We performed a comparison between Netgate pfSense 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."The technical support is great."
"The interface is very user-friendly and I like it very much."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"FortiGate improved our security. It's one of the best hardware firewalls."
"The pricing is great and very reasonable."
"FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"Its scalability is a strong point."
"Easy to deploy and easy to use."
"Stability has been excellent. We have experienced no issues; it never fails."
"The solution is fairly scalable when it comes to integrating with other applications and data sets."
"It is very easy to use. The interface is quite understandable. There is a good community, and I can take over at any time I want. If there is anything wrong with it, I could just reinstall the whole thing and start all over again, and I'll be up again in less than a few minutes"
"The documentation is very good."
"The built-in open VPN and the VPN Client Export are the solution's most valuable aspects."
"I mostly like all of it. Whatever we use is valuable."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"We are happy and satisfied with all the features."
"Sophos XGS' most valuable features are protection and intrusion prevention detection."
"The policies are the greatest feature. They allow us to configure granular control over our network traffic."
"The feature that I find most valuable is the synchronized security option where the endpoint talks to the firewall."
"The solution is very user-friendly, and the GUI is so good that I don't have to use the CLI. This eliminates the need for typing; clicking allows me to get to what I'm looking for."
"It's user-friendly and quite easy to configure. It's easy to communicate with the Sophos support team."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XGS are the ease of use and powerful interface."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"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."
"They are doing good, but they can improve the distributor assignment. The availability of the product and the timeline of delivery are the main things. The distribution should be swift, and the distributor should not reach out to end customers directly. They should work as a distributor. There should also be one more local distributor. Currently, there is only one distributor in Pakistan, and the rest of them are in UAE. It is difficult to work with only one distributor. Sometimes, you don't get along with the same distributor, and that's why they should have one more distributor. Their licensing should also be improved. The activation or renewal of the product should be done from the date of renewal, not from the date on which the license expired."
"Web security solutions can be improved."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"I believe improving integration with various antivirus vendors could be beneficial."
"It is not centrally managed, where you log into the website and can see all your services there. We would like to be able to see is all the configurations from a central interface on all our pfSenses."
"They could improve their commercial stance and be more agile when it comes to the commercial pricing of enterprise deals."
"Ease of use is a problem for a user who is unfamiliar with this product because, in the interface, everything has to be set manually."
"The solution’s interface must be improved."
"pfSense is not user-friendly. I hope to have something to make the interfaces more user-friendly."
"The security could be improved."
"We are at the moment looking to use it as a proxy service so that we can limit what websites people go and view and that sort of thing. That's an area I've struggled with a little bit at the moment and it could be a bit easier to set up."
"There are some issues with conversion and user roles when upgrading to Cyberoam."
"Sophos XGS needs improvement with the threshold values. Other solutions have the capacity to handle more users."
"It would be useful if Sophos XGS included DDNS-based features."
"The SD-WAN feature isn't very good. It's there, but it doesn't work properly."
"It has recently started to suddenly block and crash."
"Sophos XGS could improve the price."
"Sophos XGS would benefit from further development in the SD-WAN area."
"Sophos XGS could be improved by adding a built-in hyper-converged solution."
Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews while Sophos XGS is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 62 reviews. Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6, while Sophos XGS is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos XGS writes "Easy to use, simple to learn, and offers great reporting". Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, KerioControl, Sophos UTM and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Sophos XGS is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, WatchGuard Firebox, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Meraki MX. See our Netgate pfSense vs. Sophos XGS report.
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