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Sophos Firewall

Composite Score
8.2 /10
CX Score
8.4 /10
Category
Sophos Firewall
8.2 /10

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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Sophos Firewall Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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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.

+91 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?

2% Negative
9% Neutral
89% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Respectful
  • Includes Product Enhancements
  • Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Web Content Filtering

84

Virtual Firewall

84

Application Control

83

Virtual Private Network

83

Network Access Control

83

Encrypted Data Control

83

Advanced Threat Protection

82

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

81

Sandboxing

81

Identity Based Control

81

DLP Functionality

75

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of IT Administration

84

Ease of Implementation

84

Usability and Intuitiveness

81

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

81

Quality of Features

81

Vendor Support

80

Ease of Data Integration

80

Business Value Created

80

Breadth of Features

79

Ease of Customization

79

Availability and Quality of Training

77

Sophos Firewall Reviews

Jesus J.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Strong security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Synchronized Security: Sophos Central Management User-Friendly Interface:

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Synchronized Security

What do you dislike most about this product?

SSL/TLS inspection performance, which can sometimes lead to noticeable slowdowns

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Optimize SSL/TLS Inspection

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service

Devon C.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Transportation
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Sophos NG Firewall is a brilliant piece of kit!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Sophos NG Firewall just make use so easy. Making all the rules and Networking etc. is made extremely simple and easy to understand. The GUI is also extremely nicely laid out.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I think my favourite part must be the ease of use. This does the job effectively without the clunkiness of other Firewall solutions. If you need to change something, even if you are not 100% sure where it is, its easy to find. The navigation around the GUI makes getting around to different sections of the firewall extremely simple. I also love how easy it ease to set up HA.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not really much to dislike to be honest, just been able to do everything I personally deal with effortlessly.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are looking for a powerful firewall that's easy to use and understand, this is for you. Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the interface, this is a powerful firewall and can do heavy lifting if needed.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Luis F.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Easy to use, but a bit pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Advanced Security Architecture Synchronized Security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Centralized Management

What do you dislike most about this product?

High value to pay

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Have a dedicated professional

Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Caring
  • Saves Time
  • Client Friendly Policies

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