Sophos XG Valuable Features

MG
Owner at Dinamica en Microsistemas de Informatica, S.A. de C.V.

The solution is very easy to use. 

Of course, we have the skills, however, it's very easy for us to deploy the solution. That's one of the valuable features. 

They have a communication between the endpoint and the firewall which is very, very useful for security purposes.

Pricing is now pretty good. They changed the pricing structure a few months ago.

The initial setup is pretty easy.

View full review »
SL
Owner / IT operator at Fairview Schools

The security of the solution, thanks to the built-in unified threat management, is one of its most valuable features. Plus, one single pane of glass is all you need to manage the whole solution, and web management can be done from anywhere. If I get a call and I'm at home, I can open the solution in a web browser and address the situation.

View full review »
RC
Manager of Sales Operations at Nexsus Cyber Solutions

The SD-WAN feature stands out as the most valuable aspect.

View full review »
Buyer's Guide
Sophos XG
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Sophos XG. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.
BO
Network consultant at Juniper Solutions Ltd

What I like about Sophos XG is its versatility in tailoring security features to our specific needs. In our environment where certain services are only needed part-time, the flexibility to deploy services selectively is valuable. The comprehensive protection, from firewall to market inspection and routing, ensures a robust defense. I particularly like the visibility it provides into network traffic, allowing us to identify and address issues efficiently.

View full review »
AS
Manager, Information Technology at Travel Food Services Pvt ltd

The most valuable feature of Sophos XG for our company's cybersecurity defense strategy stems from a mixture of all of the product's capabilities, which includes areas like web protection and VPN that are important when it comes to cybersecurity.

View full review »
Saurabh Bhansali - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at Venus Jewel

Everything is consolidated into a single box, offering comprehensive functionality, including Wi-Fi access and other features.

View full review »
MA
Director Of Information Technology at 2B

This Sophos product has a lot of features included.

This product does load-balancing between our connections. This is helpful because our infrastructure in Egypt is not stable and it requires several connections to achieve the required performance.

Sophos Control Center is a good feature. We can monitor everything from the control panel.

It can be used to create a VPN connection between users and our server. 

The performance and speed of the appliance are good. I have also tried the software deployment, without the appliance, and it was also good.

View full review »
VY
IT Manager at Jabalpur Motors Ltd

The most valuable feature of the solution stems from its ability to block websites.

View full review »
Akshit Chhokar - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solutions Specialist - Networking at Google

Adaptive security is the most usable and most efficient feature in Sophos XG. The performance and scalability of the tool are advantageous areas.

View full review »
Ahmed Mrosy - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Lead at Mega Trust

The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the routing functionality provided by the product is very easy for our company to use in our network since it provides for the movement of packets from one device to the other devices in our network, making it an area which works really fine for us.

View full review »
HA
IT Manager at Saknafta Egypt

Content blocking for websites is the most valuable aspect of the solution. A lot of employees always want to use Facebook and other non-work-related sites. I'm always blocking that.

The initial setup is easy.

The stability is good.

Scaling is not an issue. 

View full review »
Asad Fida - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager MIS at a non-profit with 1-10 employees

The most significant aspect is the protection it offers.

View full review »
Paul Ojil - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Blue Neuron Limited

I find the firewall functionality and unified threat management to be the most useful features.

View full review »
PB
IT Manager for Network and Security at a religious institution with 51-200 employees

The Multi-Link, or the Multi-Wan, SD-WAN, is extremely valuable to our organization.

The Anti-Spam and the Gateway Anti-Virus capabilities have been very useful.

The solution offers a very good Network Ring, QRS, and landing management. 

We've found that the reporting is very good overall.

They really work scalability into the solution at the outset.

View full review »
Bernard Otieno - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Engineer at Harnssen Group Limited

I enjoy synchronized security, where you have to synchronize both the firewall and the endpoint. When I deploy a firewall, I integrate it with the endpoint so that they can send the security heartbeat from the endpoint to the firewall. In the Sophos firewall, there's deep inspection, which works quite well. Sophos has the web application firewall inbuilt. This is unlike other firewalls, where you have to integrate with another standalone web application firewall. Being inbuilt in Sophos, you just have to configure an application so that it's more of a policy, and you're good to go. It's pretty simple in terms of the user. 

We've deployed quite a number for our users and our customers, and the feedback is quite positive in terms of management and also administration.

The technical support is pretty good. 

The initial setup is easy.

There's quite a number of items on offer. When you look at Gartner, it's doing well. The uptake in the market has been wonderful and currently, it's competing with other top firewalls such as Check Point, Fortinet, and Palo Alto.

View full review »
SK
Senior Consultant at Wavednet Group

The solution has very good security features, is easy to use for administrators and users, and has informative reports.

View full review »
KS
IT Consultant at Crotus

We have found that the simplicity of the XG 210 is its most valuable feature. There are a lot of options available for the default firewall rules, such as email and web, that are used to secure the network.

I like all of the options, but the most important thing is that it is easy to understand how to configure everything, compared to other firewalls.

View full review »
SK
Network Engineer at The Shri Ram School

IPS works smoothly. The policies and rules work fine. The network performance and reporting tools of Sophos XG are good.

View full review »
RU
CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The two most valuable feature of Sophos XG is, one the option to filter according to different applications and two, the integration with the Active Directory.

View full review »
RQ
Infrastructure/Telcom Coordinator at Schnellecke Group AG & Co. KG

Sophos XG's price is right, and it's easy to manage. It's a good fit for our current needs at the moment. 

View full review »
GB
Manager of Information Technology at Sundown M Ranch

The firewall portion of the solution is the best part The rest is really just fluff. 

