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GFI KerioControl vs. Sophos Virtualization Security

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GFI KerioControl

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AKerio Control is a next-gen firewall for SMBs, from Aurea SMB Solutions (formerly GFI Software).N/A

    Sophos Virtualization Security

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASophos for Virtual Environments is a solution designed to provide central threat protection for virtual machines in a VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V environment.N/A
    Pricing
    GFI KerioControlSophos Virtualization Security
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GFI KerioControlSophos Virtualization Security
    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
    GFI KerioControlSophos Virtualization Security
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of GFI KerioControl and Sophos Virtualization Security
    Feature
    GFI KerioControl
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Sophos Virtualization Security
    -
    Ratings
    Identification Technologies8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visualization Tools7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Inspection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    VPN9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    High Availability8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proxy Server9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GFI KerioControlSophos Virtualization Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GFI KerioControlSophos Virtualization Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GFI Software
    IT works very well in the non-profit and small business space when there is a need for remote access or connecting several sites in a point to point VPN, user management and rule creation are very easy. The use of the MyKerio website for remote management also makes it easy to troubleshoot problems and make changes if technical staff are not onsite.
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    Sophos
    For our small and medium-sized businesses Sophos Virtualization Security has been a perfect fit. I barely recognize it is even in place as an end user, and as a manager my team never complains - it just works and works very well. If you want an easy to use and seamless solution, this is it.
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    Pros
    GFI Software
    • VPN for Remote Employees
    • Point to point VPNs
    • Scanning of traffic
    • Ease of management
    • Website filtering by both sites and key words
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    Sophos
    • Antivirus is old hat for Sophos - we haven't had a single breach since its implementation
    • Managing and deploying Sophos was very seamless
    • Its non-intrusive nature to the end user has been better than any of our prior options.
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    Cons
    GFI Software
    • Support can take longer to respond that it should
    • Could work better with resellers
    • Spend more effort on adding new features
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    Sophos
    • Instead of automatically installing our previous solution, we had to manually do it, but it may have been that solution that caused the issue.
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    Usability
    GFI Software
    Very easy to use and manage, user training takes less then 10 minutes. Technicians can perform basic tasks with less then an hour of training and can master it in under a year.
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    Sophos
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    Support Rating
    GFI Software
    Support is very slow to respond and it takes a long time to convince level 1 techs that you need to be moved up to someone more senior. I believe support is outsourced and they are graded on how few tickets they need to escalate to higher tiers so they will try to figure out a solution even if it is detrimental to the overall support experience.
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    Sophos
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    Alternatives Considered
    GFI Software
    We found Kerio Control to provide the most features and easiest management of all the solutions we looked at, while cost was not the lowest the value was by far the best when you considered all the factors, costs, and manhours involved in deployment and management.
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    Sophos
    Sophos Virtualization Security has the brand recognition and the customer support that really sold us on the solution. The pricing was also very competetive and Sophos came highly suggested from our vendor and references.
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    Return on Investment
    GFI Software
    • Easy to use makes it easy to train, reducing employee time and IT staff costs.
    • Statefull inspection and web filtering greatly reduce malware incursions.
    • Fact it can run on standard PC hardware greatly reduces cost to implement and makes scaling much less expensive.
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    Sophos
    • Security is like life insurance - you can spend as much as you want and still not be fully covered... but with Sophos, you don't have to overly spend to feel covered.
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