Muhammad_Irfan - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Network Administrator at ACMC
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Integratable, easy setup, good for medium business, but has firewall limitation
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is easy to integrate."
  • "I had an issue when I was trying to stop a user from using too much bandwidth while I was using Azure, I was not able to stop them."

What is our primary use case?

I am using the solution mostly internally for security, a firewall and internet. We have a lot of users with many user policies. Additionally, we use it for a DOS-specific file exchange.

What is most valuable?

The solution is easy to integrate.

What needs improvement?

I had an issue when I was trying to stop a user from using too much bandwidth while I was using Azure, I was not able to stop them. You normally can just right click and block them but in this solution, it was not working in the firewall settings.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for 10 years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I was running the solution for seven years and I did not have issues. I would rate the stability a four out of five.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

For a medium-sized organization, the scalability was good.

How are customer service and support?

The support was good. Whenever I needed to contact to support to create tickets, they contact me within a reasonable time and they resolved the issues.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

On a yearly basis, it cost me approximately $1,500. While having 400 users and comparing the price to other solutions, what I was paying yearly was good.

What other advice do I have?

Cyberoam is going to end this year. They already have announced last year if you are an enterprise and have the support it will end.

What I have learned from using this solution is when choosing another product in the future I will do more technical feature comparisons. Having done the comparisons I most likely would not have been having some of the issues I was having because I would have gone with another solution.

I rate Sophos Cyberoam UTM a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Managing Director at MVS GLOB SOFT SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Real User
Top 20
Provides a centralized dashboard and is worth the investment
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is worth the investment."
  • "The product’s pricing has increased by approximately 45% in four months. This particular area needs improvement."

What is most valuable?

The product’s most valuable feature is a centralized dashboard. It can manage firewalls, endpoints, wireless devices, and switches from a single console. We can synchronize old firewalls, antivirus, wireless, and switches.

What needs improvement?

The product’s pricing has increased by approximately 45% in four months. This particular area needs improvement.

How are customer service and support?

We have an in-house technical support team, including three to four engineers. We reach out to the product’s support team in cases of software- or hardware-related issues.

What was our ROI?

The product is worth the investment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product’s pricing is expensive. It could be reduced. Most customers purchase its three-year license due to cost savings compared to a year license.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Sophos Cyberoam UTM an eight out of ten.

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Network consultant at Juniper Solutions Ltd
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Comes with robust features for the customization of policies, objects, and firewall settings
Pros and Cons
  • "The tool's robust features allow for the customization of policies, objects, and firewall settings."
  • "The product needs to improve its pricing."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use cases for Sophos Cyberoam UTM in my environment vary depending on client requirements. I have employed it for VPN tunneling, web filtering, and firewall configurations.

What is most valuable?

The tool's robust features allow for the customization of policies, objects, and firewall settings. 

What needs improvement?

The product needs to improve its pricing. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Sophos Cyberoam UTM since around 2010. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is straightforward. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a ten out of ten. 

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Owner at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 20
Easy to set up and maintain but needs better support
Pros and Cons
  • "The security capabilities are okay."
  • "The product strategy of the manufacturer is strange. I don't understand what they are doing in that regard."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the product as a firewall solution. 

What is most valuable?

The firewall capabilities have been good so far. 

The security capabilities are okay.

It is easy to maintain. 

We found the initial setup to be very easy.

The product is stable.

It can scale easily. 

What needs improvement?

The product strategy of the manufacturer is strange. I don't understand what they are doing in that regard. Therefore, I'm seeking a different solution. I want something that has a clear roadmap.

Technical support could be better. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for ten years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solutiois stable. It is reliable;e. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is quite scalable. You can expand it if you need to. 

We have around five users on the solution right now. It's a firewall that protects the network, so anyone in contact with the network would be in contact with the firewall. 

How are customer service and support?

Technical support could be better. We aren't fully satisfied with the level of service.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not previously use a different solution. We've always used Sophos. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very simple and straightforward. The maintenance, once it is installed, is also simple. You only need one person to maintain the solution.

I've used it for more than ten years and therefore cannot recall the exact deployment time. Likely, you need a half-day or so to deploy it.

What about the implementation team?

Installation was handled by our own team. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I cannot speak to the exact cost of the product.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I'm currently evaluating other potential solutions.

What other advice do I have?

We're a partner. 

I'm using the latest version of the solution. 

I am not sure if I would recommend the solution to others right now. It's a good idea to look at a variety of options. I'm also looking into alternatives. 

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. The support isn't great, and my understanding is it is coming up on end-of-life. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Sr. IT & Admin Officer at Financial Management Service Foundation
Real User
Security shield that requires little maintenance after setup is completed
Pros and Cons
  • "We are using it as a security shield. It does not allow access before that in case we have restricted a few things from users, so it helps me in that."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We are connected through Cyberoam so you have to pass through Cyberoam to connect to our network. 

The solution is on-prem. It's basically on the network.

What is most valuable?

We are using it as a security shield. It does not allow access before that in case we have restricted a few things from users, so it helps me in that.