The initial setup is straightforward.

We have found the stability to be quite good.

View full review »
AK
Senior Network Security Engineer | Project Manager at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees

The solution has good performance and is easy to use.

View full review »
MV
CEO at MARVIV SRLS

The real-time control on offer is excellent.

We really appreciate that you can segment and quarantine certain sections of your system without having to shut down the entire operation.

The product has artificial intelligence that has the capability to quickly identify which could be the potential risk mainly for intrusions like ransomware or a new kind of typology of attacks that are in place right now. 

The idea is to mainly prevent the condition and not to manage the situation, as, if that happens, in many ways, it's already too late. It's to identify the condition that can help the company to prevent or mainly to reduce the risk of an intrusion. In that sense, its performance is excellent. 

The product is doing it job without affecting the system with a heavy load. The activity on offer is very light in terms of resources that are required by the system. It does not require a lot of resources in terms of memory, et cetera. There is no performance impact on the system. The customer doesn't detect its presence on the system when it's working, and yet they still get all of the great benefits of protection.

The solution has been quite stable. 

It's a product that is in continuous improvement and is following what the customer is asking. They are taking inputs and designing new releases specifically according to the client and their needs.

It's one of the best products on the market as it really understands where the market is moving and iterates based on the future. It's constantly improving. It does a great job at keeping confidentiality while guaranteeing security.

The solution doesn't just offer theoretical security, it really does offer very good, real-time security and delivers on its promise to the client.

View full review »
ManojNair2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder/Director at Augesys Solutions Pvt Ltd

The firewall provides network visibility and reporting capabilities, constantly improving over time. It can be integrated with the cloud console, allowing centralized management of multiple firewalls. integration with endpoint security products ensures seamless traffic flow and rule enforcement, even when endpoints are not directly connected to the firewall.   

View full review »
Surendra Golchha - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Bhudeo Khadya Udyog Pvt Ltd

The product’s most valuable feature is the user management system.

View full review »
ZE
Pre-sales manager at National Information Technology Company

It's a complete firewall solution that has everything.

It is very useful.

It competes with the majority of the market's products, including Palo Alto and Fortinet.

View full review »
Benjamin Bodenehim - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees

It has a simple GUI, which is good. 

The initial setup is pretty simple.

View full review »
KhalidOmer - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Engineer at Arabianoud.com

The solution has a variety of very good, very useful features. We take advantage of a lot of them.

The initial setup isn't overly difficult.

The stability is good.

We found the initial setup to be straightforward.

Technical support is helpful.

The pricing is reasonable.

View full review »
SK
IT Manager at k sera sera

The solution is very easy to use. It's easy to navigate. 

I like that I can create new rules and policies quite easily.

The solution works quite well overall.

The solution is easy to set up and configure.

Technical support has been very good.

The solution is scalable.

The product so far has been quite stable.

View full review »
MA
Technical Presales Consultant/ Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

One of the standout features of Sophos XG is its proprietary VPN technology known as RID (Remote Internet Device). This unique technology provides efficient branch connectivity without the need to invest in additional firewalls for each branch. By utilizing an affordable device called RED, users can effectively control and establish connections in a cost-effective manner. Additionally, the solution is feature-rich.

Sophos XG boasts an extensive and finely-tuned proxy that offers impressive capabilities. Its comprehensive database of malicious websites is remarkably vast.

View full review »
SI
Software Developer/ IT Analyst Individual Contributor at AIICO Capital Limited

Most of the features Sophos XG has are valuable. However, if I have two different  ISP, I'm able to create an automatic switch between the two ISPs. I can do the same thing for the cloud as well. If I have two subnets coming from the cloud, I'm able to create a type of switch between both of them where if there is traffic on one and has the traffic drop, I'm able to switch to the other ISP without any problems. It's a normal feature and I get to enjoy the ability to switch between services with no issues.

Security is one of the major reasons we are deploying Sophos XG in our process.

View full review »
NB
Information Technology Support Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

I like the functionality and the user interface. The solution has a better graphic interface than that of Cisco. 

View full review »
DA
Head of Security at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

I like their firewall and the intrusion detection feature. This is also a scalable solution.

View full review »
WM
Head of ICT Infrastructure and Security at City of Harare

In terms of the Sophos XG Firewall, what really excites us is basically the issue of intrusion detection and the intrusion prevention features. Those are both very, very good. 

The issue of sandboxing as well is something that is very useful. It's able to protect our environment quite well. 

Email protection is something that we are basically using all the time and it protects our environment which has more than 2000 users. 

All of the protection features are great in terms of securing our environment.

Sophos is way ahead of a number of other products in terms of the enhancements and upgrades they offer.

Sophos offers a great centralized dashboard that makes it easy to see what's happening on your network. 

The initial setup is very straightforward and the solution is extremely user-friendly.

The documentation is very, very good.

View full review »
JN
Senior Engineer at a engineering company with 11-50 employees

It is very easy to configure and straightforward. The firewall rules are straightforward.

It works great out of the box. It has been working as advertised, and I haven't had any issues with it.

View full review »
SF
Project Manager at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The application filters available with Sophos XG are brilliant. The sandboxing and the way the firewall or the UTM integrates with the installed endpoint antivirus clients on the user machines is brilliant. You get the chance to isolate network threats before they become active or become distributed on your network. 

With the cloud version of Sophos XG, you get the proper visibility of your network and the user machines. With the cloud versions of the antivirus, i.e. the cloud central management of the antivirus, you get high visibility.

With the application between the installed Sophos UTM, you get a high level of visibility of what's happening on your network or on your client machines. You get protected against threats. You get proper visibility. That solves a major issue.

