Sophos

Sophos Firewall

8.4 /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.

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Awards & Recognition

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

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2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2023

Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2023

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

2020 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2020

Sophos Firewall Ratings

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88 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+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

7% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Includes Product Enhancements
Respectful
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Virtual Private Network

Web Content Filtering

Network Access Control

Application Control

Virtual Firewall

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Advanced Threat Protection

Encrypted Data Control

Identity Based Control

Sandboxing

DLP Functionality

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Sophos Firewall Reviews

Bradley F.

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

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Submitted Nov 2021

Good but lacks documentation.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Ease of settings up inbound and outbound routing. Price and features compared to competitors.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integrated endpoint protection that coordinates with the firewall to identify and isolate compromised clients.

What do you dislike most about this product?

IPSEC VPN can only stablish with one interface. If your infrastructure have many WAN, you can only choose one for this kind of vpn.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try to gather as much information from the distributor as possible in regard to setup.

Pros

Reliable
Altruistic
Transparent
Unique Features

Tom C.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2021

This product is great filled with features.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

the firewall is very capable rich with features. One of the best parts for the sohpos firewall is the cloud portal where all the sites can be managed. This is easy to navigate and make changes securely without the need to attend site or be on the same network.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite aspect is the performance. Even when there is heavy traffic the Sophos XG Firewalls handles this very well.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The customer service team is great however the documentation is not very useful and can be quite misleading. There are also quite a few bugs which require numerous amounts of updates requiring reboots.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The licensing can be quite confusing. it is worth researching this before purchasing as it will vary on price and the features that are included.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Caring

Marvin L.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2021

Good for SMB

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Able to synchronize with other security solutions within Sophos portfolio such as endpoint security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Able to synchronize with other security solutions within Sophos portfolio such as endpoint security

What do you dislike most about this product?

Firewall logs management is not comprehensive.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Good firewall for SMB

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Cons

Leverages Incumbent Status

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2020 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Sophos Firewall Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

Bradley F.

Good but lacks documentation.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tom C.

This product is great filled with features.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Marvin L.

Good for SMB

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Virtual Private Network

Web Content Filtering

Network Access Control

Application Control

Virtual Firewall

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Advanced Threat Protection

Encrypted Data Control

Identity Based Control

Sandboxing

DLP Functionality

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training