We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Sophos Cyberoam UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the different types of profiling. It has been the most effective for me. The WAF and the antivirus profile are the most effective in network protection."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"The reporting you receive out of this appliance is excellent. You will not need an external management system."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate was straightforward."
"It has an open license. It works very well, and there is an update every month."
"We have been operating here in our lab for several months, and everything appears to be extremely stable."
"The initial setup is easy. It only takes 15-30 minutes to deploy."
"The initial implementation process is simple."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"OPNsense is highly stable."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to configure."
"The technical support is very good."
"The user interface is well laid out and understandable."
"Its portal is user-friendly. I am able to manage the user data and access control through this device."
"The security capabilities are okay."
"The VPN is excellent on the solution."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"The solution has good load balancers."
"I find Sophos Cyberoam UTM very good. I like the feature of being able to block off Mac IDs that host users. For example, you have a Mac or Windows laptop and you created a hotspot. Other devices like mobiles and tablets e.g. iPads connected to that hotspot. We can block those devices that connected to the hotspot we created, only through Sophos. It's a good feature we didn't find in other UTMs."
"The solution's interface is user-friendly, and the web protection is good. The tool is highly stable. The product is scalable. The technical support is good. We chose Sophos Cyberoam UTM because their focus on security research is higher compared to other brands. It's an all-in-one solution with antivirus, EDR, wireless protection, and web protection integrated into one box. The initial setup was straightforward."
"FortiGate should have a better way of detecting and managing the system memory because otherwise if the memory is too low, a system restart is required."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"It should have a better pricing plan. It is too expensive. It should also have a more granular view of the attack. I don't have FortiAnalyzer, and it is difficult for me to have a complete view when there is an attack on my server."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"The user interface could be improved, and the DNS section should be more intuitive."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"While they do have paid options that actually gives better features, for most of the clients, if they tend to take a paid option will instead opt for Fortinet."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"The only thing that I would like to see improved is the Insight or the NetFlow analysis part. It would be good to have the possibility to dig down on the Insight platform. Right now, we can easily do only a few analyses. If this page becomes more powerful, it surely will be a well-adopted platform."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"Sophos VPN connectivity could be improved, as it can be lengthy, and users take longer to connect"
"There is a lot or room for improvement, because it is still not a fourth or fifth generation firewall. It lacks security features."
"I would like to see a better content management pack and also the website searching should be better."
"Needs a mail alert/notification when the device loses any of its connections, during ISP redundancy implementation."
"The product’s pricing has increased by approximately 45% in four months. This particular area needs improvement."
"Once in a while, an unwanted email will slip in. You have to set your parameters to avoid that happening, but once in a while, an email has slipped past firewall. Once you update the firmware, you notice that it doesn't happen. If an email slips in, I get a little bit worried. I do get the report, but you just don't want that situation happening in the first place."
"The solution's pricing could be a problem for some small businesses."
"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."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Robust network security and management offering a user-friendly interface, open-source flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, with challenges regarding initial setup and the absence of official support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Untangle NG Firewall. See our OPNsense vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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