We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and Sophos XGS 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."It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it."
"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."
"Easy to implement, and it is also reliable."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory."
"The reporting you receive out of this appliance is excellent. You will not need an external management system."
"The user interface is very, very good."
"I am impressed with the product's antivirus features, strong encryption, policy implementation and easier installation."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"The most useful feature is the performance of the firewalls and networking operations."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"The support for the solution has been excellent. If we ever had an issue they would send an engineer to help us with our problem."
"We have found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"The solution's implementation is pretty easy."
"One of the main advantages of Sophos XGS is the processor. You don't have to wait a long time for when you are managing the firewall and the traffic is faster now."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"In this solution, the most valuable feature is that it's a security device. Maintaining security is very valuable for us. The other feature that we did not find in other products is that it works well with thin client environments."
"Spam filtering is what I love most about XGS."
"Sophos XGS' most valuable features are protection and intrusion prevention detection."
"Setup was straightforward. One person is enough for deployment."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"FortiLink is the interface on the firewall that allows you to extend switch management across all of your switches in the network. The problem with it is that you can't use multiple interfaces unless you set them up in a lag. Only then you can run them. So, it forces you to use a core type of switch to propagate that management out to the rest of the switches, and then it is running the case at 200. It leaves you with 18 ports on the firewall because it is also a layer-three router that could also be used as a switch, but as soon as you do that, you can't really use them. They could do a little bit more clean up in the way the stacking interface works. Some use cases and the documentation on the FortiLink checking interface are a little outdated. I can find stuff on version 5 or more, but it is hard to find information on some of the newer firmware. The biggest thing I would like to see is some improvement in the switch management feature. I would like to be able to relegate some of the ports, which are on the firewall itself, to act as a switch to take advantage of those ports. Some of these firewalls have clarity ports on them. If I can use those, it would mean that I need to buy two less switches, which saves time. I get why they don't, but I would still like to see it because it would save a little bit of space in the server rack."
"The reports are very basic."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"The WAF capability in the Huawei Firewall is missing."
"With the Huawei firewall, none of the features comes at the top. We found out later that customer support is really not good. For this firewall, because of our customers' routine, for example, every six months they'll do a penetration test to find weaknesses. So whenever they came up with VAPT reports, they are looking to Huawei for help. I think that's basically because it's a different culture. Chinese culture and our culture is different. They have always tried to help find some excuses or say some other things that cannot help you solve the problem immediately."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"The solution does not have sandboxing features."
"The tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"Compared to Fortinet, the cost is high."
"The support team are helpful when you eventually get hold of them which takes a long time. They can improve how quickly you get technical support."
"They need intelligent reporting, not just your simple, standard reports."
"The SD-WAN feature isn't very good. It's there, but it doesn't work properly."
"The first time a person sets it up, they will need training."
"In the new release 19, there should be the implementation of a cloud service that you can use to set up the IPSec tunnels, and the SD-WAN from the WAN dashboard, and then you can push that configuration out to every firewall that you have."
"I recommend Sophos increase the user capacity of the firewall by 1.5 times. For example, say the firewall can accommodate 1,000 users now, then it should handle a load of 1,500 users."
"The configurations can be a bit complex."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 18 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 58 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Sophos XGS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Meraki MX and Sophos XG, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Sophos XGS report.
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