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Product	Sophos Firewall by Sophos View product	Versa NGFW by Versa Networks View product
Overview
What it is	What does Sophos Firewall do? It covers SD-WAN and TLS 1.3 decryption. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.	Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives.
Product type	Next-Generation Firewall Appliance	Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
Best for	Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch Offices	Cross-industry, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Service Providers
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud	Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Firewall as a Service; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Firewall as a Service
Data residency	Global; US; EU; APAC	Customer-controlled or selected Versa cloud gateways
Key features
What it offers	Xstream architecture Deep packet inspection TLS 1.3 decryption Zero-day threat protection SD-WAN Firewall / NGFW Network Security	Single-pass inspection Application identification User and device-aware policies Intrusion prevention Anti-malware URL and DNS filtering SSL/TLS decryption AI-based threat detection
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Network perimeterBranch officesMulti-cloud	Versa appliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud
Compliance	Common CriteriaICSA LabsPCI-DSS	FIPS 140-2 (select platforms)
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Sophos CentralIntercept XActive Directory	Versa ConcertoVersa DirectorMicrosoft Entra IDOktaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSIEM tools
Industries	Cross-industryEnterpriseRetailBranch Offices	Cross-industryRetailFinancial ServicesHealthcareService Providers
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Sophos	Versa Networks
Headquarters	Oxford, United Kingdom	Santa Clara, California, USA
Company size	6,000+	1,000+
Founded	1985	2012

Sophos Firewall

by Sophos

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Versa NGFW

by Versa Networks

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Overview

What it is

Sophos Firewall

What does Sophos Firewall do? It covers SD-WAN and TLS 1.3 decryption. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Versa NGFW

Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives.

Product type

Sophos Firewall

Next-Generation Firewall Appliance

Versa NGFW

Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)

Best for

Sophos Firewall

Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch Offices

Versa NGFW

Cross-industry, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Service Providers

Pricing

Pricing model

Sophos Firewall

Contact Vendor

Versa NGFW

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Sophos Firewall

Versa NGFW

Deployment

Deployment options

Sophos Firewall

CloudOn-Premise

Versa NGFW

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Sophos Firewall

Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud

Versa NGFW

Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Firewall as a Service; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Firewall as a Service

Data residency

Sophos Firewall

Global; US; EU; APAC

Versa NGFW

Customer-controlled or selected Versa cloud gateways

Key features

What it offers

Sophos Firewall

Xstream architecture
Deep packet inspection
TLS 1.3 decryption
Zero-day threat protection
SD-WAN
Firewall / NGFW
Network Security

Versa NGFW

Single-pass inspection
Application identification
User and device-aware policies
Intrusion prevention
Anti-malware
URL and DNS filtering
SSL/TLS decryption
AI-based threat detection

Platform & access

API access

Sophos Firewall

Versa NGFW

Single sign-on (SSO)

Sophos Firewall

Versa NGFW

Role-based access (RBAC)

Sophos Firewall

Versa NGFW

Multi-tenant

Sophos Firewall

Versa NGFW

Mobile app

Sophos Firewall

Versa NGFW

Supported platforms

Sophos Firewall

Network perimeterBranch officesMulti-cloud

Versa NGFW

Versa appliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud

Compliance

Sophos Firewall

Common CriteriaICSA LabsPCI-DSS

Versa NGFW

FIPS 140-2 (select platforms)

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Sophos Firewall

Sophos CentralIntercept XActive Directory

Versa NGFW

Versa ConcertoVersa DirectorMicrosoft Entra IDOktaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSIEM tools

Industries

Sophos Firewall

Cross-industryEnterpriseRetailBranch Offices

Versa NGFW

Cross-industryRetailFinancial ServicesHealthcareService Providers

Regions

Sophos Firewall

Global

Versa NGFW

Global

Vendor

Company

Sophos Firewall

Sophos

Versa NGFW

Versa Networks

Headquarters

Sophos Firewall

Oxford, United Kingdom

Versa NGFW

Santa Clara, California, USA

Company size

Sophos Firewall

6,000+

Versa NGFW

1,000+

Founded

Sophos Firewall

1985

Versa NGFW

2012