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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cyberoam

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ASophos’s Cyberoam offers UTM and NGFW products. Cyberoam provides the full suite of modularized firewall services, as well as real-time reporting, for enterprise-level use.N/A

    Smoothwall UTM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASmoothwall UTM is a firewall security suite for educational environments. It includes the standard firewall services, as well as load balancing, and has hardware and software deployment options.N/A
    Pricing
    CyberoamSmoothwall UTM
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CyberoamSmoothwall UTM
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    CyberoamSmoothwall UTM
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cyberoam and Smoothwall UTM
    Feature
    Cyberoam
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Smoothwall UTM
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Identification Technologies8.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Visualization Tools8.52 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content Inspection7.52 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP8.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console8.52 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging9.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    VPN8.52 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    High Availability9.52 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.52 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Proxy Server9.52 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    CyberoamSmoothwall UTM
    Small Businesses
    SonicWall NSA Series
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CyberoamSmoothwall UTM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CyberoamSmoothwall UTM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cyberoam
    Our organization found that Cyberoam is a cost-effective solution compared to other vendors. Cyberoam was having issues with SSO for Web Filtering. For, web filtering and application blocking, Cyberoam does not contain enough signatures or data so we can not achieve the goal of all of the sites that need to be blocked. Cyberoam is great because of its ease of use feature.
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    Smoothwall
    After a year of using the Smoothwall UTM Firewall solution, we can say that it is a secure solution, it offers a graphical interface for configuration and access with easy understanding and usability, the security features and blocking of url and applications work very well and also protects against malware and ransomware. For small and even intermediate scenarios I recommend it, but not for very large scenarios. Licenses can be renewed and are priced very well compared to competitors.
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    Pros
    Cyberoam
    • Accurate and precise bandwidth shaping
    • Utm features are completely reliable,uses mainly for conducting exams smoothly.
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    Smoothwall
    • easy to manage by its web platform that allows quick access to system functions
    • allows the administration of the company's network by creating IP navigation permissions to prevent access to unprotected pages
    • this system can be installed on computers with very few resources and even with old equipment just by adapting an additional network card. This is helpful for companies that are starting and do not have much capital to invest but need to protect their systems
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    Cons
    Cyberoam
    • Without mentioning an alternative brand, there is another leading company who has updated with firewall UI quite a bit. They offer an expanded line-up to meet a wider array of needs including specific appliances for web caching, proxy servers, and other products that have the same and familiar UI across the products. Each of the products does have some overlap so that customers can choose the right appliance for their use case.
    • After being acquired by Sophos, we saw our year-over-year costs escalate significantly since our original maintenance contract. They should consider revisiting the pricing, especially for education.
    • They should consider a current market analysis and see how the market is changing and adapting with other lower cost appliances for their product line up.
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    Smoothwall
    • Rare problems have been noticed when there are many connections at the same time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cyberoam
    The main factor is cost, as we are a startup organization. That's the main reason we choose Cyberoam stacks up against other network security services.
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    Smoothwall
    Smoothwall is a system that is cheaper than just a free license due to being a Linux distribution. Simplewall is a bit more for robust equipment or large networks.
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    Return on Investment
    Cyberoam
    • Considerable change was noted in the utilization of administrators after switching from the software firewall.
    • It is relatively better priced when compared to fortigate.
    • Better log handling after the switch.
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    Smoothwall
    • Internal network security and intruder protection for a cost-effective solution.
    • The solution contributed and greatly reduced malware attacks and ddos ​​attacks.
    • Reports allowed more accurate analysis.
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