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| Product | Sophos Firewall by Sophos View product | WatchGuard Firebox by WatchGuard 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. | WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch Offices | Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, Enterprise |
| 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; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; Azure |
| Data residency | Global; US; EU; APAC | Global; US; EU |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| 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 | Network perimeterBranch officeCloud |
| Compliance | Common CriteriaICSA LabsPCI-DSS | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Sophos CentralIntercept XActive Directory | WatchGuard CloudDimensionActive DirectorySyslog |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterpriseRetailBranch Offices | Cross-industryRetailBranch OfficesEnterprise |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Sophos | WatchGuard |
| Headquarters | Oxford, United Kingdom | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 6,000+ | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 1985 | 1996 |
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.WatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Product type
Sophos Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall ApplianceWatchGuard Firebox
Next-Generation Firewall ApplianceBest for
Sophos Firewall
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch OfficesWatchGuard Firebox
Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
Sophos Firewall
Contact VendorWatchGuard Firebox
Contact VendorFree trial
Sophos Firewall
Free trial: yesWatchGuard Firebox
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Sophos Firewall
WatchGuard Firebox
Deployment details
Sophos Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; CloudWatchGuard Firebox
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; AzureData residency
Sophos Firewall
Global; US; EU; APACWatchGuard Firebox
Global; US; EUKey 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
WatchGuard Firebox
- Stateful packet inspection
- Deep packet inspection
- IPS
- Gateway antivirus
- Application control
- SD-WAN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
Sophos Firewall
API access: yesWatchGuard Firebox
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Sophos Firewall
SSO: yesWatchGuard Firebox
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Sophos Firewall
RBAC: yesWatchGuard Firebox
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Sophos Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesWatchGuard Firebox
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Sophos Firewall
Mobile app: noWatchGuard Firebox
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Sophos Firewall
WatchGuard Firebox
Compliance
Sophos Firewall
WatchGuard Firebox
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Sophos Firewall
WatchGuard Firebox
Industries
Sophos Firewall
WatchGuard Firebox
Regions
Sophos Firewall
WatchGuard Firebox
Vendor
Company
Sophos Firewall
SophosWatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuardHeadquarters
Sophos Firewall
Oxford, United KingdomWatchGuard Firebox
Seattle, Washington, USACompany size
Sophos Firewall
6,000+WatchGuard Firebox
1,001-5,000Founded
Sophos Firewall
1985WatchGuard Firebox
1996