We performed a comparison between Sophos UTM and Zscaler Internet Access 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."With Sophos, we have not had any incidents this year. The security provided has been good. It has proven to be okay for our needs."
"What I like about Sophos UTM is that it improves my company's security. The solution is easy to set up, which I like, and it's very stable."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the firewall application and application control."
"Efficient and effective - it's easy to separate rules."
"It helped to connect our satellite offices to the main Amazon infrastructure in a circular way."
"Sophos SG UTM had all the basic functionality that you needed. It is user-friendly and easy to manage for any integrator."
"The solution is easy to handle and configure."
"Sophos UTM's most valuable features are profiling and its simple configuration."
"The solution has reduced cyberattacks."
"Tech support is good."
"Zscaler Web Security protects our users in remote locations from internet threats - even if they are not connected to our network."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to drop packets."
"The cloud proxy and integration are some of the key features. Since there is cloud waste, we can quickly provision it and start working on the configuration. On top of that, they have added a few more features. They have integrated CASB, and file sandboxing is part of it."
"Whether you are in a hotel somewhere, or in Africa, it does not matter. You will get the Zscaler protection presence anywhere."
"The most valuable features I found in Zscaler Internet Access are the restriction of users for a particular URL, the security feature related to stopping DDoS, and the VPN."
"The most valuable feature is bandwidth control."
"Initially, there were issues with the wireless network as wireless access points were disappearing from the dashboard after some time."
"Sophos UTM sometimes falls short in high-availability environments. They used to launch firmware that didn't work very well in a high-availability environment."
"Sophos customer support could use some improvement."
"The reporting could be a lot better."
"I would like to see Sophos UTM add support for all the new threat-detection technologies and the ability to respond to novel security threats that come along every day."
"Sophos UTM's firewall is a bit weak, and some of its features lack depth compared to other products like F5."
"VPN needs IKEv2, but it’s in the roadmap. Also, all new, cool features will only come to the new Sophos XG Firewall."
"The initial setup may be difficult for those not familiar with the product."
"Cloud App’s database should be improved."
"We'd like to have more plugins and integration."
"Zscaler should continue to make the user interface better. They should also improve the backup network and continue to expand it so that it can handle larger numbers of customers."
"Technical support could be better."
"The price of the solution could be improved."
"The tool should improve the predefined dictionaries."
"What could be improved in Zscaler Internet Access is its price. It could be cheaper."
"They block Zscaler IPs when the traffic origin is from Zscaler IPs. They've been blocked by certain government organizations so the end users are not able to visit those websites unless we ask them to unblock those IP. This is a bit problematic."
Sophos UTM is ranked 3rd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews while Zscaler Internet Access is ranked 2nd in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 46 reviews. Sophos UTM is rated 8.4, while Zscaler Internet Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Internet Access writes "Provides integrated CASB and file sandboxing but could be less expensive ". Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiGate, Sophos XG, OPNsense and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas Zscaler Internet Access is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Netskope , Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and FortiSASE . See our Sophos UTM vs. Zscaler Internet Access report.
We monitor all Unified Threat Management (UTM) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.