We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks PA-Series and Sophos XG 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 user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Anti-Spam web content filterinG."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"Fortinet FortiGate's reliability is valuable."
"Overall security features and performance routing is good."
"The solution is extremely reliable."
"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."
"Comprehensive logging is essential for monitoring and analysis purposes. For remote users, the firewall can be configured as a VPN concentrator, with VPN policies defined within the firewall settings."
"A valuable feature that we can consider is the deployment time, which is significantly reduced, almost 90% faster compared to other solutions. This leads to quicker deployment and less downtime."
"The documentation is great."
"I like the tool's security and web filtering features."
"Palo Alto Networks firewalls offer single-mode panel processing with live scanning."
"The product's initial setup process was simple."
"The most effective features for threat prevention in the PA-Series are its integration with Cortex and the use of machine learning AI for advanced threat detection."
"The most valuable features of Sophos XG for our use cases are its firewall capabilities, its ability to connect to wide area and local networks, and its VPN functionality."
"The solution has all the security features you would need for any type of environment."
"I like it for its simplicity. It is very simple to configure and implement. It is a very good product for medium-sized organizations."
"There are many features. VPN, firewalling, and intrusion detection are the main features that are most useful for us at this time."
"Sophos firewalls are scalable. They are pretty strong in security. So, when they provide any kind of firewall, they provide all the features such as anti-spam, antivirus, etc."
"The antivirus features are valuable."
"Everything is consolidated into a single box, offering comprehensive functionality, including Wi-Fi access and other features."
"The solution is more cost-effective than FortiGate, Cisco and Palo Alto, which have very expensive licenses."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"We'd like more management across other integrations."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved because it is an expensive solution."
"The UI definitely needs work. In my opinion, the UI could be simpler and more user-friendly for the average user."
"The product's gateway services can be improved."
"In future releases, maybe Palo Alto can enhance and enlarge their portfolio with SIEM solutions. They already have an endpoint protection solution, SOAR solution, that's fine. But when it comes to standalone IDS/IPS solution or email security solution, for example, we don't have any product in that category for Palo Alto."
"The support provided by the solution is not that good."
"I have found that the tool works well for me, but there are areas where security testing and protection could be improved, especially in virtual or cloud environments. However, in this project, once we deployed it, we haven't encountered any issues. The cost is currently manageable, but 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. So, I'm looking for additional capabilities in these areas."
"Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is expensive. We would like to see additional threat hunting features."
"The technical support offered by Palo Alto is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I think that the main area for improvement is the quality assurance of the updates."
"Sophos XG could improve Data Loss Prevention(DLP)."
"Technical support can be slow to respond, which is something that should be improved."
"They can simplify its interface so that it is mostly drag-and-drop. There was an SQL injection attack on some Sophos devices. They just need to harden their devices a little bit so that they can't be hacked very easily."
"The management console could be improved and the solution lacks good technical support."
"They need to improve the SD-WAN feature."
"Even though things work on the back end, we have encountered bugs in the solution."
"The installation could be faster and is longer than that of other solutions, lasting more than a month instead of five minutes."
Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is ranked 17th in Firewalls with 28 reviews while Sophos XG is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 192 reviews. Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is rated 8.6, while Sophos XG is rated 8.2. 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 XG writes "Easy to use and deploy with an improved pricing structure in place". Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is most compared with OPNsense, SonicWall NSa, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Netgate pfSense and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos XG is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XGS, SonicWall TZ and Sophos UTM. See our Palo Alto Networks PA-Series vs. Sophos XG report.
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