We performed a comparison between Sophos Cyberoam UTM 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."UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"Mainly the FortiGate reporting system is very good. It guides us through all the expectations of security. Fortinet provides us all that we need for security. Also, Fortinet FortiGate is a next-generation firewall. It is much more advanced than others."
"FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"The interface is very good."
"It's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM is used for perimeter security, web filtering, intrusion prevention and as a VPN."
"The solution is excellent for web and application filtering and remote access with the VPN."
"The performance has been good overall."
"Web application filtering eases internet access control."
"The product, itself, doesn't seem to have any bugs or glitches."
"We consider the user level and control features of Sophos Cyberoam UTM to be the best."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The main features I have found best are the load balancer and ease of use."
"The solution is scalable."
"It's easy to use, and the service is good. If anything goes wrong, their support system is very reliable."
"There are good KCL rules and policies as well as NATing rules."
"Easy to set up firewall product, that's also easy to manage and scale."
"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."
"One of the main advantages of Sophos XGS is the processor. You don't have to wait a long time for when you are managing the firewall and the traffic is faster now."
"Setup was straightforward. One person is enough for deployment."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"There are some problems that support cannot give you a logical reason as to why it happened. For example, I had a case where I was dealing with a WhatsApp application that was giving issues. Technical support gave more than one reason it could be giving issues, but none of them solved the problem. Eventually I solved the problem, but it was far from the solutions that support had given."
"The monitor and the visibility, in this proxy, is very weak."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could improve by adding VPN site-to-site capabilities. The correct version does not work with Microsoft Azure Cloud."
"Needs a mail alert/notification when the device loses any of its connections, during ISP redundancy implementation."
"It is not a scalable product. This is because if you want to increase the capacity of the solution, then you have to change the device."
"While the security features are excellent, they could be improved."
"Sophos VPN connectivity could be improved, as it can be lengthy, and users take longer to connect"
"The solution had a feature to import users from a CSV file. However, the latest version does not have that option."
"The configuration requires an expert to be set up, so it could be made simpler."
"I would like to see real-time alerts on traffic insights."
"The VPN capability needs some improvement in Sophos XGS."
"There are some bugs relating to the product that allow VPN users to bypass the firewall."
"It would be nice to have features like the network access control (NAC) that Cisco has for Identity Services Engine. In the next release, I would also like to see an increase in the performance of the processing units."
"When it comes to different interfaces there is some speed issue that can be improved in Sophos XGS."
"The price of Sophos XGS could improve, it is high."
"The solution could improve inspection processes and troubleshooting for VPNs because this area is very weak."
"The support team are helpful when you eventually get hold of them which takes a long time. They can improve how quickly you get technical support."
"The reporting could be better."
Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 58 reviews. Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0, while Sophos XGS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Highly stable, scalable, and priced well". Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Meraki MX. See our Sophos Cyberoam UTM vs. Sophos XGS report.
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