Sophos Cloud Firewall (BYOL)

What do you like best about the product?

because it is a European cybersecurity provider

What do you dislike about the product?

Not have Turkish support. I cant find talk Turkish people.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Overall it works well. Updates are also fast.

What do you like best about the product?

Ease of use and implementation. Strong performance of the device. Central management capabilities. Strong vendor support. Integration with other Sophos products and 3rd party vendors.

What do you dislike about the product?

Not much, but sometimes obscure settings require CLI access.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Network Security "perimeter defense"

What do you like best about the product?

Centralized management through Sophos Central makes it easy to standardize and manage firewalls across multiple sites. Deployment is smooth, VPN setup is simple, and day-to-day administration stays straightforward and efficient.

What do you dislike about the product?

The reporting and analytics features could be more flexible and easier to customize to fit different needs.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sophos Firewall has helped us standardize network security across multiple sites while also reducing operational complexity. With centralized management and integrated threat visibility, we can enforce consistent policies and respond to issues faster, which improves both efficiency and our overall security posture. As a result, we’ve seen less administrative overhead, greater reliability, and stronger control across our distributed environment.

What do you like best about the product?

What stands out most to me is the balance between depth of security and day-to-day usability. Many solutions are either powerful but complex, or simple but limited, whereas this one manages to provide strong protection while still being practical to operate. It gives our team better visibility, more confidence in policy enforcement, and a more streamlined management experience overall. I especially appreciate that it supports security outcomes without adding unnecessary friction for administrators or end users. That combination has made it easier for us to maintain both control and productivity at the same time.

What do you dislike about the product?

If I had to highlight one drawback, it would be that some of the more advanced configuration areas come with a learning curve. The platform is powerful and offers a lot of flexibility, but getting the most out of every capability takes time and experience.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It features the Xstream Architecture, a high-performance decryption engine that removes encryption so it can inspect data packets for hidden threats in real time, without creating bottlenecks or slowing network speeds.

What do you like best about the product?

What I like most about sophos firewall is how easy it is to set up VPN connections and manage them efficiently. The dashboard is very user-friendly allowing me to monitor all network activity at a glance.

What do you dislike about the product?

I have been using sophos firewall for nearly 2 years and I haven't encountered any significant downside.The system is stable,reliable and meets all our network security needs.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sophos Firewall has greatly simplified our UserRoam setup, making device and user management much easier. It allows us to enforce web and application restrictions efficiently, and assigning VPN permissions to users has become straightforward. Overall, it has streamlined network security management and improved control over user access across the organization.

What do you like best about the product?

VPN entra sso integration
Network Speed and reliability of HA
Ease of use for creating firewall and NAT rules

What do you dislike about the product?

Drill down reporting is confusing
Support could be faster to respond or to escalate for complex issues.
If using sophos endpoint as well, there can be overlapping policies and you have to define hosts and services separtely on both platforms even though they're connected in the same sophos cloud.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Blocks attacks without effort, allows for defense in depth, allows for secure remote access for internal remote users and outside vendors.

What do you like best about the product?

its vey user friendly and easy to manage.

What do you dislike about the product?

Nothing to dislike. its an good security product.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

its securing our network from malicious activity.

What do you like best about the product?

What I like most about Sophos is that the cloud portal makes it easy to control access, network policies, and create VPN profiles for users.

What do you dislike about the product?

What I like the least is that sometimes there are some configurations that require very technical and advanced knowledge, which can lead to an increased learning curve for administrators.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sophos helps us identify threats on the network in a timely manner and stop their growth. It also allows us to securely manage the company's internal network policies and, furthermore, maintain a stable network on the premises, with good coverage across all available APs.

What do you like best about the product?

I love the ease of navigation between menus and it has proven its effectiveness in stopping external attacks. The ease of use and the lack of complexity in features make accessing everything I need easy.

What do you dislike about the product?

Sometimes there is a slowdown in the system and sometimes we need to restart it. There was difficulty at the beginning due to our lack of knowledge about the product.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Use Sophos Firewall to secure the connection between sites and protect me from external hackers.

What do you like best about the product?

good Powerful security, simple to manage

What do you dislike about the product?

VPN setup can be time-consuming and complex

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

WAN to LAN protection and our booking engine send data to our pms through firewall