View full review »
NiteshSharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Architect at Network Techlab (I) Pvt. Ltd

The tool's most valuable feature is threat protection and DLP features. So far, basic DLP features like content protection and blocking. Furthermore, for remote users, features such as back filtering and application control are available, allowing for command and control from our side. It is very easy to understand policy applications. 

It has multi-console features, where you can designate administrators or super admins. There's also a read-only feature available. Visibility features are included in XDR. This provides information on user impact, potential threats on specific machines, source and destination IPs, setup firewall details, and unique identifiers for each machine. Another notable feature is network isolation, ensuring that data remains secure by isolating affected machines from others.

Sophos XG offers visibility into network information, sources, destinations, and threats. Depending on the policies applied, users may monitor specific issues without blocking them. However, policies that block threats should be applied.

View full review »
BO
Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity at a university with 1-10 employees

The most valuable features of Sophos XG for our use cases are its firewall capabilities, its ability to connect to wide area and local networks, and its VPN functionality. It effectively protects our information systems while simplifying VPN setup across branches, eliminating the need for additional VPN services from our internet service provider.

View full review »
Mikko Mäki-Valkama - PeerSpot reviewer
System Specialist at Databros

One feature of Sophos XG that I found incredibly beneficial for threat prevention is its endpoint protection. It monitors all activities on our devices and effectively blocks any harmful files from infecting our machines. It has been a game-changer in preventing troubles for our customers.

View full review »
RI
Owner at Computer Services Professionals

The product has all the latest features. It has malware protection, ransomware protection, and zero-day protection. It helps block everything.

View full review »
VV
CIO at Nuotek Limited

The most valuable features of Sophos XG are the ease of management and good out-of-the-box reporting.

View full review »
Tahir  Awan - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator with 1,001-5,000 employees

Reporting is the most valuable feature. They also recently provided the SDWAN solution and we're currently working on implementing that. 

View full review »
NA
Head of Operations at Intersect Technologies

Being centralized, Sophos provides us threat protection there. Even with standalone, we are able to provide the Sophos firewall. Having an internal dashboard and a single dashboard with some endpoints is also valuable. By using Sophos endpoint and the firewall, synchronized security is easy.

View full review »
HP
Senior Network Architect at Virtua Technologies

Sophos XG is easy to manage. You've got the cloud logging and you can manage all of your Sophos firewalls from one cloud, the Sophos Central Portal.

The most valuable feature is endpoint security. If you want to install antivirus and firewalling on endpoints, then Sophos is the best option.

View full review »
AA141 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Specialist at Bioland Energy

The firewall feature of Sophos XG has been the most effective for threat prevention.

View full review »
PB
Tech Doctor at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees

Compared to other firewalls that I had looked at, I thought Sophos was the better solution. It just seems to be easier to manage versus Cisco, Fortinet, or one of the other options I was looking at.

I'm not going to say that it's easy to configure, but I can understand how to configure it. There is a certain amount of support available to do the configurations. 

View full review »
Muhammad_Irfan - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Network Administrator at ACMC

Sophos XG is very good.

It's very friendly.

The performance is good.

View full review »
CB
IT Manager at Thyme IT

There are many features. VPN, firewalling, and intrusion detection are the main features that are most useful for us at this time.

View full review »
ML
Chef IT at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

I am tempted to say that all of the features are valuable. 

When you choose a firewall you have to make a strategic decision, much more than a tactical one. We decided that everything we use within it, goes through and it's got protection.

The dashboard is intuitive and user-friendly.

View full review »
UD
CTO at Kingsway Hospitals

The interface is great and easy to understand. Any firewall engineer who has medium to moderate experience on bylaws, can easily understand the UI. The language presented on various features and the in-built help, is very intuitive. If you have a problem you can figure it out there and then. As a result, there is less probability that we'll call tech support.

View full review »
OA
Chief Technology Officer at Leystel Nigeria Limited

The SSL VPNs are the most valuable feature for me. I have a lot of systems out of the head office that need to connect to the local networks, and they all connect via the Sophos VPN client.

View full review »
NK
Consultant at Hitech Network Solution

The antivirus features are valuable.

View full review »
ML
Associate Technical Director at INTELEC3

I like it for its simplicity. It is very simple to configure and implement. It is a very good product for medium-sized organizations.

View full review »
TO
Managing Director at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees

Sophos XG is easy to use.

View full review »
NK
PPC at EMMVEE Photovoltaic Power Private Limited

The product is good in terms of routing multiple ISP Internet and also it's good in internet traffic control.

The updates are helpful and add to the solution in a positive way.

The initial setup is simple.

The solution is stable.

For the most part, you can easily scale the solution.

View full review »
NS
Sr Information technology consultant at onkar international pvt ltd

The solution is very easy to understand. 

It's simple to set up the firewall and policies. Setting rules is very easy on Sophos as compared to other solutions. 

The product offers many great features. 

Technical support is very good. 

The initial setup is easy.

We have found the solution to be very stable.

A company can easily scale the product if they need to. 

View full review »
CM
Revenue Development Manager at Integrity by CELT

In terms of hardware, I think Sophos is definitely the easiest to work with. It's very intuitive and easy to learn how to use. The reporting feature is great and they have great customer support. 

View full review »
Jorge Costa Neves - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Advisor at Silopor SA

We can define which systems can be accessed from outside of our company. We can define the connection rules for inside and outside of the company. It is easy to implement or modify rules.

It is very easy to use. You can configure and monitor everything from one unique dashboard. It is also easy to install.

View full review »
GD
Head of Cybersecurity at mundo credito

I have found the feature allowing you to manage everything from a centralized location beneficial.

