Sophos Cloud Firewall (PAYG)
Sophos | 20.0 MR1Linux/Unix, Other 20.0 MR1 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Sophos XG has been great for our business
What do you like best about the product?
I love how granular I can be with our Web policies to protect our users. I can easily use file type restrictions to prevent executable downloads and create a user portal for authorised users to approved downloads too.
What do you dislike about the product?
Occasionally firmware updates have been a little buggy upon release. It would be good practise to wait a month if the update is not critical.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I can easily protect my users from online threats and protect traffic between my local networks. It gives me peace of mind know I can easily solve network problems should they arise.
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Sophos XG firewall
What do you like best about the product?
Very simple user interface, with advanced features at your fingertips
What do you dislike about the product?
moving from v17 to v18 has been a learning curve has functionality has moved and located in different areas.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
ease of use and configuration, simple setup of ssl vpn clients & high availability
Recommendations to others considering the product:
a great option to consider if looking for an affordable but advanced firewall
High-quality top-of-the-line protection
What do you like best about the product?
I really enjoy how they add a multitude of features without making you pay a "ransom's" worth of licensing costs. If you increase your bandwidth, the XG doesn't require you to pay an additional licensing fee. This is so rare in the industry these days.
What do you dislike about the product?
Only real thing I disliked was the original process of getting this equipment licensed. We already owned a previous smaller XG model, and we had to work with license support to get a temporary license while we waited for our older model's license to expire. Other than that it is excellent.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were able to get ISP WAN load balancing, reduce bandwidth licensing costs, and add additional DDOS and other security features.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Sophos is a great company and really willing to work with you on discounts. I recommend starting early and negotiating with them to get the best deal upfront. Additionally, I recommend if you buy an XG to dump your other products that this can take the place of. Save yourself some money and use the XG to it's potential!
Sophos XG Review
What do you like best about the product?
Sophos Virtual Appliance is best for the company having a Virtualized environment.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sophos XG with the previous version is not segregated as other firewalls. Like DNAT, Signature-based enhanced web filtering is not in the previous version.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
SPAM filtering of our exchange server.
Click and Go appliance, easy to manage for common administrator
What do you like best about the product?
Simple and easy to manage, even first time user can understand the menu and option quickly. On the other hand, this firewall got major update release recently which has rich additional features and surprisingly the old configuration can be carried out automatically.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the configuration are lost when you switch the firmware (it has 2 firmware partition by the way, active and previous) . So make sure you have the backup for both firmware version.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Internet failover. With just several click i can setup failover and restore internet connectivity using 2-4 ISP quickly.
Excellent Product
What do you like best about the product?
Sohos XG is perfect for security and manging the network. Moreover it GUI is very user friendly also CLI is best .Fast effective and budget best product
What do you dislike about the product?
I dont think any upgradtion required on that . almost evrything is perfect . even more features are already have rather than other
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mainly controlled on web as well as application, Single sign on , Self VPN Client
Very good experiences with Sophos XG appliances
What do you like best about the product?
Log view is very helpful when troubleshooting.
What do you dislike about the product?
Installation/activation process sometimes is a bit slow.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Slow internet experience. Very efficient when inspecting traffic.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
From the options available in the market, Sophos XG firewalls are one of the most secure, reliable and easy to manage appliances.
I find Sophos XG Firewal standard and sufficient for mid-size businesses
What do you like best about the product?
I find the frequency of updates and ease of use of ease with web filter is quite appealing.
What do you dislike about the product?
i am a fan of firewalls that integrate Application ID filtering such as Palo Alto and Sophos XG Firewal is yet to match up, however it is still a work in progress and will get their soon.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are currently testing this firewall at our smaller offices and realized it is cheaper for the features available to use.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
In terms of best bang for your buck, i do recommend and try out Sophos XG Firewal
Great Product have used them for years
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use, I can cross train my fellow admins easily. The web console is intuitive for even the novice network admin. Easy to update and easy to deploy.
What do you dislike about the product?
Licensing can be a pain when you go through and RMA. That said the RMA process itself was painless.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
An easy to use interface for allowing remote VPN by individuals and protection that has been solid.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Find a good partner if you are an end user and they will get you exactly what you need. For the prices it only makes sense to just get the full protection they offer.
Next level firewalla
What do you like best about the product?
Security profiles and superior logging and real time monitoring
What do you dislike about the product?
There was nothing to dislike it is very practical
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Dmz issue we had to split internal and external traffic using vlans
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Speed and practicality i recommend this firewall
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