We performed a comparison between Perimeter 81 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."One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."
"It's very easy to set up, it's very easy to make policies and, for an organization, that means you don't need IT expert in firewalls. You just need to have somebody who knows a little bit of IT, and that's it. With other products, you need someone with a "Masters" degree in firewalls."
"Customers are more inclined towards FortiGate because of application control, web filtering, and anti-spam features. The support from the FortiGate team is good, and price-wise, it is affordable."
"Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"The most valuable feature is the web filter."
"It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"It has provided a seamless gateway to much-needed platforms."
"The feature that I have found to be most valuable is the reputation that the company has regarding privacy. Nowadays, this is critical, especially when you do all of your work online."
"It keeps us all accountable and ensures secure internet connections while we all work remotely."
"The ease of use not only translates to quick adoption rates - it also ensures that our employees remain compliant with our cybersecurity protocols, enhancing the overall security posture of our organization."
"The setup is really easy...I rate the support team a ten out of ten."
"Our operators can work from home without any problems."
"It helps to quickly get access to the pages I need."
"Perimeter 81 provides a very secure and non-disruptive experience."
"Sophos XGS' most valuable features are protection and intrusion prevention detection."
"The product was easy for us to install."
"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 most valuable features of Sophos XGS are the ease of use and powerful interface."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XGS are a set of functionalities that are quite commendable, they call it synchronized security, where all the solutions share defense lines with each other."
"The solution is cost-effective and easy to manage."
"The solution is easy to use and configure, once you know how to apply the policies."
"Sophos XGS that's a good firewall. If you use the endpoint, then you have what Sophos calls synchronized security. That will mean that if one of the endpoints is affected, it will be automatically set in isolation."
"Fortinet already improved FortiGate, but in the current market, many brands of security devices have improved together. Fortinet still needs to catch up with market standards. Fortinet is lacking in features in comparison to competitors."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"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."
"Fortinet Fortigate could benefit by simplifying some of their processes."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"In order to have to bypass the login using the website, a good feature for Perimeter 81 to have is a login instance in the Perimeter 81 application. I'm using a Mac and we don't have that functionality."
"One of our challenges is ensuring the security of our cloud-based operations."
"There are a few areas where the solution could be improved. For instance, we sometimes encounter connectivity issues, which can be problematic. Recently, I experienced a connectivity issue while trying to move to Azure. Connectivity issues can be quite frustrating."
"The solution's speed of upload and download is an area where it lacks"
"Perimeter 81 could enhance its reporting and analytics capabilities to provide more detailed insights into network activity."
"One of the more negative experiences using Perimeter 81 is the fact that I am logged off after a pre-determined amount of time which cuts off access to some of my company's resources."
"A Google Chrome extension would be handy instead of logging into the app."
"What would be useful would be a notification/warning that a session is due to timeout after exceeding the default connection limit."
"I rate Sophos' support five out of 10. It's sometimes difficult to contact them, and finding a solution is not easy."
"The first time a person sets it up, they will need training."
"The configurations can be a bit complex."
"Sometimes, we haven't received proper support. They couldn't find the solutions that we required. One thing that we need is an NTP server facility. The Sophos XGS device does not have this capacity or this feature."
"Compared to Fortinet, the cost is high."
"Sophos XGS could improve the automation system. It could be better if there was some level of automation, attacks automation, meaning if this happens, then it automatically executes a particular process."
"When it comes to different interfaces there is some speed issue that can be improved in Sophos XGS."
"Sophos XGS could be improved by adding a built-in hyper-converged solution."
Perimeter 81 is ranked 11th in Firewalls with 22 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 58 reviews. Perimeter 81 is rated 9.2, while Sophos XGS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Perimeter 81 writes "Great SAML and SCIM support with the ability to deploy site-2-site tunnels with specific IP restrictions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Perimeter 81 is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cloudflare Access and Tailscale, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Perimeter 81 vs. Sophos XGS report.
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