What needs improvement?

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. 

Sometimes there are heavy downloads, which I'm not able to track. If I can get that information, that would be more useful from the IT point of view.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this product for almost two and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. In two and a half years, we haven't faced any problems.

For maintenance, we have the support company person who visits around twice a month.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not explored the scalability very much, so I will give it a 7 out of 10 as far as connectivity or support. As an IT manager, I don't get the complete report of what users are doing, so it would be great to have that also. That would be much better from an organization point of view in case my users are doing something wrong.

Usually, I have 25 licenses, so we have increased that number by 10 this year and now we have 35 licenses.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup was straightforward. Implementation was not very difficult because we were renovating our office structure.

What about the implementation team?

At the initial stage, we decided that once we were putting the new structure in, we would go through Cyberoam, so we connected through a dealer. They came and did the complete setup. It was quite smooth. It took around two to three days to do the complete setup and it was up and running. There was not much of a hassle there because they managed it.

None of my employees were in that area where the setup was done. The team was all alone to complete the setup. Once the setup was done, we just connected to the network and everything was up and running. It was faster. It took around four to seven days to do the complete setup and set up the users.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We just use the standard package.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I was using a different product, and we were facing a lot of problems. The users were not able to open some sites. They were having issues. The sites were getting blocked and all, but with the Cyberoam, there is security without much hassle.

We had a dry run and our vendors suggested that we buy Cyberoam. They gave us a test demo, we were satisfied with the product, and we purchased it afterwards.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution 8 out of 10. 

My advice is that it's a good product if you're looking for security without much hassle. For other products, the maintenance is too high and you need a resource to manage that. With Cyberoam, you hardly need to manage it once the setup is done correctly.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Systems Administrator at PNSC
Real User
Top 20
A cost-effective solution for web filtering and proxy
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution works perfectly without any users."
  • "There are some issues with logs and report limitations."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for web filtering, proxy, and devices in the shipping industry.

What is most valuable?

The solution works perfectly without any users. The rules and policies are very good in the web category. You can allow or disable any sites. The diagnostic tool is very good.

What needs improvement?

There are some issues with logs and report limitations.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Sophos Cyberoam UTM for six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable.

I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution’s scalability is good. 300 users are using this solution.

I rate the solution’s scalability an eight out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. Its configuration and management are much easier than other firewalls.

I rate the initial setup a nine out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution has a reasonable price.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend the solution. The solution is easy to use and covers all the things in a single box.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Technical Operation Head at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
An advanced security software that offers agent protection
Pros and Cons
  • "I believe it's the advanced security software that offers SMPP protection for the agent."
  • "The reports need to be more detailed and granular."

What is our primary use case?

We work in the finance domain and use the solution for security firewalls. 

What is most valuable?

I believe it's the advanced security software that offers SMPP protection for the agent.

What needs improvement?

The reports need to be more detailed and granular. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sophos Cyberoam UTM is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is scalable. It covers 400 endpoints in my company, deployed in multiple locations. 

How are customer service and support?

We contact our local partners for support. 

What was our ROI?

We have seen ROI with the product's use. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the product an eight out of ten. I think it's very beneficial, especially for our investment in our engineering team, like working on finance. It is beneficial for data privacy and security for our clients.

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Owner at Digipro systems
Real User
Top 10
An easy-to-use product that provides good value for money
Pros and Cons
  • "Sophos Cyberoam UTM is used for perimeter security, web filtering, intrusion prevention and as a VPN."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

Sophos Cyberoam UTM is used for perimeter security, web filtering, intrusion prevention and as a VPN.

What is most valuable?

All the features of the solution are good. So, the firewall is one of the main functions for which the solution is used.

What needs improvement?

I want the solution's reporting functionality to be better. Also, I want the solution's policy configuration and review to be made easier for the users.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Sophos Cyberoam UTM for ten years. Also, I am using the latest version of the solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, it is a good product. I rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

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. Presently, there are 200 users working with the solution in our company. Also, we do have plans in our company to increase the number of users using the solution. Though the solution is in production, it gets used in our company. So, utilization of the solution is around 25%.

How are customer service and support?

In our company, we have used the technical support provided for the solution. Though the technical support provided is good, it can be more prompt and better. I want customer support to be more knowledgeable and faster.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, I used products from Fortinet and Cisco. I switched to Sophos since it was able to provide value for money while also being easy to deploy and configure.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup was straightforward. The configuration part of the solution will take one day, while the basic initial setup can be done in one hour.

The deployment process involved connecting the solution to the internet before starting its configuration process.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation process involved a third-party consultant and me.

What was our ROI?

ROI of the product is good and better compared to other solutions.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The license subscription cost is almost fifty per cent of the cost of the device needed to operate the solution. On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the most expensive, and one is the least expensive, I rate the solution a five.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend the solution to those planning to use the product. I will tell others planning to use the solution that it is an easy-to-use product. Also, it provides good value for the money paid. However, if you want a highly technical product, then this would not be the right choice. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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