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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.

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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

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+91

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Fortinet Fortigate NGFW is:

More Inspiring

Easier to Use

Better at Training

More Efficient

Better at Integrating

Less Transparent

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Network Security NGFW

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+95

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88

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

Better at Training

More Inspiring

Easier to Customize

More Caring

Better at Integrating

Easier to Use

Arista Networks

Arista NG Firewall

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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

More Efficient

More Caring

Easier to Use

Easier to Implement

Less Innovative

Cisco Systems

Cisco Secure Firewall

7.8

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+86

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205

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Cisco Secure Firewall is:

More Efficient

Less Transparent

Harder to Implement

Less Reliable

Less Innovative

Less Caring

CATO Networks

Cato SASE Cloud

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+84

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24

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Cato SASE Cloud is:

Better at Support

Less Caring

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Less Respectful

Barracuda Networks

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

7.2

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+86

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53

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is:

Less Reliable

Less Transparent

Worse at Support

Harder to Implement

Less Respectful

Less Efficient

SonicWall

SonicWall Network Security Manager

7.1

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+79

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32

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, SonicWall Network Security Manager is:

Less Caring

Less Efficient

Worse at Support

Less Innovative

Less Inspiring

Less Transparent

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 Caring

Less Inspiring

Worse at Training

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

Forcepoint

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

7.0

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+79

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35

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is:

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Less Transparent

Worse at Support

Worse at Training

Harder to Customize

Check Point

Check Point Quantum

6.8

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+67

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45

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Compared to Sophos Firewall, Check Point Quantum is:

Less Transparent

Less Respectful

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Less Caring

Less Efficient

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