We performed a comparison between Sophos Cyberoam UTM and Zscaler Cloud Firewall 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."The product is very stable, easy to troubleshoot, and configure, so it has reduced the time it takes for support."
"The Fortinet FortiGate local partners were good. I did not have direct contact with Fortinet support."
"The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is load balancing. It can provide central management and VPNA. Additionally, it has enhanced our security environment."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"It has very easy management and an amazing ETM configuration."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"The solution works perfectly without any users."
"I find Sophos Cyberoam UTM very good. I like the feature of being able to block off Mac IDs that host users. For example, you have a Mac or Windows laptop and you created a hotspot. Other devices like mobiles and tablets e.g. iPads connected to that hotspot. We can block those devices that connected to the hotspot we created, only through Sophos. It's a good feature we didn't find in other UTMs."
"We have never had to restart a firewall. The firewalls have all worked perfectly fine."
"The solution is easy to integrate."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a very strong product with good support."
"I'm more inclined towards the conventional firewall. So for me, I'm more geared towards the standard firewall type functionalities as well as the web application firewall because that seems to work fine."
"Content filtering, as this enables me to control that which employees can view at different time quotas."
"Bandwidth Management and aggregation. It is valuable for combining two ISPs. Switching to a secondary/redundant ISP is thus seamless, in the event that the primary ISP goes down. The Bandwidth Management is also valuable for limiting heavy downloaders that may impact negatively on the experience of other users."
"The product’s firewall and VPN package are fantastic compared to any other solution."
"It helps a lot of companies to reduce their downtime. Also, It helps businesses in terms of being secured and protected from any threats."
"Includes advanced tech protection."
"Zscaler provides effective protection against various cyber threats ensuring a safe environment"
"The visibility and log availability offered are highly valued for troubleshooting purposes, and this is a key factor driving customer interest in the firewall module."
"Once you have Zscaler running you have access to configure it however you want."
"It is a stable solution."
"Most of the features that Zscaler has to offer, we will deploy."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"The non-error conserve mode has room for improvement."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"We'd like more management across other integrations."
"Currently, FortiGate is providing SSL VPN. But they're missing some features that are available in Palo Alto's SSL VPN."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"There needs to be more documentation that users can access to help them understand the solution or troubleshoot as necessary."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM could improve by adding VPN site-to-site capabilities. The correct version does not work with Microsoft Azure Cloud."
"There are some issues with logs and report limitations."
"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."
"We have had some issues with technical support, which is an area that needs improvement."
"The configuration requires an expert to be set up, so it could be made simpler."
"The implementation policy needs improvment."
"The VPN is an area that can be improved."
"Instead of the standard license, they should certainly provide customers with the visibility to access and view the logs."
"It would be better if they improved their policy, package visibility, and flexibility while we're creating rules for inspection. It could also be cheaper or more things could be included in the basic package. In the next release, I would like better coverage in the Asia Pacific region and better quality of service."
"We are having some issues with internet access being denied when organizational ID-based policies change. For example, a lower level employee ends up getting the same level of access as that of a higher level employee."
"Data Leak Prevention is only for web filtering and there is no protection for email."
"The product could improve its integration with some legacy systems."
"It would be nice to have some sort of a form factor, a physical form factor perhaps, or virtual machine that you could install on devices or on a cloud, and have some cloud computing."
"When it comes to customer support, there is room for improvement in Zscaler's service."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall should have a better understanding of all dynamic cloud applications."
Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 7th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 15 reviews. Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0, while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is rated 8.4. 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 Zscaler Cloud Firewall writes "A highly stable and comprehensive cloud security and access solution". Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG, whereas Zscaler Cloud Firewall is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, OPNsense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Check Point NGFW. See our Sophos Cyberoam UTM vs. Zscaler Cloud Firewall report.
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