We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX Series Firewall 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."The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"The reporting you receive out of this appliance is excellent. You will not need an external management system."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"I have found Fortinet FortiGate to be scalable."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"It protects the data behind our switches."
"It uses many applications, like antivirus blocking and web filtering."
"It is a part of the infrastructure when we're selling Juniper. That's what clients are familiar with and that's what they rely on."
"If we need to define our user system from an anti-spam perspective, we can constantly update the antivirus."
"The solution is relatively easy and inexpensive to maintain."
"Most of our clients use it as a traditional firewall, blocking Layer 3 and Layer 4, blocking by transport."
"It's fine, and it's good. It's very stable."
"The ports are really versatile for their application and don't always have to be used for the purpose for which they were made."
"The solution is very user-friendly, and the GUI is so good that I don't have to use the CLI. This eliminates the need for typing; clicking allows me to get to what I'm looking for."
"All the features are valuable, in my opinion, but for us the most important features are the network security, application control, and web server protection. Sophos Sandstorm is another good feature off the top of my head."
"It is very stable. I have not heard of any issue where clients would have to replace hardware. It's been really stable for a long while."
"The solution offers more antimalware and antivirus feeds than others."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos XGS is its ease of use."
"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."
"The feature that I find most valuable is the synchronized security option where the endpoint talks to the firewall."
"I need user-behavior analytics, to find threat scenarios from inside the organization, insider attacks. That would be very helpful for us. In addition, I would like next-generation features for small and medium businesses. These businesses require UTM, all in one product. Fortinet must include it."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having a frequent ask questions(FAQ) area for people to receive quick answers to popular questions. Additionally, it would be beneficial to have an SMS notification feature. For example, if you cannot access your email you could receive an SMS message."
"The support system could be improved."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"They need to improve their technical support."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"I would like to see a more intuitive dashboard."
"I would like them to add a dashboard because it's difficult to operate."
"Both the web management and the graphical user interface are inadequate and should be improved."
"Their models for service providers could improve."
"Its logging is very good, but we would like to have an easier way of creating more reports. We would like to be able to manipulate the reports or manage the way the reports are coming out."
"it would be more powerful if Juniper brought out a security product other than the firewall, like anti-spam, endpoint protection, etc. Customers who want to deploy security solutions are not just thinking about firewalls... Juniper should have an end-to-end solution, from the endpoint to the network level."
"It would be good if Junos had "unique commands" between all hierarchical levels, discarding the use of the "Run" command."
"The GUI needs to be easier to handle."
"Junos Space should be improved to be on par with FortiGate's solution for managing firewalls and routing."
"Sophos XGS's response to zero-day attacks could be improved."
"The SD-WAN feature isn't very good. It's there, but it doesn't work properly."
"Sophos XGS needs improvement with the threshold values. Other solutions have the capacity to handle more users."
"There are some issues with conversion and user roles when upgrading to Cyberoam."
"I would like to see them in third-party evaluation reports like Gartner, Magic Quadrant, or Forrester to make it easier for us to show our customers that Sophos is a leader in the market."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"In version 18 of Sophos XGS, the log details are not very good. However, in version 19 they are more detailed. The Fortinet FortiGate has better detail overall compared to Sophos XGS. They provide updates to the solution frequently, but they do not fix the problems that exist."
"Sophos configurations are a bit complex."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 86 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 58 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while Sophos XGS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Highly stable, scalable, and priced well". Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Untangle NG Firewall. See our Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs. Sophos XGS report.
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