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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87 Likeliness to Recommend
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97 Plan to Renew
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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+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?
Pros
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Includes Product Enhancements
- Acts with Integrity
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Feature Ratings
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Virtual Firewall
Application Control
Virtual Private Network
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Encrypted Data Control
Advanced Threat Protection
Off Premise Cloud Firewalls
Sandboxing
Identity Based Control
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Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of IT Administration
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Sophos Firewall Reviews
Manish D.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Healthcare
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2024
Effective firewall with ease of implementation
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?
Low cost, ease of implementation, firewall management, features and capabilities.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Licensing, vendor support and documentation.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Overall throughput of this firewall after enabling or using complete security profiles.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would recommend to go with this firewall if you are mid size organization and having less budget but want to avail all the security features for your organization.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Shekhar S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jan 2024
Best Firewall Ever i use in my life.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?
User-Friendly, Easy to use
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
User-Friendly Graphical User Interface and more features than other firewall in market.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Delay in patches and upgardes
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Sophos is the best firewall in the market. easy to deploy, easy to use, awesome features. protect your organization with sophos firewall.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
aarna d.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2023
Sophos firewall protects your network at all angle
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sophos Firewall from other similar products?
The pricing terms of sophos firewalls is very much affordable not like from their competitor which are very expensive
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like it's overall protection from network threat attack. It has good reporting features which keeps all you details on alert mode. I like the intuitive interface which allows one to manage network security with ease. It's vpn support allows remote connection and connection ensuring you can protect and view your network at any place. The advantage of this tool is that you can set which apps to access your network through app filtering mode.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Delayed quality user support from sophos technical eam hence Incase of critical issues it may hinder you from securing your network fully
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you are looking for a good network and security tool for your organization don't look further and get services of sophos firewall
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Unique Features
- Respectful
- Fair
