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    Sophos SG Firewall Appliances

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASophos 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
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    Considered Both Products
    Sophos
    Chose Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    We decided to go with Sophos SG Firewall because it is more cost-effective solution than Fortinet FortiGate
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    Chose Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    We use Sophos in conjunction with WatchGuard, for an extra added level of security. Sophos is a little more sophisticated and complicated but they work well together as added layers of protection against most cyber threats.
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    Chose Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    I selected Sophos SG Firewall over Cisco and Barracuda because of cost. Sophos SG Firewall is very aggressive and offers competitive pricing when compared to Cisco and Barracuda. My rating scale would go however: Cisco 1, Barracuda 2 and Sophos SG Firewall 3 with regards to …
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    Chose Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    We choose the Sophos SG firewall due to the better price offered by the Vendor.
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    Chose Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    It certainly stacks up well as it is very competitive in the pricing segment while having all the features that an ideal NGFW should possess. Basic functionalities like Network Firewall, Proxy and VPN work flawlessly while advanced features like IPS perform reasonably well. The …
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    Chose Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    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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    Chose Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    Sophos does hold its ground against its main competitor which is Fortinet in their respective markets in my opinion. Sophos does excel in some key areas like support and antivirus. But compared to mammoths like your Zscaler and Palo's which are designed for large-scale …
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    Feature
    Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    9.1
    9 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Identification Technologies9.39 Ratings
    Visualization Tools8.19 Ratings
    Content Inspection9.69 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.09 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP9.19 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console8.19 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging9.39 Ratings
    VPN9.89 Ratings
    High Availability9.49 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.39 Ratings
    Proxy Server9.37 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    Small Businesses
    SonicWall NSA Series
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sophos
    It is well-suited for all sizes of organizations. It will help them to safeguard their network from various cyber threats like ransomware, phishing, malware, etc. It will provide them with many features like deep packet inspection, web filtering, application control, etc. in one place. It will also help them optimize bandwidth usage
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    Pros
    Sophos
    • It helps you to protect your corporate network and data from external cyber threats.
    • It provides you with with advanced features like load balancing, web and app access, etc., to optimize bandwidth uses.
    • It enables you to configure an IPsec VPN to access organization resources remotely.
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    Cons
    Sophos
    • We would like more feature reach port blocking. This could be reorganized to make it easier on Network Admins to add or change ports.
    • I would like easier access to the CLI
    • I would like it to perform faster
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    Usability
    Sophos
    Management could use some improvements. Sophos management and workflows has always been designed by Engineers for Engineers. They do not always follow logical workflows in the real world. Once you figure this out it is easier to use but no where as smooth as many other products on the market.
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    Support Rating
    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
    Sophos
    We use Sophos in conjunction with WatchGuard, for an extra added level of security. Sophos is a little more sophisticated and complicated but they work well together as added layers of protection against most cyber threats.
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    Return on Investment
    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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