Sophos Cloud Firewall (PAYG)
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What do you like best about the product?
Smart, Scalable, and Secure
Balancing Security and SimplicityComprehensive Protection with Centralized Control,
Reliable Cybersecurity for Modern Enterprises
Balancing Security and SimplicityComprehensive Protection with Centralized Control,
Reliable Cybersecurity for Modern Enterprises
What do you dislike about the product?
Occasional issues arise after firmware updates, requiring manual rollback or troubleshooting,firmware update after reinstall software to users
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
t prioritizes critical business applications and restricts non-essential traffic.
Best next Gen firewall in the market
What do you like best about the product?
The unique features that Sophos offers like What I like about Sophos Firewall. Integration option that Sophos offers makes it goo as the user point of view. The product is very easy to use and implement which makes it a user friendly product. Customer Support is also very good for post sales support. I am very happy with the product and frequently use it.
What do you dislike about the product?
SD wan of Sophos is not that up to the mark but overall it is a good solution.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sophos Firewall helps in blocking unknown attacks and the option to block 3rd party fees is what I ike the most and sophos helps in solving the problem.
Six Years with Sophos Firewalls and enjoying the experience.
What do you like best about the product?
The Active Threat response and use of Threat Feeds integration, the flexibility with firewall rule configurations, the reports dashboards are great, being able to customize IPS rules for each firewall rule, and Sophos Central website for a single pane of glass management. We are looking forward to using Sophos Firewall in Azure.
What do you dislike about the product?
The configuration file from a firewall is not small like other firewalls.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Centralized Firewall management. Consistent feature parity across different hardware sizes. Able to see Threats and User activity easily. A combined appliance delivering multiple security solutions where other vendors require multiple hardware and multiple software licensing skus.
Centralized Management Simplifies Sophos Firewall Administration and Monitoring
What do you like best about the product?
What we appreciate most is the centralized management through Sophos Central, which allows us to manage multiple firewalls across different locations from a single, unified portal. This dramatically simplifies administration, policy deployment, firmware updates, and monitoring, saving both time and resources.
Additionally, the real-time visibility into network activity—through detailed dashboards, live logs, and automated alerts—gives us full awareness of what's happening on our perimeter at any moment.
Finally, the seamless integration with Sophos MDR (Managed Detection and Response) adds an extra layer of protection, allowing us to respond to threats quickly with expert support when needed.
Additionally, the real-time visibility into network activity—through detailed dashboards, live logs, and automated alerts—gives us full awareness of what's happening on our perimeter at any moment.
Finally, the seamless integration with Sophos MDR (Managed Detection and Response) adds an extra layer of protection, allowing us to respond to threats quickly with expert support when needed.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's hard to find downsides: we've encountered that occasionally a firewall becomes unreachable from the central console, requiring direct access to the device for management. While rare, it impacts remote administration.
Another area for improvement is the initial learning curve—some of the more advanced features and policies take time to fully understand, especially for teams new to Sophos.
Finally, log retention and export options could be more flexible; longer retention without external syslog setup and more granular export formats would make reporting easier.
Another area for improvement is the initial learning curve—some of the more advanced features and policies take time to fully understand, especially for teams new to Sophos.
Finally, log retention and export options could be more flexible; longer retention without external syslog setup and more granular export formats would make reporting easier.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sophos Firewall has helped us streamline VLAN management directly at the firewall level, reducing the complexity and effort needed to segment and secure different parts of the network.
It also allows for granular control over user web activity, letting us apply differentiated browsing policies based on roles, departments, or even specific users—improving both security and productivity.
A major benefit is the ability to centrally manage all our firewalls through Sophos Central, so we no longer need to manually replicate rules or configuration changes device by device. This has significantly cut down on configuration time and reduced the risk of errors.
It also allows for granular control over user web activity, letting us apply differentiated browsing policies based on roles, departments, or even specific users—improving both security and productivity.
A major benefit is the ability to centrally manage all our firewalls through Sophos Central, so we no longer need to manually replicate rules or configuration changes device by device. This has significantly cut down on configuration time and reduced the risk of errors.
It is a very good Firewall.
What do you like best about the product?
