We performed a comparison between SonicWall NSa and Sophos XGS 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."Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"Fortinet FortiGate's reliability is valuable."
"The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"Fortinet FortiGate has many valuable features, such as IDS, and intrusion detection. It has security features that are in part with the technologies that are available in the market."
"It's a firewall that secures our internal network. I have been using it since 2013, and I find that most of the features are advanced, and very user friendly."
"The response is very quick and they can visually resolve our problems in a short period."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"The solution is highly scalable because they have devices that can handle a large amount of traffic."
"The antivirus and items of that nature were quite helpful to have."
"SonicWall has all the usual functions, like LAN configurations, security features, word filters, etc., but it also has the CFS agent, which isn't available in any other firewall. Reporting port support is also there."
"It's very flexible and meets our customer's needs."
"Sometimes I have some queries, and the SonicWall support team resolves my queries."
"We use SonicWall NSa for authenticating MAC (media access control) ID from the PC."
"It has excellent stability."
"SonicWall provides endpoint security with advanced protection. Moreover, SonicWall includes access points and additional features."
"The functionality is the same whether it is on hardware or a virtual appliance. The interface is the same. It's nice that it's standardized."
"The solution is very user-friendly, and the GUI is so good that I don't have to use the CLI. This eliminates the need for typing; clicking allows me to get to what I'm looking for."
"Easy to set up firewall product, that's also easy to manage and scale."
"The product was easy for us to install."
"Sophos XGS is profound as a firewall and security product."
"The Sophos XGS product is highly versatile and well-suited for various companies, including small, medium, and large enterprises. Its effectiveness lies in its inspection firewall capabilities, making it a commonly chosen option in our country due to its reasonable pricing. Sophos Firewall's support for VPN encryption and thorough inspection makes it a suitable choice for many companies, and I recommend it accordingly. At the moment, I can't propose any new features. The primary concern is the traffic stability, which needs improvement. Although the traffic stability is generally good, it has been noted that it can impact RAM and CPU, affecting workflow and inspection."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The scalability of Sophos XGS is very good."
"Sophos XGS that's a good firewall. If you use the endpoint, then you have what Sophos calls synchronized security. That will mean that if one of the endpoints is affected, it will be automatically set in isolation."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"Technical support for this solution can be improved."
"Backup can be improved."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve if it had a cloud-managed solution."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"In terms of improvement, features like App Control do not work properly"
"SonicWall needs to work on SD-WAN."
"The detection of malware can improve in SonicWall NSa."
"SonicWall does not support DynDNS, yet this is an important feature for smaller companies that do not have a static IP address."
"Potential improvement around the associated VPN cost"
"The product has a lot of bugs, actually. We are facing some issues with this product. The DPI SSL feature which is there, it is not working properly."
"The product must enable integration with endpoint protection tools."
"It is very modular and with native resources which are much lower than its competitors."
"It would be nice to have features like the network access control (NAC) that Cisco has for Identity Services Engine. In the next release, I would also like to see an increase in the performance of the processing units."
"The reporting could be better."
"Support is great, however, it can always be improved."
"There can be lag time when updating an operating policy."
"I do not get notifications regarding ISP downtime."
"Sophos' technical support has degraded in the last couple of years. They seem to need to ask a lot of questions, even with simple problems, and take a long time to provide solutions."
"When it comes to different interfaces there is some speed issue that can be improved in Sophos XGS."
"They should customers who are facing issues with their product reviews; they found bots in it. If they can do their proper research and use the user analysis and testing, that would greatly help the clients."
SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and SonicWall NSv, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway. See our SonicWall NSa vs. Sophos XGS report.
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