Cisco Firepower 9300 Series vs. Sophos Firewall

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Firepower 9300 Series
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
The Cisco Firepower 9300 series is presented by the vendor as a carrier-grade next-generation firewall (NGFW) ideal for data centers and high-performance settings that require low latency and high throughput. With it, the vendor providdes, users can deliver scalable, consistent security to workloads and data flows across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.N/A
Sophos Firewall
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Sophos 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
Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesSophos Firewall
Editions & Modules
Firepower 93000
17,000-30,000
per appliance
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesSophos Firewall
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesSophos Firewall
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Firepower 9300 Series
9.4
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Sophos Firewall
9.2
14 Ratings
6% above category average
Identification Technologies9.01 Ratings9.214 Ratings
Visualization Tools9.01 Ratings9.014 Ratings
Content Inspection9.01 Ratings9.214 Ratings
Policy-based Controls10.01 Ratings9.314 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP9.01 Ratings9.313 Ratings
Firewall Management Console10.01 Ratings9.614 Ratings
Reporting and Logging10.01 Ratings9.014 Ratings
VPN9.01 Ratings8.814 Ratings
High Availability9.01 Ratings9.314 Ratings
Stateful Inspection10.01 Ratings9.214 Ratings
Proxy Server9.01 Ratings9.611 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesSophos Firewall
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(14 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesSophos Firewall
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
While Cisco Firepower 9300 Series is an enterprise-grade Firewall solution, it might be less suited for businesses with restricted IT budgets. Still, Cisco Firepower 9300 Series meet all cybersecurity and compliance requirements and is the best option available at this moment in my opinion.
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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
  • Tracking and containing of malwares and potential threats
  • Monitoring over network, users, and appliances
  • All-in-one centralized security dashboard
  • Threat control
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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.
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Cons
Cisco
  • Frequent video tutorials about Firepower 9300 Series
  • Flexible subscription licenses
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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
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
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
N/A
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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
  • Met yearly compliance requirements
  • Boosted trust in investors
  • Secured IT environment
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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 Firewall Screenshots

Screenshot of Sophos Firewall v17.5 Control Center