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Cisco Meraki MX vs Sophos UTM

Cisco Meraki MX
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145 Ratings
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Sophos UTM
41 Ratings

Cisco Meraki MX

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Score 8.8 out of 100

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Sophos UTM

41 Ratings
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Score 8.2 out of 100

Based on 41 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

    Firewall

    8.4

    Cisco Meraki MX

    84%

    Sophos UTM

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    Cisco Meraki MX ranks higher in 11/11 features
    Cisco Meraki MX ranks higher in 11/11 features

    Identification Technologies

    8.4
    84%
    47 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Visualization Tools

    8.6
    86%
    46 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Content Inspection

    8.5
    85%
    46 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Policy-based Controls

    8.1
    81%
    46 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Active Directory and LDAP

    8.1
    81%
    39 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Firewall Management Console

    8.2
    82%
    48 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Reporting and Logging

    7.8
    78%
    49 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    VPN

    8.7
    87%
    47 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    High Availability

    8.8
    88%
    44 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Stateful Inspection

    8.6
    86%
    42 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Proxy Server

    8.4
    84%
    26 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • Cisco Meraki MX is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
    • Sophos UTM is rated higher in 1 area: Usability

    Likelihood to Recommend

    9.0

    Cisco Meraki MX

    90%
    73 Ratings
    8.0

    Sophos UTM

    80%
    10 Ratings

    Likelihood to Renew

    9.0

    Cisco Meraki MX

    90%
    3 Ratings

    Sophos UTM

    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Usability

    8.4

    Cisco Meraki MX

    84%
    4 Ratings
    10.0

    Sophos UTM

    100%
    1 Rating

    Availability

    9.1

    Cisco Meraki MX

    91%
    2 Ratings

    Sophos UTM

    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Performance

    9.1

    Cisco Meraki MX

    91%
    2 Ratings

    Sophos UTM

    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Support Rating

    8.4

    Cisco Meraki MX

    84%
    21 Ratings
    7.7

    Sophos UTM

    77%
    5 Ratings

    Implementation Rating

    7.0

    Cisco Meraki MX

    70%
    3 Ratings

    Sophos UTM

    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Product Scalability

    8.8

    Cisco Meraki MX

    88%
    39 Ratings

    Sophos UTM

    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Likelihood to Recommend

    Cisco Meraki MX

    We run 30+ sites, we can easily identify when a site loses connectivity, and check the event log to see what the issue is. We have fail-over connections at all our sites and can proactively manage each of them under the portal. We had a connectivity issue in a rural area recently and were able to diagnose the fault instantly, disable the suspect device from connectivity and reboot the firewall and OT was back up and running within 5 mins.

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    Sophos UTM

    UTM works great if you want a solid, obvious firewall. There's not a lot of second-guessing as to what you are about to do with every change you make. If you incorporate their wireless access points and RED (remote ethernet device) for remote users or small offices, it's considerably much easier to set up than other comparable solutions. If you are looking to manage your firewalls via the cloud, you are out of luck.

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    Paul Cheng | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Pros

    Cisco Meraki MX

    • The appliances are very, very easy to use. You could set one up for basic use with minimal documentation.
    • Intuitive menus in the Meraki Dashboard make traversing your options and finding what you need very easy.
    • Good support options and a healthy knowledge base with well-written guides.

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    Derek Benson | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Sophos UTM

    • Firewall Protection. The protection is unmatched, setup it a little daunting, but once set up it pretty much runs itself.
    • Site-to-site VPN. Super easy to deploy so we are able to network all our sites together.
    • The DHCP server function is actually really nice, I prefer using it over the traditional way of using a DC for DHCP.

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    Cons

    Cisco Meraki MX

    • As soon as network equipment is seen by the MX, it labels it, making it confusing as to if a device is rogue
    • The reporting in the Client window is not real-time, [it's] not really accurate until some time has passed
    • Individual client bandwidth usage seems to be inaccurate in the clients window

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    Sophos UTM

    • Navigating the portal can be tricky depending on what needs to be done
    • It would be helpful if the SSLVPN client agent had more logging capabilities

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    Pricing Details

    Cisco Meraki MX

    General

    Free Trial
    —
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $595 per appliance

    Cisco Meraki MX Editions & Modules

    Edition
    MX64$5951
    MX67$6951
    MX68$9951
    MX84$1,9951
    MX100$4,9951
    MX250$9,9951
    MX450$19,9951
    1. per appliance
    Additional Pricing Details
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    Sophos UTM