View full review »
it_user1363380 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT at QPS Bioserve Pvt Ltd.

The default templates are helpful because if you want to create new policies, they make it easy to do anything you want.

Sophos XG is a very robust technology.

This solution is very user-friendly and even a non-professional can configure the policies.

There are unlimited SSL VPN clients and it is free with Sophos.

View full review »
BR
Faculty of Technical Sciences at a university with 201-500 employees

The solution's most valuable feature stems from its ability to protect our organization's web servers.

View full review »
AM
Head of Information Technology at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

All of Sophos XG's features are valuable.

View full review »
VG
Co-Founder at Multitechservers

The most valuable feature is the remote VPN.

The multifactor authentication is helpful because whenever the user wants to connect to the firewall, they have to use the authenticator before they can access it.

The LAN traffic management features such as implicit denial are very good.

View full review »
KM
Programmer / Analyst at Maridive & Oil Services

I like the web filter, application filter, and VBA. There are so many good features. The most powerful thing is clearly the software. I can easily do whatever I want.

View full review »
Ryan Dominic Momblan - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Microgenesis Business Systems

The most valuable aspects of the solution are the web-filtering and the application control.

The solution is stable.

We've had good experiences with technical support.

The product is scalable.

View full review »
SherifFouad - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT Manager at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The web and application filters, as well as the quality of service. It has a very friendly interface like the Cyberoam iNG units, it has customizable policies, it has proper templates that you can even modify, and you can customize the rules, down to each single user.

It gives flexibility in the rules and the filters that you apply, based on, for example, the level of usage and the managerial level, etc. It's highly customizable.

The dashboard is customizable as well. It gives you the feature of including what you need to see as soon as you open the dashboard and to remove the non-necessary stuff, which varies from one organization to the next and from one IT manager to the next. And it has a wide variety of reports as well, template and customizable reports.

View full review »
Manojkumar Deshmukh - PeerSpot reviewer
VP of Operations at Caprihans India Ltd

I like the tunneling part which we are using for the VOIP. We have various other sites where we connect via tunneling. The tunneling part is very fast and easy to implement.

The deployment is very easy for my network team, and it is very easy to implement policies. The support that Sophos provides for the upgrade of new features and their interaction with the customer is very good.

Customer engagement is what I like about the product. We are very well informed about what is going on and new best practices. If anything new has gone wrong or anything in the world of cybersecurity we should know about, they will let us know.

Any firewall is dependent on how you use it. It's also on the user, how you configure it, what you allow, and what you don't allow, and so on. The ease of defining policies and the customer connect is what I appreciate about Sophos.

View full review »
Nadeem Syed - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Haniya Technologies

Sophos firewalls are scalable. They are pretty strong in security. So, when they provide any kind of firewall, they provide all the features such as anti-spam, antivirus, etc.

View full review »
CA
System Administrator at Knox

The setup and the control management are easy enough. For the most part, the features that it offers work well. 

Web filtering is easy enough to deploy, manage, or make exceptions to. 

View full review »
GM
Owner at supernovatel

Because of the pandemic, the VPN is the most valuable feature. In Bolivia, the clients normally asked for an appliance with a web protection license or network protection and web protection license. These are the most common features demanded by our customers.

Some clients are also using the wireless solution and using XG firewall as a wireless controller. For those clients, this feature is a very important.

View full review »
SA
IT Executive at Hotel Maluri Kuala Lumpur

Overall, everything about the solution works well. We haven't had any issues at all.

The features on offer are great. It has pretty much everything we need.

The solution is very user-friendly.

The product is very easy to explore. It has a very good layout.

View full review »
AS
Director, Middle East, East India & SAARC at DMX Technologies

The feature that we find most valuable is the VPN, which ensures that people working remotely have a secure connection.

The email security and other security-related features are useful.

View full review »
it_user1359756 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner/President at TeamLogic IT of Oklahoma City

The most valuable feature is that it is a next-generation firewall.

The fact that it is integrated between endpoints and the firewall, and then the firewall and a central Sophos operation center, is very good.

The cloud-based interface makes it easy to manage.

The integration with the Intercept X approach means that Sophos XG can do things that none of the others are doing.

View full review »
HS
IT Infrastructure & Security Manager at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

The most valuable feature, according to the setup we have at our work place here, is the flexibility of the system or the firmware that's running the appliance. It's so flexible, performing multiple rules with different configurations. According to the set up here, we need to implement several firewalls with different access levels, because we have a variety of users. For this requirement, it's very flexible and very easy to use.

View full review »
JR
IT Support Engineer at odak bilisim

I have found configuring the ports to be easier in Sophos XG compared to the other devices.

View full review »
AS
Senior System & Security Administrator at a legal firm with 51-200 employees

I've tried out Sophos XG a little. It has a good interface that's very user-friendly, but I haven't used all of its functions because I'm only configuring and running the system.

View full review »
KV
IT support officer at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees

We haven't used it for very long, so I have not analyzed the main features deeply. So far, I'm happy that they have recently added a firewall role, so I feel a little more comfortable with the security. The threat management is good. Also, the graphics and the throughput of our internet access are better than before, so it's the Sophos anti-threat device that we have. 

View full review »
RathinVaidya - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President (Technical) at Shaligram Infotech LLP

The appeal to our IT team is that this is an easy to deploy, user friendly, and easy to work with solution that includes antivirus software.

View full review »
TG
Chairman at BASL

What I like the most is the reporting. 

The integration with the Sophos firewall is brilliant. I don't need to be physically present in the office. I can monitor everything from Sophos Central. That is a great feature and it's one thing that I really appreciate about the solution.

