We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and Sophos Cyberoam UTM 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 is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"The most useful functionality of Fortinet FortiGate is the user interface, multiple engines, and their cloud with the latest integrations. Additionally, the Security Fabric tool is very good."
"I only deal with it from a security analyst's point of view. I don't really get into the features of the actual FortiGate. From the security point of view, it works, and it does its job."
"The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products."
"Content filtering, as this enables me to control that which employees can view at different time quotas."
"It is a VPN that serves all your needs as an application firewall."
"For a small-medium enterprise this solution is easy to manage and operate."
"The solution is easy to integrate."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos Cyberoam UTM is the SD-WAN gateway."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM is used for perimeter security, web filtering, intrusion prevention and as a VPN."
"Having a firewall solution with a data quota is very important when the bandwidth is limited, which really distinguishes it from other products."
"The initial setup is complex."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"There are some license issues. Not every feature must have a separate license. There must be some of kind synergy between the license so we don't have to pay for every individual license that we would like to have."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"Some of the features in the graphical user interface do not work, which requires that we used the command-line-interface."
"In terms of what could be improved, the SD-WAN is quite difficult, because if you install the new box, 15 is okay, but if you change from an old configuration, if there is already configuration and a policy when you change to SD-WAN, you must change the whole policy that you see in the interface."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"We use different workarounds and find different solutions for it, depending on the client's needs. We shouldn't have to, we should just be able to use the product as it comes with Cyberoam, rather than having to revert to other products."
"The product fails to provide proper reports, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Hence, it needs to be easier to configure rules using the solution."
"Sophos Cyberoam UTM has room for improvement in specific rules-based objects and redesign. The solution also needs to improve in adding rules and policies, including renewing and finding policies."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"The reports need to be more detailed and granular."
"The reporting part could be more user-friendly for troubleshooting and identifying network issues. It should be more easy for a normal user to identify the problem in their network."
"It isn't missing anything."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 81 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Sophos Cyberoam UTM is rated 8.0. 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 Cyberoam UTM writes "Stable and has a straightforward setup; reporting is fast and easy". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sophos Cyberoam UTM is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Sophos UTM, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Sophos XG. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. Sophos Cyberoam UTM report.
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