User-Friendly Interface — Sophos Firewall has a clean, intuitive dashboard that makes managing network security easier, even for less experienced admins.
Synchronized Security — Its integration with Sophos Endpoint Protection allows for real-time communication between devices and the firewall, enabling automatic threat response and deeper visibility.
Advanced Threat Protection — It offers strong, layered protection including IPS, web filtering, sandboxing, and deep packet inspection to catch threats before they reach your network.
Flexible Deployment — Whether on-premises, virtual, or cloud-based, Sophos Firewall adapts well to different environments.
Synchronized Security — Its integration with Sophos Endpoint Protection allows for real-time communication between devices and the firewall, enabling automatic threat response and deeper visibility.
Advanced Threat Protection — It offers strong, layered protection including IPS, web filtering, sandboxing, and deep packet inspection to catch threats before they reach your network.
Flexible Deployment — Whether on-premises, virtual, or cloud-based, Sophos Firewall adapts well to different environments.
What do you dislike about the product?
Support Response Variability
Firmware Updates Timing
Limited Customization in Some Areas
Firmware Updates Timing
Limited Customization in Some Areas
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Simplifying Security Management — The unified, user-friendly interface and synchronized security with Sophos endpoints streamline management, saving time and reducing the chance of misconfigurations.
Enabling Secure Remote Access — Robust VPN support allows employees to safely connect from anywhere, which is vital for today’s hybrid and remote work models.
Ensuring Compliance and Visibility — Comprehensive logging, reporting, and web filtering help organizations meet regulatory requirements and gain clear insight into network activity.
Reducing Operational Costs — By integrating multiple security functions into a single platform, it lowers the need for multiple standalone appliances or software.
Enabling Secure Remote Access — Robust VPN support allows employees to safely connect from anywhere, which is vital for today’s hybrid and remote work models.
Ensuring Compliance and Visibility — Comprehensive logging, reporting, and web filtering help organizations meet regulatory requirements and gain clear insight into network activity.
Reducing Operational Costs — By integrating multiple security functions into a single platform, it lowers the need for multiple standalone appliances or software.
Sophos Firewall Protection
What do you like best about the product?
Sophos firewall user interface is clean and intuitive. Its web filtering and application control work seamlessly and provide peace of mind.
What do you dislike about the product?
The authentication speed to accessing internet through wireless is about one minute waiting which is very slow. Auto loading of network shares on VPN connection is very complex, Internet bandwidth usage monitoring on different VLAN interfaces is not possible and the licensing prices are high (not affordable)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am being protected against cyber threats. Sophos firewall is benefiting me through unified security management via Sophos Central and simplifying the overall network security
Advanced Security and Central Management
What do you like best about the product?
Web protection , ATP, sync security with sophos central
What do you dislike about the product?
Complex Licensing Model, firmware degradation
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managing Remote Users Securely -sophos supports SSL/IPSec VPN, ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access), and secure web gateways.
Compliance and Data Loss Risks
Compliance and Data Loss Risks
A Network beast. Perfect set-up for our IT Infrastructure.
What do you like best about the product?
Best NGFW amongst peers, as i have used others as well.
Great unified management console. Ease of use is unmatched. Easily Implemented.
Great unified management console. Ease of use is unmatched. Easily Implemented.
What do you dislike about the product?
Best in class unified console. Great performance.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
IT team is relieved that one of the best product is implemented. Team can focus on their KPI's with relaxed mind.
Easy to use and learn from unified console.
Easy to use and learn from unified console.
Sophos firewall
What do you like best about the product?
sophos firewall blocks threats in harmony with sophos endpoint. It also eliminates 3rd party threats with integration.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would be happy if the user interface was simplified a bit.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Eliminates hacking encryption risks
affordable solution with high standards
What do you like best about the product?
The firewall is secure and straightforward. If you have any questions, the customer support helps directly and solution-oriented. In my operation, the firewall is used daily. The integration of the firewall was super easy into our daily use and includes many features.
What do you dislike about the product?
The start for me with little prior knowledge was a bit bumpy.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Failed VPN connections (e.g., IPSec or SSL-VPN not working)
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