is stable and has a user-friendly dashboard and a good interface
We installed Hillstone T-Series after a ransomware attack. The dashboard and user interface are very good We cannot secure a specific IP class with this firewall. Another loophole with Hillstone T-Series is that when we connect through WiFi and turn our hot spot on, all who connect through the…
Olubosola Olusanya - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at Super Digital Highways Ltd
Unified security has simplified multi-appliance work but still needs more architectural flexibility
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 flexibility would make Sophos Cyberoam UTM better. The platform is not entirely flexible as it is. For example, with Cisco ASA and Firepower, you have the command line that can give you more flexibility in terms of the kind of architectures that you can put them in. But for Sophos Cyberoam UTM, you don't really have that access that can give you those network flexibilities that would allow you to do some other types of architectures.

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

Pros

"It has been stable so far."
"We found some limitations with Fortinet FortiGate, and we are satisfied with Hillstone T-Series right now."
"Hillstone supports IOT setup and detecting intrusions from IOT or CCTV connectivity, and with this solution, we can also detect unauthorized devices plugged into the CCTV network and sound the alarm to the administrator."
"We installed Hillstone T-Series after a ransomware attack. The dashboard and user interface are very good."
"The only firewall able to monitor traffic from a CCTV network. Can detect unauthorized devices plugged into the network, which standard firewalls can't do."
"Technical support is excellent."
"We used to use Fortinet UTM, but Cyberoam is much better in terms of virus scanning, web filtering and spam filtering."
"All these features are valuable to us because we can block malicious and unproductive application and sites to improve productivity and security in our network, audit users and machines and protect us against exploitation."
"I find Sophos Cyberoam UTM very good. I like the feature of being able to block off Mac IDs that host users. For example, you have a Mac or Windows laptop and you created a hotspot. Other devices like mobiles and tablets e.g. iPads connected to that hotspot. We can block those devices that connected to the hotspot we created, only through Sophos. It's a good feature we didn't find in other UTMs."
"My advice is that it's a good product if you're looking for security without much hassle."
"This is a managed service, which means that the customer does not need to purchase hardware and employ a system integrator to install it."
"Our customers find it economical and offers good security. These two features are key. Ease of installation and implementation are also key factors."
"The most valuable feature is the IPSec forwarding."
 

Cons

"Licensing is not cheap."
"Licensing is not cheap, but there are customers who will buy because they understand that this has a cost involved and they will cater their budget for that."
"Another loophole with Hillstone T-Series is that when we connect through WiFi and turn our hot spot on, all who connect through the hotspot get all the functions, and the security does not work."
"They have a very good technical support team, but I think there are some communication issues due to language differences."
"Cyberoam configuration is done through the browser, which is one of the places that viruses spread."
"We have had issues with malicious sites and external scans."
"The configuration requires an expert to be set up, so it could be made simpler."
"The product’s pricing has increased by approximately 45% in four months. This particular area needs improvement."
"On-box sandstorm should be available. As of now, it is from their cloud."
"Technical support could be faster."
"Policy configuration and implementation is a bit lengthy process."
"The data support response time should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale from one to ten, with one being low and ten being high price, I would rate the price of Hillstone T-Series at three. There are no additional costs other than renewal costs."
"We got a much cheaper price than that provided by Fortinet right now."
"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"The price is very competitive and the licensing is easy."
"The solution's pricing is good since it is neither too high nor too low"
"We just use the standard package."
"I am not happy with the pricing, it could be better."
"Licensing is very good value for the money."
"Separate license keys are required for different solutions that we implement in the server room, which are an additional cost."
"It is very reasonably priced as compared to other solutions in the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Healthcare Company
12%
Transportation Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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?
Sophos Firewall could go beyond configuration health checks and introduce continuous, intelligent firewall policy governance. The firewall should automatically identify redundant, shadowed, unused,...
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.
 

Also Known As

Hillstone T-Series Intelligent Next-Generation Firewalls, Hillstone iNGFW
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