We performed a comparison between SonicWall TZ 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."A strong point of FortiGate is that the graphical interface is complete and easy to use, especially if we think there is a list of operations that we are able to perform inside."
"FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"The inspection and web security features are most valuable."
"The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"The most valuable features are the policies, filtering, and configuration."
"The technical support is great."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"The most valuable feature is content filtering and app control."
"SonicWall TZ is stable."
"It does exactly what it says on the tin. It is good for protecting the business from being compromised. Its port protection is very good."
"It is very user-friendly, and there is no problem in using its interface."
"The feature with SonicWall that I have found most valuable is that all the models have the same interface. We don't need to learn different interfaces in the smaller or bigger models."
"SonicWall TZ think it's a good, solid, and stable product."
"No negative impression of the scalability."
"It's a stable solution."
"There are good KCL rules and policies as well as NATing rules."
"Sophos XGS's most valuable feature is content filtering."
"We are happy and satisfied with all the features."
"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."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XGS for me are XGS IPS, SD-WAN, VPN setup, email protection, and integration with endpoint security."
"Sophos XGS has contributed to the reduction of the overall security costs of our company's customers."
"It's easy to use and user-friendly."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"Some of the features in the graphical user interface do not work, which requires that we used the command-line-interface."
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"I would like to see improvements with the antivirus and IPS as they are not working properly all the time."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"The UI could be improved."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"An additional feature that I would like to see is reporting that includes metrics to give me more information about the number of viruses that it has actually detected and interrupted."
"The log sections could be done more clearly."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"There can be an improvement in analysis and reporting. We need enhancement on the reporting side."
"If the operation increases and the bandwidth consumption increases, it does not perform as per the expectations."
"They should consider working a bit more on their ransomware application."
"User interface could be improved."
"The small business line has less PPS throughput."
"Compared to Fortinet, the cost is high."
"The customer service response time can be improved."
"They need intelligent reporting, not just your simple, standard reports."
"I would like to see them in third-party evaluation reports like Gartner, Magic Quadrant, or Forrester to make it easier for us to show our customers that Sophos is a leader in the market."
"There are some bugs relating to the product that allow VPN users to bypass the firewall."
"Support could be improved."
"There are some issues with conversion and user roles when upgrading to Cyberoam."
"It would be good if we could do dual customization."
SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our SonicWall TZ vs. Sophos XGS report.
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