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Sophos

Sophos Firewall

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

92 Reviews Write a Review

What is Sophos Firewall?

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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Awards & Recognition

Sophos Firewall won the following awards in the Next Generation Firewall category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Contract Negotiation

2023

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

2020 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2020

Sophos Firewall Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Sophos Firewall?

2% Negative

9% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Includes Product Enhancements
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Web Content Filtering

Virtual Firewall

Application Control

Virtual Private Network

Network Access Control

Encrypted Data Control

Advanced Threat Protection

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Sandboxing

Identity Based Control

DLP Functionality

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Sophos Firewall Reviews

Jesus J.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Strong security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Synchronized Security: Sophos Central Management User-Friendly Interface:

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Synchronized Security

What do you dislike most about this product?

SSL/TLS inspection performance, which can sometimes lead to noticeable slowdowns

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Optimize SSL/TLS Inspection

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Devon C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Sophos NG Firewall is a brilliant piece of kit!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Sophos NG Firewall just make use so easy. Making all the rules and Networking etc. is made extremely simple and easy to understand. The GUI is also extremely nicely laid out.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I think my favourite part must be the ease of use. This does the job effectively without the clunkiness of other Firewall solutions. If you need to change something, even if you are not 100% sure where it is, its easy to find. The navigation around the GUI makes getting around to different sections of the firewall extremely simple. I also love how easy it ease to set up HA.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not really much to dislike to be honest, just been able to do everything I personally deal with effortlessly.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are looking for a powerful firewall that's easy to use and understand, this is for you. Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the interface, this is a powerful firewall and can do heavy lifting if needed.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Luis F.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Easy to use, but a bit pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?

Advanced Security Architecture Synchronized Security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Centralized Management

What do you dislike most about this product?

High value to pay

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Have a dedicated professional

Pros

Trustworthy
Caring
Saves Time
Client Friendly Policies

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2020 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Sophos Firewall Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Sophos Firewall?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Web Content Filtering Restrictive filtering of web surfing to limit exposure to harmful and inappropriate sites.

Virtual Firewall A VF runs entirely within a virtual environment and provides packet filtering and monitoring provided by a physical firewalls

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

Virtual Private Network Offers IPSEC (for site-to-site tunnels) and SSL VPN (for remote access) options.

Network Access Control Endpoint integration to ensure each connecting device has appropriate security.

Encrypted Data Control Native decryption and re-encryption of SSL and SFTP traffic for thorough inspection.

Advanced Threat Protection ATP refers to a category of security solutions that defend against sophisticated malware or hacking-based attacks targeting sensitive data.

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls Firewall features offered as a service at lower cost and scalable infrastructure

Sandboxing Sandboxing is a software management strategy that isolates applications from critical system resources and other programs and tests its contents

Identity Based Control Mapping of specific security policies to defined user groups and individuals.

DLP Functionality The solution provides DLP functionality consisting of sensitive data detection with multiple enforcement actions.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Sophos Firewall Reviews

Jesus J.

Strong security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Devon C.

Sophos NG Firewall is a brilliant piece of kit!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Luis F.

Easy to use, but a bit pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Web Content Filtering

Virtual Firewall

Application Control

Virtual Private Network

Network Access Control

Encrypted Data Control

Advanced Threat Protection

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Sandboxing

Identity Based Control

DLP Functionality

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training