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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    VMware SD-WAN

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AVMware SD-WAN (formerly VeloCloud) aims to deliver high-performance, reliable branch access to cloud services, private data centers, and SaaS-based enterprise applications. VeloCloud was acquired by VMware in 2018.N/A
    Pricing
    Sophos FirewallVMware SD-WAN
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Sophos FirewallVMware SD-WAN
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Sophos FirewallVMware SD-WAN
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    Sophos
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Sophos FirewallVMware SD-WAN
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Sophos Firewall and VMware SD-WAN
    Feature
    Sophos Firewall
    9.2
    15 Ratings
    7% above category average
    VMware SD-WAN
    -
    Ratings
    Identification Technologies9.515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visualization Tools9.315 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Inspection8.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls8.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP9.313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console9.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging9.315 Ratings00 Ratings
    VPN9.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    High Availability8.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proxy Server8.712 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
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    User Ratings
    Sophos FirewallVMware SD-WAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (15 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sophos FirewallVMware SD-WAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    VMware SD WAN is a great solution for tying multiple locations together that are not physically located close. The link aggregation used in the technology allows for quicker failover to redundant connections, which makes the surface traffic seem to be uninterrupted. If planning to connect multiple locations while utilizing the existing internet, Veloclouds SDWAN provides stable and accurate aggregation of connections that provide a good sense of stability for the price.
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    Pros
    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.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • VeloCloud is excellent at automatically choosing the best internet connection based on speed and quality.
    • It provides a web based interface allows all our connections to be managed from anywhere in the world.
    • Because VMware has a strong history in networking and is a name I can trust, we are able to confidently invest in their technology.
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    Cons
    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.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • VMware SD-WAN could provide cli access for troubleshooting
    • VMware SD-WAN boxes could have more ports
    • VMware SD-WAN box could have more applications to provide more health and visibility of the traffic passing through
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    Usability
    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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    VMware by Broadcom
    VMware SD-WAN has great usability. We have had a positive experience with the solution. It has helped solved a number of issues with our network such as visibility in user usage, application usage, and prioritizing critical application network traffic. VMware SD-WAN user interface is also very easy to understand and configure.
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    Support Rating
    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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    VMware by Broadcom
    There are still some glitches that need to be worked out. As an example, I rebooted a device at one of our branch locations and it just died. That should never have happened, and I've only seen this happen when a company needs to improve hardware on some of their lower-end models.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    At the time we made our decision to move forward with VeloCloud, Cisco Viptela and Cisco Meraki were the two players we compared against. Cisco's offerings were very customizable when using Viptela, but there was a big learning curve to implement. Meraki at the time was a lot simpler, but we needed the ability to customize some features in order to implement SD-WAN in our environment. VeloCloud was the perfect solution during our POC as it satisfied our needs.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Eliminate the cost of an MPLS circuit.
    • Ease of deployment: the amount of time saved when adding additional sites to the solution, especially when you have a profile already built and when you add a new VC you just associate that profile with that appliance. Again, in a matter of minutes, you can have a new site up and running.
    • Since there is not true firewall built-in, you would have to either purchase a third-party firewall or the virtual firewall that is supported by Velocloud.
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