For use cases requiring central management, Fortinet’s management tools have a clear edge over Sophos tools in terms of deployment.
Balancing things up, Gartner Peer Insights placed Sophos Firewall slightly ahead in several areas, including strength in service, support, and contracting. In Gartner Peer Insights reviews over the last year, users gave Fortinet a 4.5 for Integration & Deployment, slightly ahead of Sophos. Best for Deployment and Ease of Use: Sophos Sophos also came out on top in price per Mbps. The most recent cloud network firewall tests by Cyber Ratings found Fortinet to be about 50% more expensive per year than Sophos. The XGS 2100 Distributed Edge series at around $2,000, while the high-end enterprise XGS 8500 with Xstream protection can cost around $500,000. Pricing for Sophos Firewall starts at around $250 per year for complete protection on the entry-level XGS appliance – additional pricing is based on performance and features required. Bundling helps to lower the TCO of Fortinet tools. At the heart of Fortinet’s Security Fabric, the Fortinet FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall is offered with threat subscription bundles that include web, content, and device security. The very high-end 520 Gbps FortiGate 7121F can cost $1 million or more with support and enterprise protection.įortinet offers virtual firewalls too for hybrid cloud use cases. Midrange prices can go a lot higher than that, depending on the model and SKU. Midrange/campus devices start at roughly $3,600 for the 100F (and can be found for less). Fortinet may cost more but offers a greater breadth of features and enterprise-grade functionality.įortinet pricing isn’t broadly available, but its products are priced at the higher end of the scale while Sophos prices are generally lower.įortiGate entry-level/branch F series appliances start at around $600.If you’re just looking for a firewall with good security, Sophos will do.Fortinet FortiGate firewalls offer solid security for organizations of all sizes, with hardware and cloud-based solutions available in various configurations and price points and are higher rated in analyst reports.Fortinet is good for appliance-based distributed enterprise and branch office needs.Sophos XGS firewalls products provide a good balance of value and security and are particularly suited to SMEs.Which one is best for you will depend on your security and throughput needs – and budget.īefore we get into the details, here’s a high-level analysis of the use cases each vendor serves best: What follows is a look at the key features and strengths and weaknesses of each solution. Sophos and Fortinet both appear on our list of the top next-generation firewalls (NGFWs), and while both offer very good security at their price points, they serve very different markets.
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