Sophos UTM Reviews

I use this solution in both the home and office, and I am also a reseller of the product. It is used for Unified Threat Management for SMB to Mid-Size companies. It provides VPN solutions for our clients, and it has the absolute best UI in the industry.

This solution makes remote support of clients extremely easy and flexible. Modifications can be made in minutes. New definitions of network objects, users, groups, etc. can be made from anywhere in the UI.

The most valuable feature is the user interface, which is flexible, powerful, and easy to understand. Configuration troubleshooting is eased by the use of the color-coded, live firewall log. Live logs for most features are also available.

Support for IKEv2 is needed in this solution. But, the handwriting is on the wall that Sophos will probably stop development in favor of their XG Firewall. No timeframe on that yet though.

We have been using this solution since it was the Astaro Security Gateway (/products/sophos-utm-reviews ).

Our primary use case of this solution is IDS and IPS. We also use it for application availability. 

The most valuable feature is the IPS. It also protects us from malware. 

The solution could be improved by adding cloud soundboxing.

The stability is OK. 

The scalability is not something I have experience with because our organization is pretty lean.

I have not used technical support. 

It was easy to set up and quite straightforward.

When considering a new solution, I always make sure that there is good technical support. Also, the pricing is an important aspect.

Sophos is a unified solution. We have anti-virus protection, firewall rules, knotting, and DACC all in one box. With Fortinet, everything is separate with multiple devices and solutions.  

We are very happy with Sophos. I can't think of any pressing issues that need to be addressed.

We have been using this solution for roughly five to six years.

Both the stability and scalability are great.

We don't need to contact their technical support. We have our own skilled team of IT experts.

The initial setup is very simple.

I think the pricing of Sophos is very fair.

Sophos is good for small and mid-sized organizations. Big companies need solutions with layered security.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give Sophos a rating of eight.

We use it for email security, malware protection, IPS, and filtering.

It is easy to manage. 

The five-factor authentication needs improvement. 

It needs central management. 

I have been using Sophos UTM for a few years. 

It is stable.

We have around 400 users. 

We offer certified support. 

The initial setup was straightforward. We had a problem with the multi-factor authentication.

I would recommend Sophos, it is easy besides for the five-factor authentication. It is good for my needs. 

I would rate it a seven out of ten. 

The most valuable features of this solution are the firewall application and application control.

Monitoring and reporting are areas that need improvement.

I have been using Sophos UTM for five years.

It's a stable solution for 90% of the time.

There are some things that are not quite 100% and it could be improved.

Technical support is very responsive.

The initial setup was straightforward.

It's reasonably priced.

This is a good product but there is always room for improvement.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

They are all valuable, but the most valuable is the uplink balancing. This is very useful when dealing with more than one ISP, and the wireless capability for our guests.

It's scalable and easy to manage.

The web filtering engine needs to be improved as, sometimes, the service hangs for a while and restarts randomly. Alas, there was an issue with authorizing Lync traffic but it's all good now.

I've used it for eight years.

No issues encountered.

Rarely.

No issues encountered.

It's good.

It's acceptable because sometimes there are delays with answering our requests. We are using the regular support, so we don't have the ability to contact Sophos directly.

We did, and we switched due to the costs and the functionalities.

It was very easy.

We used a vendor team to implement it.

It's a nice product that is full of interesting options.

We use to use a sort of "security as a service," and I had all kinds of issues getting visibility into the system to see if there were issues with my network. That is no longer a problem, I can now see every packet that passes in and out of my network.

To me it is the Web Server Protection, it is not an easy task to protect your web servers from the big bad internet. This solution does it elegantly and, if configured correctly, even hides the server's base system from prying eyes.

The UI can be cumbersome and, sometimes, features are not where you think they should be.

No stability issues at all.

Our current use of the product doesn't need any scaling out.

Their support is prompt and will find the issue for you.

We were using an offsite solution that was at least 20 times the cost over a year.

Go to a vendor and let them assess your needs so you can get a right-sized device.

I use it in a self-hosted implementation.

RED remote Ethernet Device layer 2 site-to-site tunnel.

RED is a layer 2 tunnel based on SSL protocol that you can establish tunnel, with or without static public IP form provider and this is a feature you will not see among another vendor.

I have done hundreds of setups of this solution.

Sophos is number two on the market, and from my experience, even if there are some drawbacks, they have workaround solutions in the product. Every day, Sophos makes developments in the firmware that are free if you have a valid license.

I've used this solution for five years.

No.

No, correct sizing will fit.

Fast response time. Easy management, good support.

Pricing is competitive.