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| Product | WatchGuard Firebox by WatchGuard View product | Sophos Firewall by Sophos View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | 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. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, Enterprise | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch Offices |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; Azure | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud |
| Data residency | Global; US; EU | Global; US; EU; APAC |
| 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 officeCloud | Network perimeterBranch officesMulti-cloud |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSS | Common CriteriaICSA LabsPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | WatchGuard CloudDimensionActive DirectorySyslog | Sophos CentralIntercept XActive Directory |
| Industries | Cross-industryRetailBranch OfficesEnterprise | Cross-industryEnterpriseRetailBranch Offices |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | WatchGuard | Sophos |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 6,000+ |
| Founded | 1996 | 1985 |
Overview
What it is
WatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.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.Product type
WatchGuard Firebox
Next-Generation Firewall ApplianceSophos Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall ApplianceBest for
WatchGuard Firebox
Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, EnterpriseSophos Firewall
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch OfficesPricing
Pricing model
WatchGuard Firebox
Contact VendorSophos Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
WatchGuard Firebox
Free trial: noSophos Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
WatchGuard Firebox
Sophos Firewall
Deployment details
WatchGuard Firebox
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; AzureSophos Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; CloudData residency
WatchGuard Firebox
Global; US; EUSophos Firewall
Global; US; EU; APACKey features
What it offers
WatchGuard Firebox
- Stateful packet inspection
- Deep packet inspection
- IPS
- Gateway antivirus
- Application control
- SD-WAN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
Sophos Firewall
- Xstream architecture
- Deep packet inspection
- TLS 1.3 decryption
- Zero-day threat protection
- SD-WAN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
WatchGuard Firebox
API access: yesSophos Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
WatchGuard Firebox
SSO: yesSophos Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
WatchGuard Firebox
RBAC: yesSophos Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
WatchGuard Firebox
Multi-tenant: yesSophos Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
WatchGuard Firebox
Mobile app: noSophos Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
WatchGuard Firebox
Sophos Firewall
Compliance
WatchGuard Firebox
Sophos Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
WatchGuard Firebox
Sophos Firewall
Industries
WatchGuard Firebox
Sophos Firewall
Regions
WatchGuard Firebox
Sophos Firewall
Vendor
Company
WatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuardSophos Firewall
SophosHeadquarters
WatchGuard Firebox
Seattle, Washington, USASophos Firewall
Oxford, United KingdomCompany size
WatchGuard Firebox
1,001-5,000Sophos Firewall
6,000+Founded
WatchGuard Firebox
1996Sophos Firewall
1985