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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88 Likeliness to Recommend
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97 Plan to Renew
82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
- Product Experience:
- 92%
- Negotiation and Contract:
- 92%
- Conflict Resolution:
- 92%
- Strategy & Innovation:
- 91%
- Service Experience:
- 93%
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.
+92 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?
Pros
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Security Protects
- Acts with Integrity
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Sophos Firewall Reviews
bruna r.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Oct 2024
Easy interface, fantastic dns features
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?
VPN management I believe is one of the features that stands out the most
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
granularity in security Rules created and easy to use.
What do you dislike most about this product?
At the moment all the features work very well, I have nothing to complain about.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Make the most of the granularity that Sophos offers in terms of security.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Jesus J.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Sep 2024
Strong security
Likeliness to Recommend
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
Submitted Sep 2024
Sophos NG Firewall is a brilliant piece of kit!
Likeliness to Recommend
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
