Cisco SD-WAN vs Sophos UTM

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco SD-WAN is well designed for organizations that want to have full control or make their cloud and digital transformation easily. [Cisco] SD-WAN gives adaptability to use various transport links like 4G, 5G, or internet dedicated line, and WAN links can be used effectively. The troubleshooting is very fast and efficient and saves us lots of time, energy, and costs.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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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

IT Manager

Handel ArchitectsArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees

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Pros

Cisco SD-WAN provides ultra-modern analytics, monitoring, and automation for any associate networking.
Cisco SD-WAN helps our organization fulfill optimal speeds and the best staging speed boost-up.
One of the major reasons to buy this application is that it empowers major augmentation in cybersecurity while also reducing overhead costs and simplifying operations, etc.
SD-WAN provides elucidation to our organization that cuts out high-priced routing and drags back on hardware costs while contributing to our business the elasticity to access multi-cloud services.

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Syed Asad Siddique

Sr. Software Data Associate | Pharmabridge

Softronic Systems (Pvt) LimitedComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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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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Matthew James

Systems Administrator | POS Programming Specialist

AIKG LLCEntertainment, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

The minimum subscription time is three years, which makes the initial investment of the projects more expensive.
The types of subscriptions that determine the accumulated bandwidth of the transport links generate a limitation to the additional solution that the hardware supports.
Access to the Vmanage administration console must be from a previously established IP address, which removes flexibility of access to the cloud.

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Oswaldo Tirado Diaz

Ingeniero de preventa

BVS Technology SolutionsTelecommunications, 51-200 employees

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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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Michael Cattano

Sr. Systems Engineer

Amoeba NetworksInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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Yes

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No

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Usability

Cisco SD-WAN 9.1

Based on 1 answer

It is the best solution on the market.

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pablo baylac

managing director latam

expereoTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Sophos UTM 10.0

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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

IT Manager

Handel ArchitectsArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

Cisco SD-WAN 7.3

Based on 36 answers

Al ser soluciones integradas del portafolio de soluciones de Cisco, el soporte es transversal a cada uno de los componentes implementados, teniendo el cliente la capacidad de resolver sus inconvenientes bajo una misma infraestructura que está totalmente homologada, satisfacciendo de esta manera, las necesidades del cliente asi como permitiendo, que este se concentre en su negocio. Since the Cisco SD-WAN tools are a part of Cisco’s broader portfolio of solutions, support cross-cuts to each of our deployed components, with our company as the customer having the ability to solve our problems through the same, approved infrastructure. Their support team easily satisfies the customer’s needs so that they continue to focus on business functions.

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Tanner Moreno

Gerente

OvnicomTelecommunications, 51-200 employees

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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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Verified User

Supervisor in Information Technology

Pharmaceuticals Company, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Cisco SD-WAN is the simplest to implement with graphical user interface full configuration. There [are] also many automated parts of [the] configuration, like tunnels configurations and routes propagation. Cisco also brings its SD-WAN solution as a complementary solution to users already using Cisco equipment like Meraki and Firepower firewalls. This could be an advantage also.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Computer Networking Company, 1001-5000 employees

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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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Nate Binkley

Network System Administrator

Land of Lincoln Credit UnionFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Managing to use business applications efficiently causes us to get more value from our cloud subscriptions
Able to use streaming services improved employees' morale and increased their performance
Able to combine multiple connections, helped reduce costs, and prevented us from investing in only the most expensive WAN supplier
Instead of relying on one supplier when one connection was down, we managed to carry on with another broadband solution

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Taner Imamoglu

IT Administrator

Avesoro HoldingsMining & Metals, 501-1000 employees

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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

IT Director

3form IncPlastics, 501-1000 employees

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Cisco SD-WAN vs Sophos UTM

Cisco SD-WAN

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Cisco SD-WAN

Sophos UTM

Usability

Cisco SD-WAN

Sophos UTM

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Cisco SD-WAN

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

Usability

Support Rating

Alternatives Considered

Return on Investment

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