We performed a comparison between Meraki MX and Sophos Cyberoam UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In terms of WAN optimization, it's completely cloud-controlled. Anyone can manage their network environment from a mobile phone."
"It has the most advanced security features, for example, layer 3 and layer 7 firewall capabilities and the end team and IPS protection. It also has IPS, and it has very good functioning of cloning services. You don't actually have to touch the device. If you have multiple companies in different countries, you don't really require this device to be touched. You can get it delivered directly to any office of a country, and then you can simply put your configuration over the cloud. It's very simplified and easy to manage. It gives a very good granular visibility about your network. Earlier, a lot of things were lacking in the network. We were unable to identify where the problem was, but after implementing Meraki MX, we are able to dig down and identify where is the problem. We can easily and quickly identify the sources and the root causes of the issues."
"The features we have found most valuable are the firewall and the monitoring tools."
"Since it has an integrated dashboard for all the products, customers can get complete network analytics regarding what the user is doing, monitoring, and observing."
"Real Auto VPN with load balancer without needing a public IP. It is simple and functional."
"Dual WAN connections are greatly simplified and point-to-point VPNs automatically connect regardless of what WAN connection is active."
"I love the simplicity of Meraki MX — specifically, the simplicity of the dashboard."
"Traffic Shaping: The device lets you decide how you want to use your internet services. Due to the fact that Meraki can accept dual WAN, you can decide the way you balance the data traffic."
"I believe it's the advanced security software that offers SMPP protection for the agent."
"Bandwidth Management and aggregation. It is valuable for combining two ISPs. Switching to a secondary/redundant ISP is thus seamless, in the event that the primary ISP goes down. The Bandwidth Management is also valuable for limiting heavy downloaders that may impact negatively on the experience of other users."
"The main features I have found best are the load balancer and ease of use."
"It is very easy to use."
"Content filtering, as this enables me to control that which employees can view at different time quotas."
"Good user interface."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"You can geofence yourself if there is an incoming attack or a continuous ping from a company outside your country."
"We do not have account managers in our region for the solution. Some governments don't use the product since it is attached to the internet."
"Right now, you can postpone the update but eventually, if you don't do the update, it will install the updates automatically for you and that's something that is not working for me."
"You cannot use switching behaviors as you see on the Meraki switch."
"It would be nice to get detailed logging information without third-party software."
"The product doesn't support route summarization and BGP dynamic routing protocol."
"The IPS, the Intrusion Prevention System, can be improved."
"Could possibly use deeper configurations."
"The solution's pricing should be reduced."
"The setup is a bit complex, so we needed help from a consultant."
"The documentation is not straightforward."
"We use different workarounds and find different solutions for it, depending on the client's needs. We shouldn't have to, we should just be able to use the product as it comes with Cyberoam, rather than having to revert to other products."
"The solution should improve its scalability because it cannot support enterprise networks."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"The implementation policy needs improvment."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
"On-box sandstorm should be available. As of now, it is from their cloud."
Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 60 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. Meraki MX is rated 8.2, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". Meraki MX is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and SonicWall TZ, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Sophos UTM and Juniper SRX Series Firewall. See our Meraki MX vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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