Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN vs. Sophos SG Firewall Appliances

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Prisma SD-WAN (formerly known as CloudGenix but now as Prisma from Palo Alto Networks since being acquired in April 2020) offers an Autonomous SD-WAN solution, designed to provide app-policies aligned to business intent, along with direct access to multi-cloud and dev-ops frameworks to deliver unparalleled productivity gains, and cost-savings compared to first generation SD-WAN alternatives.N/A
Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Sophos SG Firewall Appliances are designed to provide optimal protection for organizations of all sixes from small remote offices, to global organizations requiring high-availability andN/A
Pricing
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WANSophos SG Firewall Appliances
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Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WANSophos SG Firewall Appliances
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WANSophos SG Firewall Appliances
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Features
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WANSophos SG Firewall Appliances
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN
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Ratings
Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
7.8
4 Ratings
9% below category average
Identification Technologies00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Visualization Tools00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Content Inspection00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Policy-based Controls00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Firewall Management Console00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Reporting and Logging00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
VPN00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
High Availability00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Stateful Inspection00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Proxy Server00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
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User Ratings
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WANSophos SG Firewall Appliances
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(3 ratings)
7.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WANSophos SG Firewall Appliances
Likelihood to Recommend
Palo Alto Networks
CloudGenix would be suited for any company that has an internet connection if you have multiple sites you could use this to help with network traffic and what should take precedence over other applications. If you didn't have various sites, you could go with another type of internet connection.CloudGenix may not be suited for that scenario.
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Sophos
It is a great fit for small to medium enterprises who are low on budget. The pricing is very competitive when compared with other major players like Palo Alto and the features match any NGFW Firewall in the market. However, in my opinion when it comes to massive performance requirements, I would say the Sophos SG Firewall Appliances lacks the sheer power that other devices in the market have.
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Pros
Palo Alto Networks
  • Circuit Monitoring
  • QOS of network traffic
  • High Availability
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Sophos
  • Sophos' support is actually pretty decent compared to Fortinet. We as a customer who uses both have first-hand experience in that. Sophos' way of support is much more hands-on. For instance, if you raise a ticket, they will contact you via chat, email, or phone in a timely manner and based on your SLA.
  • Sophos antivirus can speak with your firewall natively so that when a threat happens it can be blocked on a network level. We had first-hand experience of this where there was a potential outbreak on the network but the machines were getting isolated and prevented the spreading of malware.
  • Sophos comes with a whole suite of products like Intercept X, MDM, Antivirus, On-premise, and a virtual firewall. So they are like a one shop stop for all your security needs. We liked Sophos compared to our other firewall, which only had on-premise and virtual firewall boxes.
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Cons
Palo Alto Networks
  • Some warning messages are hard to pinpoint the actual issue.
  • Support was faster at first, seems to not be as quick as in the beginning.
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Sophos
  • The user interface could use a refresh. It's been a few years.
  • Not having the ability to use an Open VPN configuration is a little disappointing.
  • Home license is too restrictive with only 50 IPs.
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Support Rating
Palo Alto Networks
The support was super fast in the beginning. Sometimes it seems now that the support does not get back to you as quickly. When we do get in contact with the support, they are usually knowledgeable and can help find the problem. The support has also been easy to work with.
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Sophos
The biggest selling point for sophos is their vendor support. Those guys put a smile on our faces. There are multiple ways you can contact their support like chat, or telephone or email. They are very responsive and they do have very knowledgable and patient support staff. We have raised tickets at all odd hours and they have been addressed correctly
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Alternatives Considered
Palo Alto Networks
We evaluated Silverpeaks and Cisco. We found that CloudGenics' had a pricing model that met our needs. The sales team we worked with went over our existing environment thoroughly to provide the right size solution without compromising or limiting our technology needs. While the overall solutions form each vendor would have worked, we simply believed CloudGenic was the right fit for our company based on price, sales, support, and functionality.
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Sophos
Both are equally good when comparing the features, FortiGate has a better dashboard while Sophos SG Firewall Appliances has good vpn texhniques.Overall price was better for Sophos SG Firewall Appliances,So we considered this for our Remote Branch Location .
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Return on Investment
Palo Alto Networks
  • Reduced Down time
  • Improved throughput due to their intelligent data analytics
  • Full utilization of all data circuits
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Sophos
  • Positive ROI due to the competitiveness of the product.
  • Positive impact as the device is fully functional and easy to operate.
  • Negative impact when it comes to log integration as it does not support industry logging standards.
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