We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks K2-Series 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."We use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall."
"The feature I like most is the SD-WAN. It allows you to manage more than one ISP at the same time. And there is a high-availability mode, so if one of your ISPs is down, you still have a backup."
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"Fortinet FortiGate's ease of management is the most valuable feature."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"Web filtering and two-factor authentication are great features."
"The solution is easy to configure and maintain remotely."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate was straightforward."
"The company is inventive and always adds a lot of great features."
"It is a stable solution."
"Everything I could possibly want has already been implanted in the new version."
"This is a very reliable firewall and we have never had problems with it."
"As long as the solution is kept updated, it's pretty stable."
"The solution is reliable and scales well."
"Palo Alto has an approach that makes the configuration easier not only for the customers but also for the IT help for the customers."
"It caters to typical use cases across various technologies. MDR and XDR, for example, focus on user and endpoint protection. It's pretty straightforward."
"Web and content filtering are valuable in preventing people from abusing the network and pushing up the bandwidth price."
"Content filtering, as this enables me to control that which employees can view at different time quotas."
"The product, itself, doesn't seem to have any bugs or glitches."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"Having a firewall solution with a data quota is very important when the bandwidth is limited, which really distinguishes it from other products."
"The solution is excellent for web and application filtering and remote access with the VPN."
"You can geofence yourself if there is an incoming attack or a continuous ping from a company outside your country."
"All in one UTM appliance."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"The renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"Their software support needs improvement. I would prefer to have better support for bug fixes. Sometimes, we open a ticket, and it is very difficult to get a solution. Specifically, we are not at all happy with their support for load balancing."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"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."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"If we have issues, they take anywhere from two days to a week to respond. I even wrote to their CEO because there was no response. When it comes to support, this is the worst company."
"The solution needs a series of OS changes."
"Palo Alto doesn't have extended visibility to the end point in their firewalls."
"We had some issues with upgrading in the past. They could make the process easier."
"Some users do not accept cloud-based data processing. They prefer on-premises functionality, especially for advanced threat analysis. While the general trend is moving towards cloud, specific customer needs should be considered. Perhaps certain functionalities, particularly in advanced threat analysis, could be offered as an on-premises option for those clients."
"I'd like to see more data protection on the system."
"The tool needs to improve integration with more products from other vendors. I would like the product to add threat intelligence features as well."
"The technical support, and how they provide it to the client, needs to be improved."
"The price is obviously a more sensitive area to focus on."
"The product is at its end-of-life. There is nothing to improve as it will be discontinued."
"The VPN needs to be improved."
"Smaller CR15 units don’t have a hard disc or built in IView software. These units could do with that feature."
"Hence, it needs to be easier to configure rules using the solution."
"Needs a mail alert/notification when the device loses any of its connections, during ISP redundancy implementation."
"There are some issues with logs and report limitations."
"Technical support could be faster."
Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 29 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG. See our Palo Alto Networks K2-Series vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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