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Top Sophos Firewall Alternatives and Competitors

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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.

8.7

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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Sophos Firewall

Compare how Sophos Firewall stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Fortinet

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

8.9

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+92

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152

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Fortinet Fortigate NGFW is:

Better at Training

Better at Integrating

Easier to Implement

Easier to Use

Less Transparent

Less Caring

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Network Security NGFW

8.9

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+95

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115

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Palo Alto Network Security NGFW is:

More Inspiring

More Caring

Better at Training

Less Transparent

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

Cisco Systems

Cisco Secure Firewall

8.1

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+89

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219

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Cisco Secure Firewall is:

Better at Support

Better at Training

Less Caring

Less Transparent

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

CATO Networks

Cato SASE Cloud

8.0

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+86

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26

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Cato SASE Cloud is:

Better at Training

Better at Support

Less Caring

Less Inspiring

Less Transparent

Less Reliable

Arista Networks

Arista NG Firewall

7.9

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+93

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37

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Arista NG Firewall is:

Better at Support

Better at Training

Easier to Use

Easier to Customize

Less Innovative

Less Reliable

Forcepoint

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

7.3

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+82

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38

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is:

Less Inspiring

Less Transparent

Less Reliable

Worse at Support

Worse at Training

Harder to Implement

Barracuda Networks

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

7.3

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+90

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56

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is:

Better at Training

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

Less Respectful

Less Caring

Less Transparent

SonicWall

SonicWall Network Security Manager

7.3

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+83

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40

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, SonicWall Network Security Manager is:

Less Inspiring

Less Transparent

Less Efficient

Less Caring

Less Reliable

Worse at Support

Check Point

Check Point Quantum

7.2

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+76

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54

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Check Point Quantum is:

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

Less Respectful

Less Innovative

Less Caring

Less Efficient

WatchGuard Technologies

WatchGuard Network Security

7.1

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+82

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49

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, WatchGuard Network Security is:

Less Innovative

Less Inspiring

Less Caring

Less Transparent

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

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