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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Firewall

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AAzure Firewall is a cloud-native, intelligent network firewall security service that offers threat protection for Azure cloud workloads. It is a fully stateful firewall as a service, featuring built-in high availability and unlimited cloud scalability.

    $0.40

    per deployment hour $0.065 per GB processed

    Sophos Firewall

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASophos XG Firewall provides comprehensive next-generation firewall protection powered by deep learning and Synchronized Security. Sophos Firewall supplies insights and exposes hidden user, application, and threat risks on the network, and say the product is differentiated by its ability to respond automatically to security incidents by isolating compromised systems, with Security Heartbeat™.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure FirewallSophos Firewall
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $0.395
    per deployment hour $0.065 per GB processed
    Standard
    $1.25
    per deployment hour $0.016 per GB processed
    Premium
    $1.75
    per deployment hour $0.016 per GB processed
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure FirewallSophos Firewall
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Azure FirewallSophos Firewall
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Sophos
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Azure FirewallSophos Firewall
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Azure Firewall and Sophos Firewall
    Feature
    Azure Firewall
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Sophos Firewall
    9.2
    15 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Identification Technologies8.01 Ratings9.515 Ratings
    Visualization Tools7.01 Ratings9.315 Ratings
    Content Inspection7.01 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.01 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP8.01 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console9.01 Ratings9.215 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging7.01 Ratings9.315 Ratings
    VPN8.01 Ratings9.115 Ratings
    High Availability9.01 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection8.01 Ratings9.515 Ratings
    Proxy Server00 Ratings8.712 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    Score9 out of 10
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure FirewallSophos Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure FirewallSophos Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Azure Firewall is well suited for most mid sized and large sized companies that deal with thousands of users within multiple environments. Azure Firewall allows you to protect business assets by preventing malicious attacks from entering the network. Azure Firewall would be less suited for a small company that does not use a vpn or have users outside of the office as something smaller would be more appropriate.
    Incentivized
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    Sophos
    It is well-suited for small, medium, and large organizations looking for comprehensive cybersecurity protection. It will not only safeguard their network from cyberattacks but also provide them with many advanced features like deep packet inspection, centralized management, web filtering, application control, etc. in one place. It will help them optimize bandwidth and ensure continued connectivity.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Azure Fire wall is easy to use
    • Azure fire wall is easy to set up
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    Sophos
    • Web filtering. This allows us to monitor web usage and block certain categories from being access at the perimeter.
    • Application Control. With application control we can block certain applications that get categorized from working accessing the Internet.
    • Synchronized Security. When utilizing the Sophos Endpoint product you can use Synchronized Security to minimize Lateral Movement in a network. If a machine is shows a Red status you can auto-isolate it and it is unable to communicate with anything else on the network.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Azure Fire wall pricing may not always be competitive
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    Sophos
    • If using Endpoint security and the Firewall it would be nice to have an easier back and forth between the portals rather than have two separate tabs open. Especially if using more than one in multiple locations.
    • If dealing with different revisions options are moved around and sometimes in places that doesn't normally seem like they should be there.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Sophos
    Because this is a user-friendly interface, and anyone can use it there are multiple articles and guidelines available, it has advanced-level security features. they provide VPN solutions all the features are very practical, SSID MAC-based authentications web control, Firewall rules segregation of the rules and policies, On-premises Active directory single sign-on feature is also available.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Sophos
    As we are all addicted to graphics-oriented interfaces for all our life products. Easy to manage and access as a good way of using anything
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Azure Firewall is a very competitive product that exceeds or meets the competitions offerings and is able to effectively manage a company network and securely lock down the domain environment with seamless integration and easy to use tools while offering great support assistance. We selected Azure Firewall because the customer service that comes with the product is second to none and allows us to keep maximum uptime to protect our assets.
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    Sophos
    I was a big fan of Cisco ASA products, but when I saw all of the security feature differences between both firewalls, I moved to Sophos devices. Its sandbox, IPS, and many more features are really advanced. Cisco does not provide features like this.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Azure Firewall decreased our overhead by over 7%
    • Azure fire wall has increased efficiency within the security department
    Incentivized
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    Sophos
    • True UTM device.
    • Very Active customer help for any help.
    • Easy license and cost effective.
    • Should [do] more work on logging and reporting.
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    Azure Firewall Screenshots

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    Sophos Firewall Screenshots

    Screenshot of Sophos Firewall v17.5 Control Center