We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks PA-Series 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."We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"The web filtering facility and application control are the most valuable features from the point of view of our clients. The VPN feature is also quite popular amongst our clients. Two-factor authentication is one of the good features in Fortinet. These features are important for the current scenario of security. Security has become a necessity nowadays. With cyber-attacks becoming more common, protecting an organization's data is one of the major tasks. It is also very stable and scalable, and it is very straightforward to configure. Their technical support is also good."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"The SD-WAN is the most valuable feature."
"Overall security features and performance routing is good."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ability to work in proxy mode, which other solutions, such as Palo Alto cannot. There are some features that are better that come at no extra license or subscriptions cost, such as basic SD-WAN. The DLT is useful, other solutions have the same feature too, such as Palo Alto."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"The customization potential is quite impressive."
"A valuable feature that we can consider is the deployment time, which is significantly reduced. It is almost 90% faster compared to other solutions."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The cloud-based aspect helps significantly. It integrates seamlessly with other Palo products like Prisma Cloud, offers robust VPN protection, and it's all in one convenient package."
"It is scalable. But that depends on what model you are using."
"Palo Alto blocks the new threats better than other tools."
"The solution provides good customer support."
"The solution is easy to manage."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution is stable."
"The scalability of Sophos XGS is very good."
"The solution offers more antimalware and antivirus feeds than others."
"The solution is easy to use and configure, once you know how to apply the policies."
"Sophos XGS' best features are simplicity and its built-in reporting tool."
"The initial setup is very user-friendly because they have graphical user interface options and command line interface options. I would give the initial setup a rating of five out of five."
"Sophos XGS is profound as a firewall and security product."
"The most valuable features in Sophos XGS are identity and VPN. It is a very good solution that is able to detect and prevent a lot of malicious activity."
"One of the problems I was having was with user mapping, and it is an issue for which I have escalated tickets with Fortinet support."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"It is quite new for us, and we need to go more in-depth into the monitoring tools. It provides different features that we need to do what we want. So far, it is okay for us. In terms of improvement, in the future, they can provide a faster implementation of features. Some of the features are first available in other solutions. Fortinet sometimes takes a little bit longer than other solutions, such as Check Point, to implement new features."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"Backup can be improved."
"They sometimes hide some features and if you want to enable them, you have to go in the CLI, enable the feature and configure it through the CLI. Customers, typically, like everything to be done by the GUI."
"The platform's interface could improve."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"I encountered a slight issue with the application portal, which was not functioning correctly."
"Currently, they are not protected with any data security when they work from home or outside the network. They surf the Internet directly and should implement a proxy or firewall to monitor the data between the endpoint and the internet."
"Compared to other vendors, the solution's community should be strong enough to solve the problems engineers face."
"The product's high prices are an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution's licensing price could be improved."
"Pricing flexibility could be an aspect worth considering, as it has been a concern for some of our clients."
"The product must provide multiple threat detection features."
"As we migrate fully into the cloud, additional features like capacity upgrading and improvements to hardware resources will be necessary, especially since our equipment consists of older-generation switches and routers."
"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."
"Support is great, however, it can always be improved."
"Sophos XGS's response to zero-day attacks could be improved."
"There can be lag time when updating an operating policy."
"The price of Sophos XGS could improve, it is high."
"It would be useful if Sophos XGS included DDNS-based features."
"In the new release 19, there should be the implementation of a cloud service that you can use to set up the IPSec tunnels, and the SD-WAN from the WAN dashboard, and then you can push that configuration out to every firewall that you have."
"The solution could improve inspection processes and troubleshooting for VPNs because this area is very weak."
Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 28 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is rated 8.6, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks PA-Series writes "Offers trained customer support, stability and ease of use ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is most compared with OPNsense, SonicWall NSa, Sophos XG and Juniper SRX Series Firewall, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Firebox and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Palo Alto Networks PA-Series vs. Sophos XGS report.
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