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Cisco Secure Firewall vs. Sophos Firewall

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Secure Firewall

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACisco Secure Firewall delivers comprehensive threat protection for modern, distributed networks. Built to support hybrid workforces and multicloud environments, it enables Zero Trust access, application visibility, and secure remote connectivity. With integration across the Cisco Secure portfolio, including SecureX and Talos threat intelligence, the firewall powers organizations to detect and stop more sophisticated threats. Centralized management simplifies policy enforcement, orchestration,…N/A

    Sophos Firewall

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ASophos XG Firewall provides comprehensive next-generation firewall protection powered by deep learning and Synchronized Security. Sophos Firewall supplies insights and exposes hidden user, application, and threat risks on the network, and say the product is differentiated by its ability to respond automatically to security incidents by isolating compromised systems, with Security Heartbeat™.N/A
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    Offerings
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    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Secure Firewall
    It has great features, and compared to competitors, the cost of deployment is manageable too.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Secure Firewall
    Sophos Xg provides very few features for deep packet scan and the configuration is very difficult. Cisco Secure Firewall provides all the advanced features at a very low cost and the customer support is very good and helpful. there are lots of documentation available on the …
    Incentivized
    Sophos
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco Secure Firewall and Sophos Firewall
    Feature
    Cisco Secure Firewall
    7.9
    79 Ratings
    Sophos Firewall
    9.6
    11 Ratings
    Identification Technologies8.168 Ratings9.611 Ratings
    Visualization Tools7.072 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    Content Inspection8.371 Ratings9.611 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls8.876 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP8.865 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console8.274 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging7.275 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    VPN7.765 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    High Availability8.571 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection7.870 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    Proxy Server6.741 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco Secure FirewallSophos Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (84 ratings)
    9.6
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (35 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)