A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW) vs. Sophos SG Firewall Appliances

A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW)

Sophos SG Firewall Appliances

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW)	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	A10 Networks offers A10 Thunder CFW (for Convergent Firewall), a combined firewall and secure web gateway. For mobile operators, the consolidation of multiple security features ensures protection against 4G/LTE threats as well as emerging 5G security threats. For data centers, Thunder CFW consolidates data center firewall, IPsec VPN, load balancer and secure web gateway solutions for enterprise deployments.	N/A
Sophos SG Firewall Appliances	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances are designed to provide optimal protection for organizations of all sixes from small remote offices, to global organizations requiring high-availability and	N/A

Pricing

A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW)

Sophos SG Firewall Appliances

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW)	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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	A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW)	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances

Features

A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW)

Sophos SG Firewall Appliances

Firewall

Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
	A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW) - Ratings	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances 9.2 9 Ratings 6% above category average
Identification Technologies	00 Ratings	9.49 Ratings
Visualization Tools	00 Ratings	8.29 Ratings
Content Inspection	00 Ratings	9.69 Ratings
Policy-based Controls	00 Ratings	9.09 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP	00 Ratings	9.29 Ratings
Firewall Management Console	00 Ratings	8.29 Ratings
Reporting and Logging	00 Ratings	9.49 Ratings
VPN	00 Ratings	9.89 Ratings
High Availability	00 Ratings	9.49 Ratings
Stateful Inspection	00 Ratings	9.49 Ratings
Proxy Server	00 Ratings	9.47 Ratings

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	A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW)	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
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User Ratings
	A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW)	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	8.6 (9 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.8 (5 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW)	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
Likelihood to Recommend	A10 Networks No answers on this topic	Sophos It is well-suited for all sizes of organizations. It will help them to safeguard their network from various cyber threats like ransomware, phishing, malware, etc. It will provide them with many features like deep packet inspection, web filtering, application control, etc. in one place. It will also help them optimize bandwidth usage Incentivized PT Pratik Tarmale Network Engineer Read full review
Pros	A10 Networks No answers on this topic	Sophos It helps you to protect your corporate network and data from external cyber threats. It provides you with with advanced features like load balancing, web and app access, etc., to optimize bandwidth uses. It enables you to configure an IPsec VPN to access organization resources remotely. Incentivized VY Vishnu Yadav IT executive Read full review
Cons	A10 Networks No answers on this topic	Sophos We would like more feature reach port blocking. This could be reorganized to make it easier on Network Admins to add or change ports. I would like easier access to the CLI I would like it to perform faster Incentivized Bryan Baker Director of IT Operations Read full review
Usability	A10 Networks No answers on this topic	Sophos Management could use some improvements. Sophos management and workflows has always been designed by Engineers for Engineers. They do not always follow logical workflows in the real world. Once you figure this out it is easier to use but no where as smooth as many other products on the market. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	A10 Networks No answers on this topic	Sophos The biggest selling point for sophos is their vendor support. Those guys put a smile on our faces. There are multiple ways you can contact their support like chat, or telephone or email. They are very responsive and they do have very knowledgable and patient support staff. We have raised tickets at all odd hours and they have been addressed correctly Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	A10 Networks No answers on this topic	Sophos We use Sophos in conjunction with WatchGuard, for an extra added level of security. Sophos is a little more sophisticated and complicated but they work well together as added layers of protection against most cyber threats. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	A10 Networks No answers on this topic	Sophos Positive ROI due to the competitiveness of the product. Positive impact as the device is fully functional and easy to operate. Negative impact when it comes to log integration as it does not support industry logging standards. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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