I like the fact that it can self remove malware and do updates on the cloud via Sophos Central.

The interface is good.

View full review »
Md. Shirajur Rahman Akash - PeerSpot reviewer
Branch Manager at Shakti Foundation

The most valuable features of Sophos XG are user-friendliness and it is highly secure.

View full review »
UD
CTO at Kingsway Hospitals

I've found that the valuable features are the interface and the security, both are really great. 

View full review »
TC
Information Systems Infrastructure Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

I like the firewall, inbound, and outbound modules the most. The VPN feature also works well. It is very easy to configure rules in Sophos XG.

We have got local service here in Zimbabwe from Sophos, which is something that I like a lot. We have got good local support, and they come on-site when we have any challenges.

Sophos provides a lot of good training all around Zimbabwe. They are quite dominant here, similar to other solutions like Fortinet or WatchGuard.

View full review »
MM
Architect of solutions at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Sophos offers great disk encryption, anti protection, and the interface is very user-friendly.

View full review »
KA
Director

The interface is very user-friendly and it's easy to manage.

The load-balancing capabilities are good.

View full review »
SN
Network Administrator at chegus infotech

The most valuable feature is the VPN. Over the past two years, during the COVID pandemic, the VPN has helped us a lot. All of the users are able to connect with our office network using their own devices.

View full review »
JR
Founder and Managing Partner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

What I have found most valuable with the Sophos XG is it's a key component of the Intercept X EDR environment. You have to have it to receive the full benefit. If you've you are using Sophos SG firewalls, they're great firewalls and in many ways, I prefer them to the Sophos XG. Since I have set them up, programmed them, and manipulate firewall rules, et cetera, the Sophos SG's a better interface. However, the Sophos XG's very powerful. I prefer it over other solutions I have used, such as Cisco Meraki and SupportNet, I don't like them. They're not very friendly to people who have to set them up and implement them.

View full review »
Mohamed Abozied - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at Alsafy

Sophos XG is very useful, it does many things.

It is secure.

View full review »
MG
Chief-Information-Technology-Officer at ABIG

All of the features in Sophos XG are valuable.

Web publishing is important, as well as the importance of the antivirus patch. 

The firewall is also essential, and the VPN.

View full review »
Alex Clerici - PeerSpot reviewer
System Integrator IT Manager at Tecnimex S.r.l.

As this product has recently changed, we are learning about the features of Sophos XG one step at a time.

Sophos began with a basic version and evolved into something more efficient in terms of performance.

It integrates well with other Sophos products, such as the Sophos Firewall, Sophos Endpoint, and other features in a cloud platform, to help the customer better manage security on their site.

View full review »
NP
Network & System Support Engineer at ITCG Solutions Pvt Ltd

Sophos is a comprehensive solution which allows me to configure all the attendant products, such as Sophos' firewall, Endpoint and Encryption features. 

A nice feature of Sophos is that it offers in sync and heartbeat security. When my clients have a perimeter involving Sophos firewall and endpoints with Sophos Endpoint, they can communicate with each other. 

Heartbeat security is a great feature. 

View full review »
MY
CEO at Tawassul Technology

I like the connectivity and the security.

Sophos is easy to use.

The GUI is very simple.

View full review »
KC
Information Security Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 201-500 employees

The product is very easy to use. We enjoy the ability for it to fit into our high-level security framework. 

It gives us some separation from being on Microsoft tasks. We've got multiple levels of security. We're government contractors. It's great that it's been a separate product that gives us the ability to do the security to a high level without having to resort to needing a big team.

The solution is stable. I've had very few problems with it.

We have found the solution to be scalable. 

View full review »
TA
Senior solution architect at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

The solution has all the security features you would need for any type of environment. I have found the protection capabilities and email security protection most valuable.

View full review »
AM
Network Engineer at Vibs

The most valuable feature is the central dashboard. It provides us with good performance.

View full review »
SK
Operations Manager at VL Toolbox Express Computer Solutions

We are very familiar with the solution. It's pretty straightforward, our personnel is properly trained and we use it efficiently. The solution integrates very easily with other brands.  I've done VPN tunnels with other brands, and that was fine as well. The solution is quite stable and we don't have any issues with it. The VPN is easy and has good logging, monitoring and notifications.

When compared with Sophos XG, Fortinet lacks the notifications and reporting features. 

View full review »
BS
Data Professional at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I like using the combination of XG firewalls and the XDR product with the end user. I also like the integration of all the solutions and the visual of all our clients and the traffic routing in to the network from inside the console. The synchronization and the integration with all the products in the central office, such as Office 365 or AWS, make it a valuable solution.

We can configure rules with the user, traffic, etc., making it a very versatile solution for our network.

View full review »
OO
Network Administrator at a construction company with 51-200 employees

IPS and advanced threat protection (ATP) are the most valuable features. I am able to segment my network traffic and block incoming connections. It is also easy to use.

View full review »
AM
ICT/HMIS Supervisor at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees

The VPN feature is the most valuable. It has come in handy during this period when people are working from home.

The filtering feature is also valuable because you can easily filter the sites that you don't want to visit. You can also set timely surfing quotas.

View full review »
Miyoba Sichimwi - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Security Officer at South African National Accreditation System (sanas)

This is a very simple solution.

It integrates well with Sophos Endpoint Protection, and we use the two of them to form a holistic security perimeter control. 

View full review »
SB
Network Team Lead at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

It is very user friendly and easy to manage from the administrative point of view. It is good, reliable, and easy to implement.

View full review »
FB
Infrastructure Administrator at CFA-INSTA

I have found the solution easy to use and fully integrated.

