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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NordLayer

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ANordLayer provides cybersecurity tools for businesses of any size or work model developed by the standard of NordVPN. NordLayer helps organizations secure networks and enhance internet security and modernizes network and resource access with technical improvements aligning with the best regulatory compliance standards. Helping organizations to adopt FWaaS, ZTNA, and SWG principles, NordLayer is focused on the Security Service Edge of cybersecurity services.…

    $8

    per month if Yearly plan per user

    Sophos Firewall

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASophos 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
    NordLayerSophos Firewall
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $8
    per month if Yearly plan per user
    Core
    $11
    per month if Yearly plan per user
    Premium
    $14
    per month if Yearly plan per user
    Custom
    x
    per month if Yearly plan per user
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NordLayerSophos 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
    NordLayerSophos Firewall
    Considered Both Products
    Nord Security
    No answer on this topic
    Sophos
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    NordLayerSophos Firewall
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of NordLayer and Sophos Firewall
    Feature
    NordLayer
    -
    Ratings
    Sophos Firewall
    9.2
    15 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Identification Technologies00 Ratings9.515 Ratings
    Visualization Tools00 Ratings9.315 Ratings
    Content Inspection00 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls00 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console00 Ratings9.215 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging00 Ratings9.315 Ratings
    VPN00 Ratings9.115 Ratings
    High Availability00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection00 Ratings9.515 Ratings
    Proxy Server00 Ratings8.712 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NordLayerSophos Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NordLayerSophos Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Nord Security
    NordLayer has become an invaluable resource for our security posture and day-to-day activity. The primary use case is preventing staff members from accessing sensitive resources on an unencrypted connection, applying NordLayer and conditional access policies in congruency. The ability to create teams and assigned them to specific dedicated servers is also helpful and allows for further security segmentation
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Nord Security
    • Easy to use
    • Simple user interface desgin
    • Support many VPN protocol
    • Fast and reliable connection
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Nord Security
    • The browser plugin needs some work, or some research about what browser/OS restrictions may limit its functionality. Ours does not work at all even after contacting support so we do not use it
    • Toast/Windows notifications scheduled or deployed through admin center would be amazing. The ability to remind a user who has been disconnected for X hours would be a great feature
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Nord Security
    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
    Nord Security
    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
    Nord Security
    easy configuration and use case
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Nord Security
    • Improved sercurity
    • Incresed productivity
    • Performance impact
    Incentivized
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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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    Sophos Firewall Screenshots

    Screenshot of Sophos Firewall v17.5 Control Center