Sophos Firewall Customer Reviews 2023

What is Sophos Firewall?

Sophos Firewall’s Xstream architecture protects your network from the latest threats while accelerating your important SaaS, SD-WAN, and cloud application traffic.

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Awards & Recognition

Sophos Firewall won the following awards in the Next Generation Firewall - Enterprise category

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5 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2022

Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

Sophos Firewall Ratings

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86 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 1
Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Sophos Firewall?

3% Negative

10% Neutral

87% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Includes Product Enhancements
Respectful
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Virtual Private Network

85

Web Content Filtering

84

Network Access Control

82

Virtual Firewall

82

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

82

Application Control

82

Advanced Threat Protection

82

Encrypted Data Control

80

Identity Based Control

80

Sandboxing

79

DLP Functionality

73

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of IT Administration

85

Ease of Implementation

85

Breadth of Features

82

Business Value Created

82

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Usability and Intuitiveness

82

Ease of Data Integration

81

Quality of Features

80

Vendor Support

79

Ease of Customization

79

Availability and Quality of Training

77

Sophos Firewall Reviews

Tatora G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Feb 2023

My Review of Sophos Firewall

Likeliness to Recommend

9 / 10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

What makes Sophos Firewall ideal is the fact that it protects networks from latest threats

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's an affordable solutions It keeps our networks secure

What do you dislike most about this product?

Everything has worked seamlessly with Sophos Firewall and no dislikes

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend Sophos Firewall as it is very effective and offers amazing features to protect our networks

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

M Farhan Ali C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Good product but still lacking on many fronts.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 / 10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Sophos firewall is different with other vendors on only way and that is its affordability, other than that almost everything of this device can not compete with the competition.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

This product will bring great value if you have small size company and you can secure your network with a firewall without breaking your bank balance.

What do you dislike most about this product?

As of now, the there are many fronts where the device is having less maturity than other devices, like checkpoint and palo alto.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you have a small business then this product is a must go, which will provide you all features of a firewall on affordable rates.

Pros

Inspires Innovation
Saves Time
Respectful
Client Friendly Policies

Mohd I.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Great options with affordable prices.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 / 10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Sophos firewall is the least preferred firewall in our portfolio, while choosing a firewall as this does not have a brand value as big as Cisco, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Fortinet.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

This is the most affordable product of the lot, so this makes It a best base to go with this product for Small and medium businesses.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Product troubleshooting is some times makes difficulties as technical support is not as mature as Cisco and others.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are running a small or medium size business, then it will serve your purpose with affrdability.

Pros

Reliable
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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What is Sophos Firewall?

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Awards & Recognition

Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Sophos Firewall Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 1Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Sophos Firewall?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Virtual Private Network Offers IPSEC (for site-to-site tunnels) and SSL VPN (for remote access) options.

Web Content Filtering Restrictive filtering of web surfing to limit exposure to harmful and inappropriate sites.

Network Access Control Endpoint integration to ensure each connecting device has appropriate security.

Virtual Firewall A VF runs entirely within a virtual environment and provides packet filtering and monitoring provided by a physical firewalls

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls Firewall features offered as a service at lower cost and scalable infrastructure

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

Advanced Threat Protection ATP refers to a category of security solutions that defend against sophisticated malware or hacking-based attacks targeting sensitive data.

Encrypted Data Control Native decryption and re-encryption of SSL and SFTP traffic for thorough inspection.

Identity Based Control Mapping of specific security policies to defined user groups and individuals.

Sandboxing Sandboxing is a software management strategy that isolates applications from critical system resources and other programs and tests its contents

DLP Functionality The solution provides DLP functionality consisting of sensitive data detection with multiple enforcement actions.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Sophos Firewall Reviews

Tatora G.

My Review of Sophos Firewall

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

M Farhan Ali C.

Good product but still lacking on many fronts.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mohd I.

Great options with affordable prices.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Up 1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Virtual Private Network

Web Content Filtering

Network Access Control

Virtual Firewall

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Application Control

Advanced Threat Protection

Encrypted Data Control

Identity Based Control

Sandboxing

DLP Functionality

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training