Sophos SG Firewall Appliances vs. WatchGuard Network Security

Sophos SG Firewall Appliances

26 Reviews and Ratings

WatchGuard Network Security

892 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Sophos SG Firewall Appliances	Score9 out of 10	N/A	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances are designed to provide optimal protection for organizations of all sixes from small remote offices, to global organizations requiring high-availability and	N/A
WatchGuard Network Security	Score8.7 out of 10	N/A	WatchGuard Network Security is a network security and firewall software. WatchGuard includes secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services designed for SMB’s.	N/A

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Pricing Offerings
Sophos SG Firewall Appliances	WatchGuard Network Security
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Key User Insights
	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances	WatchGuard Network Security
Considered Both Products	Sophos Verified User Chose Sophos SG Firewall Appliances We use Sophos in conjunction with WatchGuard, for an extra added level of security. Sophos is a little more sophisticated and complicated but they work well together as added layers of protection against most cyber threats. Incentivized Helpful?	WatchGuard Technologies Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security is in league with SonicWall regarding value and features but is not as robust as Sophos or Fortinet. It is also not as simple to configure as Sophos or Fortinet. We selected WatchGuard based solely on the recommendation of an outside party, and that … Incentivized Helpful? Brett Minzer Owner in Corporate at IT1 Services (Telecommunications, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security Better than sophos, lesser than Fortinet Incentivized Helpful? Markus Plischke CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Information Technology at Q-MEX Networks GmbH (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security Usability, more than one solution (Wifi, Endpoint, MFA) working all together Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security they’re niche players, but it worth to check out their solutions. Best choice for SMB Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security offers better value for money, an excellent software configuration tool in read-only mode, while maintaining an excellent level of security and threat protection Incentivized Helpful? Rolf Lobker Network Engineer in Information Technology at De Viske ICT (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security Most 'UTM' or Layer-7 firewalls share the same feature set. They mostly offer the same security layers like Web filtering, basic packet inspection, proxied layer 7 inspection, anti-malware, and some integrated portal. Basic VPN features, et cetera. What sets WatchGuard … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard was selected due to product familiarity; their free training courses mean we have all our technicians qualified in their use. Support has always been top-notch. And security is their focus; there's no trying to sell additional HW or add-ons. Although somewhat from … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security We appreciate the WatchGuard Network Security approach to multilevel security with a layered stack. We believe that using multiple vendors' products does not lock WatchGuard into a single mindset when providing security. Over the years WatchGuard has changed some of its … Incentivized Helpful? Sebrae Trust Security Specialist in Information Technology at Trust Control (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security The client-server management tool provides better efficiency on the daily tasks when having a lot of firewalls. The policy manager tool is very easy to use, making it easy the understand and change the actual policy rules The multi-wan feature is a more robust and flexible … Incentivized Helpful? Waleed Alsadi Senior System Administrator in Information Technology at ICTechnology (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard firewall is very easy to manage, quick, and easy to deploy and activate. Also running firmware updates on WG is always fast and has no issues. Incentivized Helpful? Raphael Soares CTO (Chief Technical Officer) in Professional Services at Trust Control Segurança em Tecnologia da Informação ltda (Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security In the decision-making process, it had a strong influence on some aspects. 1. Performance, considering the fact that you can enable all security features including DPI SSL without fully compromising the appliance availability; 2. The centralized management and reporting tools … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security We found WatchGuard [Network Security] has a great combination of deep down controls of traffic when desired but [is] still easy to configure and maintain. We also trust their published throughput numbers compared to specialty configs needed to match published throughput with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security watchguard [network security] : device performance, ease of use, clear menus, great at first glance Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security I prefer WatchGuard [Network Security] because it offers better reporting services, best policy options, and more efficient ways to manage the policies. Incentivized Helpful? James Wright Network System Administrator in Information Technology at Q C Graphics (Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security Sophos XG has a sandboxing feature, that is under 20k to implement so it is appealing. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security [I feel] Sophos hasn't provided the performance we've expected based on cost. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard provides better performance when compared to value in comparable devices of these products. Incentivized Helpful? Cedric BREUILLARD Senior System Administrator in Information Technology at CISA-INFORMATIQUE (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security More easy to use and more complete Incentivized Helpful? Darren Clarke IT Support Technician in Information Technology at William King Ltd (Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security We tried alternative products towards our upcoming renewal, we tried the Sophos alternative, although Sophos are a market leader as a team we preferred the WatchGuards, it might be because we have all used them for a long time. We felt that they were easier to use and navigate … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security For me, it's the combination of features, admin user interface, logging and reporting out of the box without any extra costs, and the costs overall. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Already have know how and a partner for Watchguard Incentivized Helpful? Josh Patten Information Technology Manager in Information Technology at Westpark Communications, L.P. (Telecommunications, 51-200 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security Cisco ASA is tough to manage and provides limited functionality without expensive licensing. Sophos SG was missing some of the more advanced functionality of WatchGuard. Incentivized Helpful? Derek Schroeder Service Manager in Information Technology at Kloud9 (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard holds their own with all of these competitors. They all have the items they specialize in, but for the most part share the same host of features and options. WatchGuard's System Manager utility makes updating them very quick and efficient. They do lack the cloud … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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Features

Sophos SG Firewall Appliances

WatchGuard Network Security

Comparison of Firewall features of Sophos SG Firewall Appliances and WatchGuard Network Security
Feature	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances 10.0 5 Ratings	WatchGuard Network Security 9.0 460 Ratings
Identification Technologies	10.05 Ratings	8.7419 Ratings
Visualization Tools	10.05 Ratings	8.5417 Ratings
Content Inspection	10.05 Ratings	9.1444 Ratings
Policy-based Controls	10.05 Ratings	9.1457 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP	10.05 Ratings	8.8388 Ratings
Firewall Management Console	10.05 Ratings	8.5450 Ratings
Reporting and Logging	10.05 Ratings	9.0446 Ratings
VPN	10.05 Ratings	9.5441 Ratings
High Availability	10.05 Ratings	9.5399 Ratings
Stateful Inspection	10.05 Ratings	9.3413 Ratings
Proxy Server	10.03 Ratings	9.4298 Ratings

User Ratings
	Sophos SG Firewall Appliances	WatchGuard Network Security
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (5 ratings)	8.5 (475 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	7.7 (37 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (1 ratings)	7.9 (118 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	9.2 (4 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.5 (29 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	8.2 (3 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (264 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (3 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (3 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.2 (3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.2 (3 ratings)