Sophos Cloud Firewall (PAYG)
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Reliable, Secure, and Easy-to-Manage Firewall Solution
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about Sophos Firewall is its seamless blend of robust security features and user-friendly management. The intuitive interface, combined with powerful threat protection, makes it easy to configure, monitor, and maintain network security without compromising performance
What do you dislike about the product?
Honestly, there’s very little to dislike — but if I had to mention something, it would be that the wide range of features can feel overwhelming at first. However, this is easily resolved with a short learning curve, and the comprehensive documentation and support make it a worthwhile investment.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sophos Firewall is helping us tackle multiple challenges, from blocking advanced threats to managing bandwidth efficiently across the network. Its real-time visibility and reporting allow us to quickly detect and respond to potential risks, while features like synchronized security ensure our endpoints and firewall work together for maximum protection.
Greater Visibility to my Web Browsing
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of locating the different configurations and the ease of setting up the networks, as well as the speed with which they can be configured, since on other devices it takes a long time to save a configuration, as I use it daily to monitor web browsing and the behavior of my internet links.
What do you dislike about the product?
What needs to be restarted when the firmware is updated.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Greater visibility to web browsing reports and greater visibility of network logos and the behavior of my users.
Sophos Firewall is a powerful and user-friendly solution,its easy to manage console
What do you like best about the product?
its Synchronized Security it can Integrate with Sophos Endpoint enables automatic threat response. it has advanced features like Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) , ATP, All firewall can be managed through single sophos central.it application control and web filtering is very granular
What do you dislike about the product?
performance is little slow in TLS encryption
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sophos provides granular web filtering and application control, allowing us to block or prioritize traffic based on business needs. Its detailed reporting and real time Dashboard. it provide advanced features like ZTNA
Comprehensive Security with Centralized Management
What do you like best about the product?
I like best about Sophos Firewall is its intuitive web interface and deep visibility into network traffic. The Security Heartbeat feature, which integrates with Sophos endpoints, provides real-time health status of connected devices, making treat isolation automatic and efficient.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Sophos Firewall offers excellent security features, the main area for improvement is in the reporting and logging capabilities. The default reports are limited, and generating customized reports often requires integration with Sophos Central Reporting.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sophos Firewall is helping us by providing comprehensive protection against modern cyber threats, including ransomware, phishing, and advanced persistent treats. Its IPS, ATP, and synchronized security features work together to detect, isolate, and block malicious traffic before it impacts our network.
Easy management
What do you like best about the product?
Sophos firewall is user friendly & easy to implement new things we can do very easily.
What do you dislike about the product?
1. Licensing is complex and confusing
2. High resource use on small models
3. Weak reporting without Central
4. Firmware updates can break things
5. Slow UI on low-end firewalls
6. Missing features vs competitors
7. Limited policy customization
8. VPN can be unstable at times
2. High resource use on small models
3. Weak reporting without Central
4. Firmware updates can break things
5. Slow UI on low-end firewalls
6. Missing features vs competitors
7. Limited policy customization
8. VPN can be unstable at times
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
features
Robust security & Simplified management
What do you like best about the product?
Robust features Ease management On box authentication
What do you dislike about the product?
web log garner need to improve Cantralized management need to implement
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Adavnce features like Web filtering, application control , ips , zero day protection
Easy to use and Powerful
What do you like best about the product?
Centralized Management,user friendly ,easy to configuration .
What do you dislike about the product?
Some users have found that the firewall's application identification capabilities are not comprehensive, and some commonly used applications may not be properly recognized or controlled
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sophos Firewall can help organizations meet regulatory requirements related to data security and privacy,
Sophos is Action: Real-World Experience and Evaluation
What do you like best about the product?
One of the most valuable aspects is its integration with Sophos Endpoint is ease of implementation, number of features and ease of integration. This real time communication between endpoint and firewall allows automatic isolation of compromised devices, significantly reducing threat response time.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Sophos offers application control, its DPI engine sometimes lacks the granularity and detection accuracy seen in next-gen competitors like Palo Alto or Fortinet, especially for encrypted or evasive traffic.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sophos Firewall integrates multiple security layers—including next-gen firewall (NGFW), intrusion prevention system (IPS), web filtering, application control, and advanced threat protection—all in one interface.
We use the appliance, easy to handle and maintain
What do you like best about the product?
We use the appliance exclusively as a web proxy for outgoing internet traffic. It is easy to handle and maintain. We have rarely had problems, and the implementation in our complex environment went relatively smoothly.
What do you dislike about the product?
The appliance requires a lot of storage space for logs, with a minimum of 200 GB for one month of logs, with an average of 700 users online for about 8 hours a day.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have the need to operate many different internal networks with varying requirements and policies. However, this was successfully implemented with the Sophos Firewall Appliance.
Advanced firewall protection with streamlined network management
What do you like best about the product?
It gives tight network protection and the resources within with a user friendly interface. The security heartbeat and synchronized application control makes Sophos Firewall stand out from the rest!
What do you dislike about the product?
It doesn't have a feature for administrators to stop a computer on the network that is congesting the bandwidth
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In the past we used to have zero-day exploits and remote access challenges of network resources for employees especially during COVID-19 pandemic. Sophos Firewall uses AI-powered threat intelligence (Sophos X-Ops) and deep packet inspection to block known and emerging threats in real time. The VPN SSL connection and now the latest Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) has provided for secure remote connections.
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