Sophos Cloud Firewall (PAYG)

What do you like best about the product?

Easy to use interface.
A cost effective firewall solution.
Every good and economical product for smb companies.
Good return on investment for smaller organizations.
Overall a good product with good features value for money
Good performance
integrates well with other solutions like switches and access points

What do you dislike about the product?

Some advanced features could be better.
Firewall box could stop working if there is excess load of the users

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

Overall a very good and cost effective firewall solution. There is no challenge in support as well. The RMA of the product also does not take a lot of time; it is done within 2 days, which is a very good thing. Good product and has good security features overall.

What do you like best about the product?

What I like most is the ease of managing network security centrally. We use Sophos Firewall to control access rules, segment networks by VLAN, configure VPN connections, and manage NAT rules. These features facilitate infrastructure management and provide greater control and security to the corporate environment.

What do you dislike about the product?

Some advanced configurations, especially related to VPN, firewall rules, and log analysis, could be more intuitive. Identifying connectivity issues is not always straightforward and may require several diagnostic steps. More detailed reports and centralized troubleshooting tools would also facilitate daily administration.

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

Sophos Firewall helps us protect corporate infrastructure, control access between different networks, and reduce security risks. We use features like VLAN segmentation, access policies, site-to-site VPN, and NAT rules to ensure more secure communication between systems and services. This provides greater control over traffic, facilitates network administration, and contributes to the stability and continuity of IT services.

What do you like best about the product?

What I like most about Sophos Firewall is that I can manage security policies and control network traffic from a single platform. Having everything centralized makes it easier for me to manage security rules and access, monitor traffic, identify suspicious connections, apply restrictions according to the needs of each area, and make adjustments without complicating management. This way, I save time, maintain better network control, and can respond more quickly to potential risks. The initial setup was quite manageable, and once configured, I find administration from the console practical.

What do you dislike about the product?

I would like the reports to be clearer and easier to customize, showing the main threats and blocked traffic. I would also like to simplify the configuration of some policies and have clearer recommendations for identifying unnecessary or duplicate rules. The initial setup was quite manageable, although it took me time to adjust the rules to the institution's needs, and some options require technical knowledge to make the most of them.

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

Sophos Firewall helps us control access, block suspicious connections, and reduce the risk of external attacks.

What do you like best about the product?

What I like best about Sophos Firewall is its intuitive UI/UX, strong performance, and powerful AI-driven threat intelligence. Its seamless integrations, especially with Sophos endpoints through Synchronized Security, enhance threat detection and response. It also delivers excellent value for money with a strong ROI, while the support and onboarding experience make deployment and management straightforward.

What do you dislike about the product?

Occasional interface complexity, reporting limitations, and advanced features require tuning

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

Sophos Firewall solves network security and threat protection challenges, helping us improve security, visibility, and operational efficiency.

What do you like best about the product?

Sophos firewalls are highly user-friendly and easy to deploy, configure, and manage. They integrate seamlessly with a wide range of network devices, making overall network administration more efficient. Sophos Firewall's advanced security features, including its Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and granular security policies, provide effective protection against evolving cyber threats while ensuring strong network security. In addition, Sophos firewalls are highly cost-effective, offering enterprise-grade security, centralized management, and comprehensive functionality at a competitive price point, making them an excellent choice for organizations of all sizes. Sophos support is great. Sophos has great AI feature to integrate other OEM devices.

What do you dislike about the product?

In my experience, there’s nothing to dislike.

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

Sophos firewalls are highly user-friendly and easy to deploy, configure, and manage. They integrate seamlessly with a wide range of network devices, making network administration more efficient. Sophos Firewall's advanced security features, including its Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and granular security policies, provide effective protection against evolving cyber threats while ensuring strong network security. In addition, Sophos firewalls are highly cost-effective, offering enterprise-grade security, centralized management, and comprehensive functionality at a competitive price point. Their AI-powered features automate threat detection, response, and policy management, significantly reducing the effort required for day-to-day security operations. This helps organizations lower both network management costs and operational overhead by reducing the dependency on large IT and security teams while maintaining a strong security posture.

What do you like best about the product?

I like the user interface and controls of Sophos Firewall, especially the GUI and the dashboard, which I find very nice and easy to appreciate. The configuration process is user-friendly and not hard to understand. I also love the integration with the Active Directory server as it allows me to authenticate more than 2,000 clients for VPN access without having to create profiles manually, which saves a lot of time and effort.

What do you dislike about the product?

I didn't get to fully express the drawbacks, but during our work with Sophos Firewall, there was an issue with the bot in measuring the policy section. It seems like something that could be improved or clarified to make it more effective.

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

I use Sophos Firewall to secure the internal network and server storage, and it simplifies user authentication by integrating with Active Directory for seamless management of over 2,000 client profiles.

What do you like best about the product?

What I like the best about Sophos Firewall is that it keeps my university Wi-Fi secure while still being easy to use.

What do you dislike about the product?

Sometimes it blocks legitimate websites too. That's the only thing I don't like.

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

It helps protect my university Wi-Fi from unauthorized access and blocks unsafe websites. This gives me a safer and more reliable internet connection for daily browsing.

What do you like best about the product?

Integration, within a portal, of firewall and client/server verification.

What do you dislike about the product?

The management of Access Points is not integrated with VLANs, making network configuration and administration less straightforward.

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

In the management of clients and on the web applications we try to block

What do you like best about the product?

I like that Sophos Firewall is very simple and easy to understand and maintain. As a security engineer, the simplicity helps me in my daily work. It provides proper updates, and the support from the staff is very good. I learned how to use it in a very short time, which gives me confidence to implement rules effectively.

What do you dislike about the product?

Nothing is there I like to dislike the firewall

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

I use Sophos Firewall for security and network segmentation. It's very simple and easy to understand, making it quick to learn and implement. I shifted from older legacy firewalls due to its excellent support and updates, providing a secure environment.

What do you like best about the product?

Sophos is a very good product. It offers multiple useful features, and we have been using it since 2018. So far, it has been working very well for us without any major issues or trouble. We are very satisfied with its performance and reliability.

What do you dislike about the product?

We require the option to keep one previous firmware version available as a backup to ensure the security and stability of the product.

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

Sophos Firewall provides very good security. The number of external attacks has significantly decreased due to the effective IPS/IDS engine of the Sophos Firewall