View full review »
PV
Senior Executive IT at Mattsen Kumar LLC

We created and configured a VPN for connecting our remote sites to make them more secure and reliable. We also like its two-factor authentication features.

View full review »
AG
Senior Technical Consultant at Hash 1 IP services llp

Content filtering and intrusion prevention are most valuable. Our customers are fully satisfied with the performance of Sophos. It has all the features that they require in a firewall. 

View full review »
MA
Head of Network Department at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Sophos is a stable solution, and we haven't had any bugs or limitations.

View full review »
Alex Clerici - PeerSpot reviewer
System Integrator IT Manager at Tecnimex S.r.l.

The VPN capabilities are quite good.

The solution is very good at web and application filtering.

It's quite a comprehensive security solution.

The performance the solution offers is excellent. Compared to the older solution, and especially on the cloud, it can reach very good performance. It depends on the licenses, of course. 

The graphical user interface is excellent. 

The intrusion protection module is very useful.

You can easily connect the solution to cloud management.

The stability has been excellent.

View full review »
IC
CIO LATAM at i-Track Systems Development, S.A. de C.V.

The most valuable feature of this solution is that the license offers everything. You don't have to purchase a license for the VPN, or the mobile VPN, or for any other features that the firewall works with. That is the best thing about Sophos. 

They include everything on the firewall as a base and if you want other exclusive services or to add more security to your service, you would have to purchase the full license.

To me, the cost benefits are the best.

View full review »
DM
ICT Manager at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We find it easy to use. Its internal configuration is very easy. It is not complicated in terms of use and configuration.

It has been fairly stable, and it is also scalable.

View full review »
it_user633438 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information security specialist at a non-tech company with 201-500 employees

The reporting on the solution is excellent.

View full review »
HB
Lead Advance Engineer at IHCC

What I like about this program is that it is easy to use and easy to manage.

View full review »
SG
Lead NOC Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees

For one, its ease of use is the most valuable feature. It's very easy to look at the logs and troubleshoot issues as they arise. Things just make sense and it is a very intuitive interface.

View full review »
MR
Gerente de Atendimento na Introduce at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The features that I have found most valuable are first the Web Filter and the Web Application Firewall SD-Wan on Version 18. Additionally, RED Tunnels allows a Sophos vital to speak to another Sophos vital in headquarters.

View full review »
AE
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Some of the most valuable features are filtering and application control. The DDoS detection also shows traffic jamming and traffic shaping. 

View full review »
KL
Owner at InternetWorld Solutions Sdn Bhd

In terms of the functionality, I think it's pretty straightforward. It's easy to pick up. It's also user-friendly.

View full review »
SP
Head of Software department & Head of Security department at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The most useful aspect of the solution is the concept of integrated security which is why I use and recommended this firewall to clients. However, given that we never use endpoint protection, there is less incentive for us to continue using it. Initially it provided a specificity which enabled one kind of endpoint protection managed through the appliance together with the WIFI integrated within the firewall, managing all basic security aspects for TPD. However, because the endpoint protection is not that good and there are problems with malware and we can't prioritize facility management over security of the finances, we can't continue to work this way.

View full review »
NN
IT Manager at a hospitality company with 51-200 employees

The interface is user-friendly and the product is easy to configure.

View full review »
US
Senior Manager, Information Technology at a university with 201-500 employees

It is simple to use.

View full review »
MG
VP of Operations at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

The most valuable feature of this solution is the flexibility of it, it's pretty versatile.

Also, the firewall aspect in terms of setting up rules. They worked pretty well.

View full review »
DP
IT Support Executive at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

I like the simplicity of the solution and the timely updates. It works well. 

View full review »
AV
Support Services Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees

The solution improves security.

View full review »
MA
Technical Presales Consultant/ Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The solution offers everything in one product.

It's excellent at protecting networks from malicious threats.

The solution is very easy to use and straightforward. 

Once you get past the license activation, the installation is easy.

View full review »
TP
IT Manager , SAP HANA Administrator at Tara Paints & Chemicals

Overall the solution works well.

View full review »
MD
Sales Manager at INFOSEC

The product has a console that is based in the cloud for all their products. In this console, they have email security, firewall security, endpoint security, et cetera. All of the products on offer in the console are very useful for us.

The solution is stable.

The solution works well for enterprises and large-scale organizations.

View full review »
JV
Senior IT Manager at a agriculture with 11-50 employees

It is stable, flexible, and easy to use. It has got a web management portal that can be accessed from anywhere.

View full review »
AW
IT Analyst at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees

The most valuable feature is the VPN aspect. It has been beneficial for my users who work from home. Connectivity and from a security aspect.  The security aspect of this is quite good. It measures up to the standard that I expect.

From a Firewall perspective and then user management, easy to manage and the user experience, profile, are giving me what I am expecting.

During this COVID era, the VPN has really been helpful. We can seamlessly connect to the applications remotely and work from home.

View full review »
RJ
Firewall Engineer at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees

As a security solution, it's a very good security solution.

View full review »
JT
Chief Operational Officer at Merchant Light LLC

The most valuable feature is that it scans all of the data for any kind of malware.

It logs everything that goes in or out, and the logs are helpful.

The simplicity of the setup is very good. I can add whatever ports I need and it's pretty easy to set up.

View full review »
VM
IT Technician at Zimbabwe School of MInes

The most valuable features are the reporting, dashboards, and graphical user interface. It gives a good overall picture of what is happening over the network.

View full review »
AK
RSI at a logistics company with 201-500 employees

The solution seems to be very easy to use.

The administration is pretty simple.

The solution is easy to deploy.

