Sophos Firewall review
What do you like best about the product?
The integration with Sophos Central is clean and makes remote management really straightforward. The UI is intuitive for most day-to-day tasks, and the security features (like web filtering, IPS, and application control) are solid out of the box. I also like how it ties in with other Sophos products—it’s clear the ecosystem was designed to work well together.
What do you dislike about the product?
I'd like for Sophos Central to be able to connect to the firewalls more reliably. I find myself never really using Central and just interfacing with the firewall directly as it's more responsive. Certain rules and NAT translation rules are a little hard to keep track of when linking to rules.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
RED tunnels and site to site VPN quite effective.
Best firewall
What do you like best about the product?
SDWAN Capability, DNAT Assistance, Backup assistance.
What do you dislike about the product?
NA. There is nothing that I can dislike about this.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
DNAT creation is helping a lot.
Decades of expertise lead to seamless installations and robust security
What is our primary use case?
I typically use the Sophos XG Firewall to enhance my cybersecurity by using all layers.
The intrusion prevention system in Sophos XG Firewall impacts my security posture because they were impacted by ransomware and cyber threats, but I did not face any issues. I have more than 800 servers live from Sophos.
I have experienced that the benefits from Sophos XG's synchronized security feature are very good, and I have not faced any issues with this.
What is most valuable?
I typically use the Sophos XG Firewall to enhance my cybersecurity by using all layers.
The intrusion prevention system impacts my security posture effectively, as we have not faced any ransomware or cyber threats. I have more than 800 servers live from Sophos.
The synchronized security feature has proven to be very beneficial, and I have not encountered any issues.
Sophos XG Firewall has contributed to reducing overall costs because it helps save money. We purchased endpoint security for the first time last year, and even without endpoint security, it provides comprehensive security.
Sophos XG uses AI effectively to enhance threat detection and response, securing from AI at the packet level.
What needs improvement?
While all features of Sophos XG are good, some improvement is needed in the UI, as sometimes beginner users get lost in UI settings and do not understand where to find specific settings.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Sophos XG for more than 10 to 12 years, and I have experience with Cyberoam.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
The deployment of Sophos XG took me a maximum of half a day, specifically two to three hours maximum.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Sophos XG rates at 10 out of 10.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Sophos XG is very good, and I rate it 10 out of 10.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support of Sophos deserves a rating of 10 out of 10 as the support is very good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I am using Cisco solutions at the network level, but for security, I use Sophos.
How was the initial setup?
I personally took part in the installation of Sophos XG recently with the vendor, though earlier I installed it by myself.
I conduct maintenance for Sophos XG, and generally, I transfer our data in one and a half hours to a new Sophos XG machine. I have barely needed any maintenance in 10 years.
What about the implementation team?
I personally took part in the installation of Sophos XG recently with the vendor, though earlier I installed it by myself.
What was our ROI?
Sophos XG Firewall has contributed to reducing overall costs because it helps save money. We purchased endpoint security for the first time last year, and even without endpoint security, it provides comprehensive security.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I do not need to pay more for additional features or services beyond the licensing costs, as I did not compromise with any feature. My primary function is security, not money.
I rate the price of the licensing cost for Sophos XG as 10 out of 10.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I am using Cisco solutions at the network level, but for security, I use Sophos.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Sophos XG to other companies because we are an MSP provider and all our customers are using Sophos technology. My first recommendation is Sophos.
While earlier the reporting in Sophos XG was not good, in the recent software launch, the reporting has improved significantly, as most information is readily available.
Overall rating: 10 out of 10 points, as it is really good.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Easy to use
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use
Ease of integration
What do you dislike about the product?
There is no feature of the product that you dislike.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
VLAN, Access controls
Good product and great support
What do you like best about the product?
The performance is awesome, support is also good. The deployment of new product was very simple and quick
What do you dislike about the product?
Pricing could be competitive with the other company with a similar product
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is helping in network traffic management,application of policies.
Sophos has kept our network safe for many years!
What do you like best about the product?
It works and has been a very strong part of or network security
What do you dislike about the product?
I've yet to find anything I dislike about Sophos.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Keeping our network secure!
Sophos XGS3100
What do you like best about the product?
The XGS3100 runs extremely stable and has no downtime due to the HA operation. Connecting more than 150 RED20 is not a problem, and the firewall still runs smoothly. The large number of modules and options allow for the continuous development of the company without having to invest in new hardware.
What do you dislike about the product?
The firewall has no real disadvantages for us. It meets our requirements and leaves no open wishes for us.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We had the challenge of connecting all our locations securely and cost-effectively with the headquarters. Here, XGS with the RED20 met all the requirements.
Sophos Firewall review
What do you like best about the product?
Sophos firewall is easy to use and has clean UI its simple to create rules and policies. The best part of the firewall is how it integrates with Sophos Central and the teams we subscribe to in our licenses have further preview into our environment. I personally use the firewall nearly everyday whether its resetting VPN passwords or checking central for any alerts across our devices. we recently implemented ZTNA which was simple enough to setup and for the harder parts where we didn't really understand Customer Service was always happy to help.
What do you dislike about the product?
There's not much to dislike about the firewall, the UI & reporting could be nicer sometimes you can get lost within sub menus.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has significantly improved our network security especially with the MDR team all our devices synced into Sophos Central who have access to them 24/7 another way its benefitting us is all our VPN tunnels that give us access to various sites whenever we need. Additionally, the web filtering and application control features have allowed us to enforce appropriate internet usage policies and reduce bandwidth waste.
Great overall administrator experience despite some menu navigation difficulties
What do you like best about the product?
- Excellent and comprehensive feature set
- Clear reporting and threat hunting
- ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access) setup, integration and maintenance is extremely simple
- Fast and helpful customer support
What do you dislike about the product?
- Some of the menus and sub-menus are difficult to navigate, often making it hard to find the specific menu or feature that is required
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our entire network security infrastructure revolves around Sophos Firewall. It's benefit on our cybersecurity setup cannot be overstated.
Good Product & Support
What do you like best about the product?
Very User Friendly, GUI is very good for Configuration
What do you dislike about the product?
RMA takes too much time for replacement.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Bandwidth management, limited user access.
