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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88 Likeliness to Recommend
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99 Plan to Renew
86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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?
Pros
- Reliable
- Includes Product Enhancements
- Respectful
- Helps Innovate
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Virtual Private Network
Web Content Filtering
Network Access Control
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Virtual Firewall
Off Premise Cloud Firewalls
Advanced Threat Protection
Encrypted Data Control
Identity Based Control
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Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of IT Administration
Quality of Features
Ease of Implementation
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
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Ease of Data Integration
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Business Value Created
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Sophos Firewall Reviews
Ian B.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2023
Secure and Reliable Firewall
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?
Sophos has been our provider of firewalls for multiple clients for years. It has been reliable and has not allowed and virus or ransomware outbreaks while we had in use. They have been our number one source for firewall solutions mainly due to the relationship we have built with their sales and support staff.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The administrative console is easy to navigate and allows us to make NAT and firewall rules quickly. We like the web interface and is easy to teach to other techs. The security issues are patched very quickly when there is a vulnerability detected. We like how we can manage the firewalls from the sophos management portal.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The support cases can sometimes sit without a reply. We have had a few instances where the firmware updates made the firewall lose it's configuration. We have had to be careful now when we update as it has been causing issues with applications and also with HA availability. The logs do not show all the connection issues that can arise. The knowledge base articles are too vague and are not updated regularly.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Take the time to look into all the firewall options available. Check on pricing and see what would best fit the need of the client. Take training courses or look into resources online to gain knowledge of Sophos firewall before you put into production. Check firewall reviews and see which ones have performed best against certain scenarios.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Acts with Integrity
- Client's Interest First
Anthony M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2023
Great next-gen product
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?
I like how it provides 24/7 support whenever there is an attack. You can manage the firewall with one person and do not need an entire team to set up and manage the firewall. I do also like how the appliance warranty can be replaced.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The dashboard is simple and user-friendly. You can create monthly accounts, management trial licenses, firewalls and set-up policies all in a centralized location. I love how the dashboard notifies you about the status of your license. Sophos has received better overall ratings than Meraki.
What do you dislike most about this product?
One of Sophos main competitors is AWS and Sophos is retiring its on-premise products in 2023. It remains to be seen how well the cloud based options do in the future.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Improve how to integrate Sophos with other products,
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Abhishek S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Feb 2023
Very secure and easy to managed
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?
Provide more security than others and provide custom Policy
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Provide multiple policies and rules and filter the users activities and data
What do you dislike most about this product?
We can not hide IP address after connecting
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Provide custom Auth 2 factor for login
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
- Unique Features
