Sophos XG Reviews

We use this solution as a firewall, and for remote login during the lockdown period.

We have used Sophos client, which is connected to the firewall to help our users to log in remotely. 

We have always used firewalls, this is just a different one that we have deployed. It allowed our clients to log in remotely. 

It has also helped us with outbound and inbound account management.

We have used it to manage the usage of the sites and helping to control the internet usage during productive hours.

I like the dashboard, the interface, the management console, and the remote login.

I would like to explore network access control. I haven't seen that it is clearly deployed.

It might be something that is already in place, or if it is available on another device.

I would want the level of integration to have another device on your network that is also reliable.

I have been using Sophos XG for three years.

It's very stable. It has never given us any problems.

When there are power failures, we have to reboot the network.

We have not tested the scalability. Our users are below 100, and from the time that we got it, our number of users has not gone above that original 100.

From what I have read, it's scalable and we have plans to increase our usage. For example, we are not using the Intrusion section, which is an area that we want to use. 

We also plan to install the Sophos endpoint.

We are looking at integrating the two solutions and seeing how they work.

We have been using a different antivirus for our endpoints.

I haven't used technical support from Sophos. I have not required it. It's been easy for me to sort out myself.

Sophos was our first physical firewall device on our network.

Before that, we were using Linux-based open-source software firewalls.

The initial setup is straightforward. It is easy to install.

The price for the firewall is reasonable.

The endpoint, however, is expensive. The price is not very standard, considering where we are coming from.

We are considering Sophos endpoint and should have it next month.

I would recommend Sophos XGto others.

I would rate Sophos XG an eight out of ten.

We are using this product to monitor traffic, payments, and VPN access to our branches. Some are using VPN with hooks, Sophos XG 210, and the main one they are using in the data center is Sophos XG 310.

The most valuable features are the central management, the user VPN, and communications.

You can monitor and block traffic.

In regards to email as an example, if you experience any malware, it is contained in the container but doesn't give you any information about the email, or what is contained in the email. You only have the option to reject it or to release it.

I need to open the email to see what it contains and the value of it before I know whether to access it or not.

Stability needs improvements.

We started with Sophos SG UTM 9, then we upgraded to XG. We have been using the latest version of XG for two years.

The stability could be better.

It's scalable and good for small businesses.

We have approximately 120 users.

I have contacted technical support three to five times per year.

It's good, but I don't have many questions to ask.

Previously, I was using Sophos SG. We were not using any other software from any other vendor. We have only dealt with Sophos.

The initial setup was simple. It was not complicated.

If you are familiar with the technology, the implementation will not be difficult.

It also depends on the business needs.

From testing and switching from SG to XG, it took approximately one week to deploy.

We had help from the vendor. The maintenance and the VPN connection is done in-house.

It is not expensive, it's a reasonable price.

There are some additional fees for additional tools.

I can recommend Sophos XG to others who are interested in using this solution.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

The simplicity of the setup is the most valuable feature.

Their technical support needs improvement. I've been on hold with them for hours waiting for their support.

I have been using Sophos XG for five years. 

They seem pretty stable. They're pretty good devices when they're up and running. Once you get them up and running they seem to work quite well. It runs 24/7.

They're very scalable.

The setup is easy. We did the deployment ourselves. 

If you pay for the premium support, you'll get better support from Sophos.

I would rate Sophos XG an eight out of ten. 

The integration with their Sophos Central isn't great. That needs some work. If they could work on the integration with Sophos Central, that would be great.

We are IT, service providers, here in Pakistan, we provide solutions for our customers.

We deploy this solution for the health care industry, in hospitals.

There are many valuable features.

It's a good product.

It is not recommended for larger enterprise customers.

They need to improve the SD-WAN feature.

As we are service providers, we have deployed multiple deployments of Sophos XG for our customers.

Our clients are using the latest version.

Sophos XG is a reliable product.

Sophos XG is easy to scale.

We have eight to ten customers who are using this solution.

Technical support is good but there is a delay in response.

The response time needs improvement.

We deal with Fortinet and Sangfor as well.

The initial setup is easy to apply. It is not complex.

The product is well priced. We are happy with the pricing.

The license is subscription-based.

I would recommend this solution for less than 5,000 users.

I would rate Sophos XG an eight out of ten.

Our main use case of this solution is to support internal clients with virus scanning on laptops and on critical processors.

An area of improvement would be the reporting as diagnostic graphs take a long time to load and refresh. If there could be an option to show only select graphs, it may speed up the graphics.

Most of the time we don't use the disk usage, memory or CPU graphs. The main graph we watch is the bandwidth usage.

Additionally, their previous update contained many bugs. They need to ensure that, before releasing a new version, there are not so many bugs.

I have been using this solution for two years.

The solution is stable.

We previously used Caveo Systems, but that was about 10 years ago.

The initial setup is very easy. The licensing and setting up of firewall rules takes some time, but the full deployment took about an hour.

The pricing is economical.

I recommend the solution due to its ease of use and pricing.

The endpoint protection plan is the most valuable feature of the solution. 

The filtering is very easy to do. You can segment and create profiles for usage very easily.

The UTM itself needs improvement. When you're navigating it seems like it takes forever to load anything. The hardware is okay. It's just the software that could be more responsive. 

We do updates periodically, but the solution is very stable. We haven't had to go back to the site to reconfigure it or anything like that.

At the moment, we haven't had a reason to contact technical support.

The initial setup is very straightforward.

We implemented the solution ourselves.

We tend to go for the bundle because it's pricing is competitive. If a unit comes out and they bundle the hardware with the software, it seems to work for us. I've seen that with future upgrades coming up, that features like this will be taken away. The option to get a combo with hardware means the software portion is mostly free, and then you pay upfront for the three-year license for everything.

However, with the changes, I don't think that's going to be available anymore. It might sway our clients away from Sophos. Maybe there's something that can be worked out. Other than that, we've been happy with the price. It's competitive if you compare it to the competition, from a price point of view.

We use a variety of deployment models, including public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises.

For what we are using the solution for, its practically perfect. We don't need other features added. The solution offers exactly what we need.

I would rate the solution seven out of ten.

We use the solution as our HQ main firewall.

In my experience, the solution was easy to use, has lots of features, and is easy to configure.

There are issues with electricity with this solution.

I have been using the solution for approximately five years.

I have found the solution to be stable.

The scalability could be better. We have 500 to 1000 users using the solution at my company.

The installation is easy.

The deployment only took an hour for one person to do it.

The hardware is inexpensive but the license is expensive.

I am going to continue using this product and I recommend this product to others.

I rate Sophos XG a nine out of ten.

1. Internet security, where we have one single point of console; where I can manage my endpoint and my gateway. 
2. Any messages coming in, I am getting the intermission immediately. 
3. If my endpoint is getting infected, I get to know. 
4. If my file is getting infected, I get to know from a single pane point of view.

The product has been upgraded, and one of the features we were looking for has been incorporated into the newer version. It has allowed me to customize for my needs as well.

The past six months.

Nothing. No issues. It is quite stable.

This is a little bit of a challenge. Scalability is one issue with the hardware device and hardware files. Any kind of hardware file which has been delivered has been a challenge.

Sophos is being preferred only because of their technical support. The tech support there is very good. It is a five-star support system that they have there.

Our previous solution was Check Point. I switched to Sophos just because of the pricing issue.

It is very user-friendly to set up. Very straightforward.

Pricing is very competitive in the market.

Only Check Point. That was the one product which I evaluated.

The support is awesome. QA is very simple, and the administration is very straightforward.