The XG 450 supports 2 10Gb SFP+ slots and 8 GE ports. A Fortinet FG200F supports 4 10Gb SFP+ slots, 8 GE SFP slots, and 18 GE ports. A Fortinet FG400F supports 8 10Gb SFP+ slots, 8 GE SFP slots, and 18 GE ports. Barebones the Sophos XV 450 carries a list price of $11,823…

The number of users - increasing # of users both local/remote will increase the size of the firewall needed The bandwidth available - Larger ISP pipes imply more user traffic increasing the size of the firewall needed. SSL decryption - Requires more CPU and memory…

Sophos XG is a product series with over 14 models. The Fortinet 80F is a specific appliance within a product family that includes over 24 models and a broad number of variations.  All NGFWs compete using the same baseline. However, Fortinet includes a wireless AP and switch…

Fortigate appliance is purpose built with NPU and SPUs designed to increase throughput while maximizing the ability to decrypt packets in search of malware.  VM deployments are software only and do not include the NPU and SPUs.