Cisco Firepower 4100 Series vs. Sophos XG Firewall

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
The Cisco Firepower 4100 Series’ 1-rack-unit size is presented by the vendodr as ideal at the Internet edge and in high-performance environments. They further state that it shows what’s happening on your network, detects attacks earlier so you can act faster, and reduces management complexity.N/A
Sophos XG Firewall
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Sophos XG Firewall provides comprehensive next-generation firewall protection powered by deep learning and Synchronized Security. The vendor states XG Firewall supplies unmatched 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
Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesSophos XG Firewall
Editions & Modules
Firepower 4100
50,000-250,000
per appliance
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesSophos XG Firewall
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesSophos XG Firewall
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
8.4
5 Ratings
3% below category average
Sophos XG Firewall
8.8
13 Ratings
2% above category average
Identification Technologies8.15 Ratings8.513 Ratings
Visualization Tools8.15 Ratings8.613 Ratings
Content Inspection8.94 Ratings8.513 Ratings
Policy-based Controls8.65 Ratings9.213 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP8.54 Ratings8.712 Ratings
Firewall Management Console8.65 Ratings9.213 Ratings
Reporting and Logging8.45 Ratings8.713 Ratings
VPN7.95 Ratings9.013 Ratings
High Availability9.35 Ratings9.013 Ratings
Stateful Inspection9.55 Ratings8.413 Ratings
Proxy Server6.03 Ratings9.310 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesSophos XG Firewall
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(4 ratings)
8.3
(12 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesSophos XG Firewall
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
When we are asked by local partners which security equipment we use we always recommend our Cisco security products. The Firepower firewall is no exception and we can easily recommend this to others who need a fast, secure, and well built system that integrates well with all your existing hardware and software.
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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.
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Pros
Cisco
  • Packet filtering
  • Great vpn client
  • Integrates correctly with other vendors
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Sophos
  • It provides you with advanced threat protection against cyberattacks.
  • It gives you deep visibility on risky users, applications, threats, etc.
  • It gives you an automatic response whenever threat is detected.
  • It offers many features like web filtering and application control and helps optimize bandwidth.
  • It ensures continued connectivity by providing features like load balancing, failover, etc.
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Cons
Cisco
  • Too much time to deploy changes
  • When there are a lot of entries in the ldap mapping the device runs slow
  • You can not make config changes via CLI, only via GUI
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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
Cisco
It not easy to understand the different features it offers. Sometimes you need to spend a couple of minutes to implement a change or even open a ticket with cisco tac to figure it out. Once support is on the phone with you they know how to resolve problems. But it's not an intuitive tool
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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
Cisco
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
Cisco
As I mentioned before, the Fortigates have better failover. I think the Cisco interface is easier to use that that of the FortiGate. My only criticism would be that with multiple CLIs, it can get a bit confusing when you are trying to configure something or troubleshoot from the CLI.
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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.
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Very stable and does not cause major interruption.
  • Supports most of the business requirements.
  • Enhance security, risk and compliance.
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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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ScreenShots

Sophos XG Firewall Screenshots

Screenshot of Sophos XG Firewall v17.5 Control Center