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    —

    Sophos UTM Editions & Modules

    —
    Additional Pricing Details
    t2.small - $0.123 - Total / hr m3.medium - $0.417 - Total / hr m3.large - $0.883 - Total / hr m3.xlarge - $1.366 - Total / hr m3.2xlarge- $1.982 - Total / hr c3.large - $0.555 - Total / hr c3.xlarge - $1.11 - Total / hr c3.2xlarge - $1.72 - Total / hr c3.4xlarge - $2.59 - Total / hr c3.8xlarge - $3.68 - Total / hr c4.large - $0.55 - Total / hr c4.xlarge - $1.099 - Total / hr c4.2xlarge - $1.698 - Total / hr c4.4xlarge - $2.546 - Total / hr c4.8xlarge - $3.841 - Total / hr m4.large - $0.868 - Total / hr m4.xlarge - $1.365 - Total / hr m4.2xlarge- $1.931 - Total / hr

    Likelihood to Renew

    Cisco Meraki MX

    Cisco Meraki MX 9.0
    Based on 3 answers
    As we have it in place now, we will continue to keep it at our remote sites. Future expansion is something we are reviewing, and may well start with some of the larger switches as they seem to offer good performance and management at a reasonable price. Wireless is also something we're investing in and their devices are great for that.

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    Sophos UTM

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Usability

    Cisco Meraki MX

    Cisco Meraki MX 8.4
    Based on 4 answers
    The Cisco Meraki MX series is very easy to use. Setting up user VPN access, site to site VPN to tie multiple locations together and managing all your devices. You can even download the latest firmware and install without ever leaving the dashboard. Meraki is the very definition of easy to use

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    Wesley Bond | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Sophos UTM

    Sophos UTM 10.0
    Based on 1 answer
    The interface is no non-sense and easy to understand. No need for any consultants to help implement this solution. The performance is consistent and solid. Paired with a good amount of firmware and definitions, it's hard to find any fault in this product. It's interoperability with other Sophos products make a compelling argument to invest in more Sophos products.

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    Paul Cheng | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Support Rating

    Cisco Meraki MX

    Cisco Meraki MX 8.4
    Based on 21 answers
    I haven't ever had a bad experience with Meraki support. On the few occasions where I wasn't understanding the UI or needed some clarification about what a setting actually would do, I contacted them and they were very quickly able to provide help. Returns are simple and fast, too. We had to return a defective device one time and they shipped the replacement before we had even un-racked the one that was faulty. Unlike many other vendors, they didn't ask use to a do long list of scripted diagnostics, they just took my word for it that the device was broken and sent out a replacement immediately

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    Jane Updegraff | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Sophos UTM

    Sophos UTM 7.7
    Based on 5 answers
    The week link of Sophos UTM is the customer support. I haven't had to use it often, but when I do, the wait times can easily be an hour or two. Once I am talking to someone, the support is excellent. The support agents are knowledgeable and can quickly diagnose the issue and get you to a resolution.

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    Implementation Rating

    Cisco Meraki MX

    Cisco Meraki MX 7.0
    Based on 3 answers
    Good product and simple to use.

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    James Martin | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Sophos UTM

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Alternatives Considered

    Cisco Meraki MX

    We continued using Cisco Meraki MX after taking over the client since they are familiar with it and enjoy the reporting it provides. We use pfSense for most new deployments as the controls it gives us are slightly better than the Cisco Meraki MX controls. That isn't to say Cisco Meraki MX is bad; it just isn't suitable for many of our clients that are multi-tenant, which is one of the weaker offerings from Meraki. For our clients that were already using Cisco Meraki MX when we adopted them, there was no reason to change, it does the job, and it does it well.

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    Sophos UTM

    I would rate Sophos second on this list right below Webroot. Webroot has an easier user interface and policy builder. However, Sophos would be on top of its UI would be improved. I would rank CrowStrike third and McAfee last. Sophos is great for complex environments that have multiple needs.

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    Scalability

    Cisco Meraki MX

    Cisco Meraki MX 8.8
    Based on 39 answers
    I've used MX devices in one location organizations, multi-building campuses, and multi-national organizations. All implementations can be easily managed with Meraki equipment thanks to the dashboard and cloud-based management features. Being able to seamlessly connect any site with any other via SD-WAN makes a large-scale deployment a straightforward project. [...] With the use of [...] virtual products, secure connectivity with cloud providers is like adding any other site.

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    Sophos UTM

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Return on Investment

    Cisco Meraki MX

    • Previously I managed Cisco ASA equipment and enjoyed these firewalls. The need to train other admins and deployment at MSP clients were at the top of my list for switching to Meraki MX. The learning curve is much less steep for new security admins and the central dashboard allows coolabritive efforts when admins are in different locations. Built-in change management makes it easy to see who made specific changes as changes are logged on the dashboard.
    • Other content filtering solutions that I have used had more bells and whistles, but given the cost, complexity, and management overhead, I am very pleased with Meraki’s solution.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Sophos UTM

    • Sophos came in right on budget for our needs - perfect ROI
    • Security is like life insurance - you can always buy more, but finding that sweet spot where you are covered just right is key.

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    Jon Shurtliff | TrustRadius Reviewer
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