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| Product | WatchGuard FireCloud by WatchGuard View product | Sophos Firewall by Sophos View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | WatchGuard FireCloud is a cloud-delivered firewall & SASE service used for firewall / NGFW. Highlights include IPS. Compare it with other Cloud Security tools. | 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 | Cloud-Delivered Firewall & SASE Service | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Branch Offices | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch Offices |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Cloud-delivered service; Virtual appliances | 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 | CloudVirtual networkBranch gateways | Network perimeterBranch officesMulti-cloud |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001GDPR | Common CriteriaICSA LabsPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | WatchGuard CloudFireboxIdPsSAML | Sophos CentralIntercept XActive Directory |
| Industries | Cross-industryDistributed EnterpriseRetailBranch Offices | 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 FireCloud
WatchGuard FireCloud is a cloud-delivered firewall & SASE service used for firewall / NGFW. Highlights include IPS. Compare it with other Cloud Security tools.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 FireCloud
Cloud-Delivered Firewall & SASE ServiceSophos Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall ApplianceBest for
WatchGuard FireCloud
Cross-industry, Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Branch OfficesSophos Firewall
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch OfficesPricing
Pricing model
WatchGuard FireCloud
Contact VendorSophos Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
WatchGuard FireCloud
Free trial: yesSophos Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
WatchGuard FireCloud
Sophos Firewall
Deployment details
WatchGuard FireCloud
Cloud; Cloud-delivered service; Virtual appliancesSophos Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; CloudData residency
WatchGuard FireCloud
Global; US; EUSophos Firewall
Global; US; EU; APACKey features
What it offers
WatchGuard FireCloud
- Cloud firewalling
- Secure SD-WAN
- Zero-trust access
- Web filtering
- IPS
- Traffic acceleration
- Firewall / NGFW
- Cloud 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 FireCloud
API access: yesSophos Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
WatchGuard FireCloud
SSO: yesSophos Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
WatchGuard FireCloud
RBAC: yesSophos Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
WatchGuard FireCloud
Multi-tenant: yesSophos Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
WatchGuard FireCloud
Mobile app: noSophos Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
WatchGuard FireCloud
Sophos Firewall
Compliance
WatchGuard FireCloud
Sophos Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
WatchGuard FireCloud
Sophos Firewall
Industries
WatchGuard FireCloud
Sophos Firewall
Regions
WatchGuard FireCloud
Sophos Firewall
Vendor
Company
WatchGuard FireCloud
WatchGuardSophos Firewall
SophosHeadquarters
WatchGuard FireCloud
Seattle, Washington, USASophos Firewall
Oxford, United KingdomCompany size
WatchGuard FireCloud
1,001-5,000Sophos Firewall
6,000+Founded
WatchGuard FireCloud
1996Sophos Firewall
1985