We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ 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."I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"Centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances allow us to take control over our public and private infrastructure."
"The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"Fortinet offers the latest versions to cater to the needs of enterprises."
"One of the nice things about FortiGate is that it can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises. You can actually do both. That's the biggest reason why I stick with this solution as opposed to something like Cisco Meraki. Another nice thing is that I can log directly into a FortiGate or get to it through their FortiCloud access products. They're pretty reliable and consistent. One of the reasons why I started using the product was their single pane of management. I can deploy their line of firewalls in conjunction with their switching and access points, and I can manage the entire network from one interface. I don't have to log into one interface for the firewall, another one for the access points, and another one for the switches. These firewalls have access point controller functionality built right into the system, so I don't even have to purchase additional devices to manage them."
"It's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"The most valuable features have been content filtering, and the interface is easy to navigate and to use."
"It is a scalable solution."
"They give good protection to my network and support it."
"Good site categorization and application controls."
"Most of the features are useful. It is easy to configure and easy to troubleshoot. I can see the utilization of different networks, and there are also App control features."
"The features that we have found most valuable in SonicWall TZ are the intrusion and brute force attack prevention."
"Offers the right amount of control without being incredibly convoluted and frustrating."
"SonicWall TZ is a very cost-effective solution that provides good security."
"The performance has been good overall."
"The reporting features are very good."
"We consider the user level and control features of Sophos Cyberoam UTM to be the best."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"The most valuable features are the firewall section, the VPN, and how you control live users."
"The product is easy to maintain."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a very strong product with good support."
"Technical support is excellent."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"Currently, FortiGate is providing SSL VPN. But they're missing some features that are available in Palo Alto's SSL VPN."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"There can be an improvement in analysis and reporting. We need enhancement on the reporting side."
"From a support perspective, if we're talking tech support I think Silver Partners, Gold Partners, Platinum, whatever level, should have a different number to call. End users can call tech support over at SonicWall if they've paid for support as part of their AGSS or whatever services they bought. The end-user can call, or we can call, however, I don't want to be calling the same line that an end user's calling. I don't want the same response time. I need a different level of expertise."
"It could probably be more user-friendly, and it could be more scalable with releases and subscriptions."
"The solution has lost the trust of its customers because of moving from one company to another."
"Sometimes there is a glitch between the network connection. Last time, something happened on our IP phone, the SonicWall team did some updates to fix the issue. However, glitches happen very rarely. I did not experience any other types of problems."
"The monitoring is a little bit confusing."
"The solution's pricing could be made cheaper."
"I would like to see lower antivirus pricing."
"I would say there's room for improvement in terms of the GUI. Because it is better than some of the other standard firewalls. They have the drag and drop features."
"The product is at its end-of-life. There is nothing to improve as it will be discontinued."
"Needs a mail alert/notification when the device loses any of its connections, during ISP redundancy implementation."
"Hence, it needs to be easier to configure rules using the solution."
"I don't know whether this will be included in an upgrade, but I would like to get the user utility, like seeing where the users are using more of the data."
"I would like to see improvements in the development of reports. The process needs to be made simple."
"The implementation policy needs improvment."
"When it comes to web filtering and application filtering, it does not contain enough signatures to determine all of the sites that need to be blocked."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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