We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate 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."It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"The solution is stable."
"The technical support is great."
"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 is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"It is a scalable solution."
"XGS' most valuable feature is ransomware protection."
"The threat management system and VPN are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos XGS is its ease of use."
"Sophos XGS's most valuable feature is content filtering."
"The VPN is the best feature."
"The policies are the greatest feature. They allow us to configure granular control over our network traffic."
"It's very easy to manage this solution."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"The support system could be improved."
"I haven't had a single issue since using Fortinet."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"Sophos XGS would benefit from further development in the SD-WAN area."
"Sophos XGS could improve the automation system. It could be better if there was some level of automation, attacks automation, meaning if this happens, then it automatically executes a particular process."
"I feel Sophos should add more telemetry data to its products...Right now, I think there are only less than a dozen vendors or OEMs supported by Sophos."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"Sometimes, we haven't received proper support. They couldn't find the solutions that we required. One thing that we need is an NTP server facility. The Sophos XGS device does not have this capacity or this feature."
"The support team are helpful when you eventually get hold of them which takes a long time. They can improve how quickly you get technical support."
"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."
"Support is great, however, it can always be improved."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX 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 Fortinet FortiGate vs. Sophos XGS report.
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Hi Rahul,
I'm an IT consultant, specializing in networking and firewalls. Actually, I'm implementing Fortigates 100F and Sophos XGS2100 in customers' infrastructures.
They are two big advantages for Sophos XGS:
1) The second CPU XStream, dedicated to firewalling and UTM functions, like Web Filtering, Web Application Firewall, IPS, etc.: https://news.sophos.com/en-us/...
2) The Sophos "Synchronized Security", interaction with the client protection, centralized in a cloud console: https://www.sophos.com/en-us/c...
With this Xstream processor (ASIC), an XGS2100 is more powerful than a Fortigate 100F...and no way with pricing, Sophos is cheaper.
Regards,
A.Rastello
Hi Rahul, I agree with the answers from Michael and Alexandre, the most important decision to take is to determine what your requirements are.
I have the Sophos XGS 2100 firewall in our customers' environment and its performance is much more powerful, for the reason of the Xstream processor that takes a little time to scan HTTPS protocols and apply TLS policies over the connections.
We have a lot of Sophos firewalls in the field. I agree to the answer from Alexandre. The Sophos Firewall is the more powerfull firewall. But maybe it's a good idea to explore the XGS 3100 because of the hardware like 10gbit.
With kind regards,