We've found the solution to be quite stable.

My understanding is that the solution is scalable.

View full review »
ZE
‎Chief Operating Officer at Al Manar

We have many Sophos solutions that we use together. We use Sophos UPM and Sophos XG. Next, there are just firewalls. The Sophos UPM is the basic firewall; Sophos XG is a mix of Cyberoam and Surface (Sophos acquired Cyberoam three years ago). We use all the features within these solutions and we have a full set of licenses. They offer IPS, IBS, BPM, web publishing, web protection, etc. We're using everything. 

View full review »
AT
Network Engineer at Spectrum Engineering Consortium Ltd.

Sophos XG Firewall is very usable, very easy to install, and very user friendly.

The features that I have found most valuable are the infiltration prevention and data protection. We provide immune security. There are also many features on the VPN. We provide a social VPN. We deployed so many features.

View full review »
HA
Sr. Network Officer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The user interface is very good. As we've been using Sophos for four years now, we're very comfortable with the GUI interface. In addition, the IPS is quite good. 

View full review »
AS
Entrepreneur at Carmel Infotech Solutions

It is feature-rich, I like the server authentication, and the reports are good.

View full review »
RA
Network Manager at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

VPN client list has a secondary client, so we need to use it without specific software for Sophos Connect client. I am using the VPN client list and it works fine.

View full review »
AR
Senior IT Consultant - Sophos Architect at ARENTIA S.A.

The web application firewall or WAF is very useful. Web application firewalls help keep your servers safe from hackers by scanning activity and identifying probes and attacks.
Using the Web Application Firewall (WAF), also known as reverse proxy, Sophos
UTM lets you protect your webservers from attacks and malicious
behavior like cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, directory
traversal, and other potent attacks against your servers.
You can define external addresses (virtual webservers) which should be
translated into the "real" machines in place of using the DNAT rule(s).
From there, servers can be protected using a variety of patterns and
detection methods.

This function has been completely re-developed in XG, relatively of the UTM-9 version, and it works fine. I protect many internet web servers (IIS) for my customers with this function, due to of a lot of attempted attacks. It's a very useful and relatively simple to implement in Sophos XG.

Obviously, like all security systems, it is not a "fire and forget" configuration. It is necessary to properly analyze the system to be protected, create an appropriate policy and monitor its behavior once activated.

https://support.sophos.com/sup...

View full review »
NM
Networking Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

What we found valuable is the way they deal with emails, as well as the way the bandwidth usage is shown. I find this information to be very interesting.

View full review »
KS
Manager IT at a retailer with 201-500 employees

The most valuable feature is the intrusion prevention system.

View full review »
DC
IT Project Consultant at a tech services company
  • URL Filtering: because of the importance of controlling what and individual might access from the organization’s network. Sophos XG has 90+ categories, providing a level of granularity that eliminates the need to create customized categories.
  • IPS (Intrusion Prevention System): because of the importance of preventing hackers from using exploits and other mechanisms that might compromise the network
  • Anti-malware: Sophos XG comes with two anti-malware engines: its own and Avira, making the UTM more effective at catching malicious code.
  • Control Center: an interface crammed with the most vital information like security issues, appliance performance, and Internet link status.
View full review »
WG
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The most valuable is the synchronized security between Sophos XG and Sophos endpoint because it provides a lot of visibility about unknown applications. The endpoint shares the information of unknown applications, and you can learn about those applications and create policies to allow or block those applications.

View full review »
SS
ICT Manager at toril community cooperative

Orchestration of the firewall is the most valuable feature. It is a fast and agile solution. It is good with protection. It is also very easy to deploy and manage, and its user interface is easy to use.

View full review »
Samir Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Infinity Access Technologies Pvt Ltd

The solution was able to be integrated well with exciting hardware and software and in multiple business sectors.

View full review »
RL
Technical Department Manager at Direcbusiness Technologies, Inc.

We get good usage out of the VPN features and its capability; it is a great feature.

View full review »
MA
Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at GateLock

All of the features are amazing, especially Sandstorm, which prevents bad traffic or downloaded files from reaching our customers' and partners' networks.

View full review »
MA
Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The solution is mostly a good firewall. 

The initial setup is pretty easy compared to other options on the market.

The product has been stable.

The solution can scale. 

Technical support is responsive. 

Sophos offers pretty good pricing.

View full review »
DC
Network Administrator at OM Networks Pvt Ltd

The solution is a next generation firewall and we have gotten good customer feedback. It is a very good appliance. The daily, up-to-date security features of the solution's updates and device answer customer IT needs concerning security, network and web protection and new protections, such as those concerning data. 

View full review »
AH
System Engineer at Dhanush Infosol

The most valuable feature I have found to be the reporting function.

View full review »
RJ
Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

The valuable features of this solution are the VPN, load balancer, and the QoS for splitting the ISP band.

View full review »
AdemolaOlamide - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager at Computer Learning centre

The security of Sophos XG is very good.

View full review »
AJ
Founder & Chief Operating Officer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

It is easy to implement.

It is very secure, which is why we have chosen it.

View full review »
SM
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The solution is not vulnerable and that is the most important aspect of it for me. We deployed the Sophos XG firewall on the Edge browser and everything that comes in from the outside world as a potential threat is handled by the firewall.

I'm satisfied with the user interface and the solution's security level. They have a sandboxing solution for zero-day threats and a real-time cloud solution with millions of tags. I think the number at this point is four million tags. This is a good features in Sophos XG; it provides more security against new attacks, which are generated every day.

View full review »
JB
Dipl. Ing. at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I prefer the solution to other Firewalls as it is very intuitive to manage.  

