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."Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback."
"The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable."
"The security on offer is very good."
"The solution can scale well."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"It offers application-based policy enforcement. Palo Alto Networks firewalls help us recognize protocol anomalies, contrasting with other vendors that may require policies based on port numbers. With Palo Alto Networks, the port number isn't a constraint because their devices handle protocol traffic at Layer 7, allowing for accurate identification of protocol usage and port numbers. They can identify which protocol actually uses which port."
"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."
"Palo Alto blocks the new threats better than other tools."
"The tool's most valuable feature is WildFire."
"It offers a seamless transition from one option to another, making it exceptionally versatile and user-friendly in an enterprise setting."
"The solution is used for security and IoT security."
"The documentation is great."
"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."
"Web filtering is easy enough to deploy, manage, or make exceptions to."
"Excellent product, meets most of the security needs of companies of various sizes. You can buy it without fear."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The user authentication rules are very useful."
"The solution has good performance and is easy to use."
"In my experience, the solution was easy to use, has lots of features, and is easy to configure."
"The VPN features and its capabilities are great."
"In terms of the functionality, I think it's pretty straightforward. It's easy to pick up. It's also user-friendly."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more storage in the hardware for log data."
"It would be good if they had fewer updates."
"One of the problems I was having was with user mapping, and it is an issue for which I have escalated tickets with Fortinet support."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve to be on par with its competitors, such as Palo Alto and Sophos. They are the market leaders. Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve its capabilities. However, we are happy with Fortinet FortiGate."
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"The SD-WAN feature of Palo Alto Networks is not good compared to FortiGate."
"The product must provide multiple threat detection features."
"Palo Alto Networks PA-Series should improve its price. It should also include a feature similar to Sophos' Security Heartbeat."
"There is room for improvement in streamlining this process for smoother transitions."
"There seem to be some issues with TAC (Technical Assistance Center) or Palo Alto support. Anytime you open a case, a level one engineer joins, and then you have to escalate it to level two or three. The support system has changed in the past few years, and that's something they need to look into."
"Pricing flexibility could be an aspect worth considering, as it has been a concern for some of our clients."
"Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is expensive. We would like to see additional threat hunting features."
"The UI definitely needs work. In my opinion, the UI could be simpler and more user-friendly for the average user."
"The reporting could be improved in this solution by adding more details."
"The logging side of it could definitely be better. Some of the logging lacks, and the information that they provide you, especially in the spam filtering section, could be better."
"Sophos XG could improve the policies, they are a bit confusing when creating them. There are many options that make it confusing and it could be simplified."
"The program is rather expensive."
"Inability to investigate incidents, there is no tracking."
"Lacks improved throughput performance in a box."
"In the Sophos XG, the SD-WAN has all the rules done separately, such as net policy routing. In the previous version, they were all in a single rule and everything was done that way. The way it is now is difficult for us because we are not used to this newer version. The firewall rules should be easier to configure and create. Everything should be done with a single click."
"Our clients use Karios, and while it integrates well with it, the integration could be improved."
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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