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Sophos

Sophos Firewall

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

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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. Sophos Firewall network security platform helps you consolidate and simplify your cybersecurity with a single vendor, cloud management console, and agent.

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Awards & Recognition

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

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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

6 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Contract Negotiation

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Contract Negotiation

2023

Sophos Firewall Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 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

4% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Security Protects
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Anti Malware and Threat Protection

Web Content Filtering

Advanced Threat Protection

Virtual Private Network

Virtual Firewall

Application Control

Sandboxing

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Encrypted Data Control

DLP Functionality

Intrusion Detection System

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Sophos Firewall Reviews

Erick M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Oct 2026

Good and quick to implement if its small business

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Easy to install and implement if you go for their entire product bundle along the physical firewall

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy of installation, makes small business implement quicket

What do you dislike most about this product?

Price and functionalities locked behind payments,

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For small business works for bigger companies who need deep packet inspection and ips i wouldnt install it

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Over Delivered

Cons

Less Inspiring
Inhibits Innovation
Commodity Features

Sandeep O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2026

Wide range of features. Ease of implementation.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

I haven’t used much products but sophos offers ease of implementation and it’s effective for me and the organisation.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Total control of network and easy to check network usage throughout the systems. It helps to find who and what’s consuming the more data…

What do you dislike most about this product?

It’s kind of hard to use for the first time. It took me more than 3 weeks to learn about it’s functions & features.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you’re looking for something for safety and control over the network, It’s really good.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Sharin S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2025

Sophos Firewall delivers strong security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

We are utilizing Sophos endpoint in all our servers. So, Sophos firewall allows direct integration with Sophos Endpoint for automated threat response. Sophos offered free centralized management with Sophos central making administration easier compared to many competitors. The architecture provides SSL/TLS inspection without major performance impact, which is a challenge for many other firewalls.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Sophos Firewall is synchronized security feature. It allows the firewall to directly communicate with Sophos Endpoint which makes threat detection and response much faster.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike most about the licensing model because certain security modules required additional licenses.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Before choosing Sophos firewall, make sure you clearly define your security requirements and compare the available license bundles.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Effective Service
Continually Improving Product

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Sophos Firewall Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 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

Anti Malware and Threat Protection Built-in perimeter anti-virus and anti-spyware protection can include behavioral analysis, e.g. Zero-Day attack protection.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Intrusion Detection System The detection of possible intruders in the workstation, separate and distinct from enterprise Intrusion Detection Systems, but not mutually exclusive.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Erick M.

Good and quick to implement if its small business

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Sandeep O.

Wide range of features. Ease of implementation.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sharin S.

Sophos Firewall delivers strong security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Anti Malware and Threat Protection

Web Content Filtering

Advanced Threat Protection

Virtual Private Network

Virtual Firewall

Application Control

Sandboxing

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Encrypted Data Control

DLP Functionality

Intrusion Detection System

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training