We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks WildFire and Sophos XG based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, ESET and others in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)."For example, if a security Intel threat talks about an IOC. We can then go to our MSP and say, "Is there a signature for this particular type of malware that just came out?" And if they'll say yes, then we'll say, "Okay. Does it apply to these firewalls? And have we seen any hits on it?" There's absolutely value in it."
"Being an application-based firewall, this is one of the critical focus factors along with the threat prevention services it provides."
"The technical support is good."
"Intuitive threat prevention and analysis solution, with a machine learning feature. Scalable, stable, and protects against zero-day threats."
"It catches modified signatures of known viruses."
"What I like about Palo Alto is that it is a complete product, with everything in it."
"Whole team can use the firewall and understand it."
"They have many different options with Palo Alto WildFire and the set-up is quick. If you have all the details in hand, it does not take more than 15 minutes to deploy a firewall."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XG for our use cases are its firewall capabilities, its ability to connect to wide area and local networks, and its VPN functionality."
"The most valuable feature is the Intercept X. It is the advanced features that are used for malware detection, and antivirus."
"The most useful aspect of the solution is the concept of integrated security."
"We are able to trace any user and pinpoint any vulnerability or any malicious software. We are able to synchronize between the local and active directories so we can catch users easily through their login names and IDs."
"It's a good security tool and it aligns with the rest of our security stack."
"The VPN is easy and has good logging, monitoring and notifications."
"I like it for its simplicity. It is very simple to configure and implement. It is a very good product for medium-sized organizations."
"This is a very stable solution."
"There are certain changes that I was expecting in the previous version, and I hope that they are soon fixed. All of the problems that I have faced so far have been resolved."
"The price of WildFire should be reduced in order to make it more affordable for our customers."
"It would be nice if there was an easier way to install and deploy it, such as through the inclusion of wizards."
"The deployment model could be better."
"The support is good but they could be faster."
"The free version does not have real-time updates. It is slow."
"The threat intelligence that we receiving in the reporting was not as expected. We were expecting more. Additionally, we should be able to whitelist a specific file based on a variety of attributes."
"The automation and responsiveness need improvement."
"The solution could offer a bit more integration with other systems, with other platforms - just to be able to extend the capability and to interface with other kinds of platforms or systems that I can find on the market as it gives the possibility to improve the level of integration."
"Over the last six months, we have noticed that the hardware is slow, especially the VPN connections."
"Scalability it is a bit limited. We did a sizing exercise before the purchase. But that was just to fit our current needs. There was no room for having an option to upgrade the device. The only option that we have if we are grow in the near future, is to go for another model with higher specs, which is actually more expensive. In other words it doesn't have that modularity ."
"The cloud support needs to be improved."
"Lacks improved throughput performance in a box."
"While it is possible to configure between two of the solution's devices in the same model, the high available usually fails."
"For the standard end user, self-based training is necessary. When you get into the Sophos XG firewall and try to start creating NAT rules, it can be a little cumbersome for a novice. It's pretty easy once you know how to do it, but it will be hard for anybody who doesn't have experience."
"SD-WAN can be improved."
Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 58 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Proofpoint Email Protection, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Fortinet FortiSandbox, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS and SonicWall TZ.
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