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Fortinet FortiGate vs. Sophos Firewall

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FortiGate

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AFortiNet FortiGate is a firewall option with high integrability. It offers a variety of deployment options and next-gen firewall capabilities, including integration with IaaS cloud platforms and public cloud environments.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
    Pricing
    FortiGateSophos Firewall
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FortiGateSophos Firewall
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFortiGate pricing starts at $250 for home office use, up to $300,000 for large enterprise appliances. Must contact sales team for pricing.—
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    Features
    FortiGateSophos Firewall
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Fortinet FortiGate and Sophos Firewall
    Feature
    Fortinet FortiGate
    8.9
    40 Ratings
    Sophos Firewall
    9.6
    11 Ratings
    Identification Technologies8.638 Ratings9.611 Ratings
    Visualization Tools8.538 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    Content Inspection9.439 Ratings9.611 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.040 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP9.039 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console8.640 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging7.440 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    VPN8.640 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    High Availability9.535 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.538 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    Proxy Server10.028 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    User Ratings
    FortiGateSophos Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (67 ratings)
    9.6
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (26 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)