We performed a comparison between SonicWall NSA and Sophos XG based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Sophos XG’s single pane of glass makes it easy for users to manage the entire solution from anywhere. The solution is very light, stable, and provides excellent real-time control. Many users have experienced stability issues with SonicWall NSa. They feel it can be a bit buggy, resulting in occasional freeze-ups and downtime. The solution does not scale easily.
"The performance is good."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"FortiGate SD-WAN facilitated a smooth transition for our customers between their two internet service providers, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity without any downtime."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a security device. It can optimize security on the networks of a company. It actually protects the company from attacks from outside. With FortiGate, you can categorize the users. You can create a group of users that can access all of the websites for their work. You can limit other users' access."
"There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites."
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"Easy to setup and implement"
"The solution can scale."
"SonicWall NSa has a user-friendly firmware"
"One of the main features is the built-in storage capacity."
"Content filtering reduces the load on the available bandwidth and restricts employees from using distracting websites on the job, which leads to more productive hours."
"The most valuable feature is the Global Management System."
"The antivirus and items of that nature were quite helpful to have."
"The most valuable feature of SonicWall NSa is the control aspect of the solution."
"I like it for its simplicity. It is very simple to configure and implement. It is a very good product for medium-sized organizations."
"It is easy to implement."
"I like the functionality and the user interface."
"The feature that we find most valuable is the VPN, which ensures that people working remotely have a secure connection."
"The interface is user-friendly and the product is easy to configure."
"The security of the solution, thanks to the built-in unified threat management, is one of its most valuable features. Plus, one single pane of glass is all you need to manage the whole solution, and web management can be done from anywhere."
"The security of Sophos XG is very good."
"Sophos began with a basic version and evolved into something more efficient in terms of performance."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"It would be good if they had fewer updates."
"The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. When I have used the Sophos solution it is a complete solution, in Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed."
"The initial setup is complex."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"The support is the main thing that needs to be improved."
"The content filter needs to be improved."
"Sometimes I found the GUI and some of the features a little bit hard to navigate, as opposed to Fortigate, which is much more user-friendly."
"They are not ready for managed security services. Their Cloud GMS product is weak, barely out of beta (buggy)."
"SonicWall NSa's reporting could be improved."
"The pricing for this product in India is high and the fees should be reduced."
"Initially, it may be difficult for some people to learn and become acquainted with it."
"It's very hard to manage this box. You really need a lot of skills to operate the SonicWall. There is training and the like, but it's just hard to manage. Even if you have the knowledge, there are too many options. The menus are not very clear, where you should find the information."
"This product is unable to secure access to endpoints for our external employees."
"The installation could be faster and is longer than that of other solutions, lasting more than a month instead of five minutes."
"It would be helpful if the solution offered some tutorial videos to help new users learn the system quickly."
"Sophos XG could improve by being more stable and for it to be able to be used for large enterprises."
"Sophos XG could improve the connectivity with Microsoft 365 or Azure Active Directory(AD). It doesn't work directly as other solutions do, such as Fortinet FortiGate. The client needs a separate AD server which is a problem."
"The cloud support needs to be improved."
"It is already secure but it could be better in terms of other breaches that may occur."
"Some of the firewall rules are complicated for us to understand, they should be simplified."
"I wish to see an antivirus feature added to the solution."
SonicWall NSa is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 80 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Untangle NG Firewall. See our SonicWall NSa vs. Sophos XG report.
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