The product offers a more complete set of security functionality at one price . It differentiates more in objects to protect like web server protection or email protection.

Troubleshooting is easy with XG Firewall because of clear arrangement of troubleshooting features in GUI.  I like the ease of use.

The Base License includes already VPN, network protection and web protection functionality and you have a wireless controller on top. The data stream analysis and security features are built-in; these are the main features we need these days.

The user interface is very good. It's already quite simple and easy to use.

View full review »
CR
Director at REDCO

The most valuable features are its nice interfaces and configuration. The endpoint is also very good.

View full review »
VA
Managing Director at Graftronics Pvt Ltd

I like the firewall endpoint and email encryption that Sophos XG provides.

View full review »
MT
IT Engineer at FormatPC

The user interface is very user-friendly and very helpful. 

The VPN access for users is also a great thing, especially nowadays when working from home. 

View full review »
BK
System Administrator Server and Networks at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

The most valuable feature is web filtering.

View full review »
IH
Network & Hardware Administrator at Nile Projects & Trading Co.

All of the features in this solution are good. The most valuable is the IPsec VPN tunneling and SSL VPN tunneling, both site-to-site and client-to-site.

The log viewer is extremely helpful for analyzing all incoming and outgoing traffic.

View full review »
it_user306159 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Makros SPA
  • Web and Application filter
  • Wireless integration
  • Email protection with encryption
  • Reporting and Dashboards
View full review »
CE
CIO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

One of the most valuable features is the VPN.

View full review »
KO
Network engineer at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

The solution is really cool and has a very user friendly GUI. 

It comes with a common bundle which comprises all the feature. There is no need to get one edition, just the license. With Cisco, I must get different bonds and types, but Sophos XG has all the bundles in a single box. 

View full review »
EM
Head ICT at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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

View full review »
JA
Network & System Administrator at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

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

You can monitor and block traffic.

View full review »
DV
Senior System Administrator at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

The simplicity of the setup is the most valuable feature.

View full review »
BA
Head Of Solutions at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

There are many valuable features.

It's a good product.

View full review »
it_user736143 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Manager at iBound

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.

View full review »
FK
Head Of Network & Technical Support at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

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

View full review »
VG
Mr at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
  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.
View full review »
TI
Senior Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

A valuable feature involves the solution's manageability. 

View full review »
KN
Service Delivery Engineer - Network Security Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The most valuable feature is the Intercept X. It is the advanced features that are used for malware detection and antivirus. It's similar to antivirus on steroids.

It's simple to use and has a simple interface. It's generally straightforward and configuration-wise, it's not complex. 

It's a very simple product to use and that's why you find it is used mostly in small to medium-sized enterprises. They don't have the manpower that a large organization can have, in terms of the skilled workforce when it comes to cybersecurity. They just need something that is simple to use, simple to manage, and simple to administer, but effective at the same time. That's the main selling point for Sophos.

View full review »
SR
IT Security Manager at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

I like that each user has the ability to manage the solution. 

View full review »
AB
Owner at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The most valuable feature of this solution is flexibility.

View full review »
FA
Systems Administrator Team Leader at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is a stable product because it's on the central cloud so there's no management required. 

View full review »
SR
Administrator IT at Shopfront Limited

Sophos operates using a Synchronized Security in its XG platform. It is facilitated by an active connection with all of the network endpoints. This connection operates like a heartbeat, notifying the firewall instinctively when an endpoint has been infected or compromised. The firewall then quarantines the problem area and provides detailed information on how the endpoint was compromised. This kind of strategic technology makes it much easier to remove malware and address vulnerabilities quickly.

View full review »
it_user431136 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant Information Technology at a tech company with 51-200 employees
  • IPS
  • Very efficient
  • Web Filter
  • Captive Portal with Voucher and Application Control.
View full review »
it_user846270 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Infrastructure Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
  • The ease of setting up the VPN connection. 
  • The fact they have the cloud management option, I can manage it on a cloud platform. So anywhere I am, I can always manage the firewall.
  • The user interface is very user-friendly, so it's very easy for the administrator to make any policy changes.
View full review »
it_user704991 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer with 51-200 employees

Sophos RED, because this makes it very easy to deploy new sites, without the need of static IP addresses and a completely new firewall setup. The rule-based use is the same as if it were internal to the central site.

Web Protection, because this feature implements rules on user/group basis and this is done on the firewall rules itself. So it is easy to check.

Sophos Sandstorm, because it implements sandboxing so downloaded files are checked by hash or checked by unpacking it in within the Sophos Cloud.

View full review »
MR
Network Security Engineer at gofaster

The most valuable feature of Sophos XG is the VBM.

View full review »
KR
Network Engineer at a individual & family service with 11-50 employees

The dashboard is easy to use and quite sensitive, I like it. The reporting offers a lot of detail and that's good. 

View full review »
PB
Project manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The most valuable feature of this product is threat protection. Filtering and web protection are important as well. 

View full review »
MC
IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

The user authentication rules are very useful.

View full review »
it_user1274955 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director of IT Operations at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

It's a good security tool and it aligns with the rest of our security stack.

View full review »
MF
Senior Information Technology Project Manager at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees

I like how you can integrate with other endpoints and Intercept X in one central management platform. I think it's a perfect solution. Sophos will manage everything in one container. You can manage many firewalls or endpoints within one panel.

View full review »
it_user1375350 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Analyst- Presales and delivery at TechNexa Technologies Private Limited

The features that are most valuable are synchronized security, the security hard build, the application synchronization, and the events synchronization.

it's user-friendly, not complex.

View full review »
Buyer's Guide
Sophos XG
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Sophos XG. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.