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Seqrite UTM vs Sophos UTM comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Seqrite UTM
Ranking in Unified Threat Management (UTM)
15th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sophos UTM
Ranking in Unified Threat Management (UTM)
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
118
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Unified Threat Management (UTM) category, the mindshare of Seqrite UTM is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos UTM is 8.1%, up from 6.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Unified Threat Management (UTM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Sophos UTM8.1%
Seqrite UTM0.6%
Other91.3%
Unified Threat Management (UTM)
 

Featured Reviews

AK
Head IT at NorthSYS Integrators
Discontinuation of Hardware and limited firewalling capabilities
Overall, I would rate the solution a four out of ten. For UTM, I will not suggest Seqrite. But for EPS and antivirus, it is good. Cost-wise also and some features. The features wise also, it is good. And support is also good. We can get support on WhatsApp. So support-wise, it is also good.
Thomas Zimmerman - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer SDDC / VCF at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Integrated firewall and VPN have provided cost savings and strengthened customer security
The needed improvements for Sophos UTM include that the GUI could be a little more high-resolution-aware because it's still stuck in the small, low-resolution admin days, and those are long over. I choose a rating of nine out of ten for Sophos UTM because, as I mentioned, the graphical user interface is stuck in the past, and some things here and there are not implemented to the full, such as the reverse gateway thing, reverse proxy, and web application firewall. If you want to really implement some rules that are a little bit more difficult, Sophos always recommends getting the dedicated WAF, or web application firewall, but I would prefer to have more features on the web application firewall in the firewall itself because it would make more sense. Other than that, it's a very smooth experience, and I really appreciate it.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It has an MDM solution."
"They are all good, but most-used are Network Protection and Web Filtering."
"The zero-day protection and firewall rules are some of the most effective features for threat management."
"Technical support is very responsive."
"Good basic firewall functions with advanced firewall scanning."
"The most valuable feature is ransomware protection."
"It allows me to easily connect with more than forty-five remote sites and more than fifty remote users between IPsec and SSL VPN, applying the web filter and application filter to ensure a secure connection."
"It's easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the price. I've been requesting prices all over these years between different solutions like Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Check Point and Sophos has been the cheapest and the best of all of them that I have tried. I have been working with Fortinet, it's a fact that the price is surprisingly better."
 

Cons

"This solution is not accurate. Sometimes, the switches got hung. So sometimes, whatever policies we have deployed were not working properly."
"The support could be better."
"With artificial intelligence, there is room for improvement in all antivirus and security software."
"The pricing is an issue."
"There's an issue that when we deploy UTM on fiber, it automatically upgrades to the latest version without giving an option to stay on the current one."
"We would like to have unique viewable IDs for rules and in the packet filter logfile, for easier debugging of old log files."
"The logs are not clear, which means that you need an additional piece of software in order to read them clearly."
"The interface configuration could be improved."
"Sophos UTM sometimes falls short in high-availability environments. They used to launch firmware that didn't work very well in a high-availability environment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This solution is less expensive than FortiGate."
"The solution's pricing is based on a licensing model and is competitive."
"It's reasonably priced."
"Purchasing it through the AWS Marketplace went smoothly. We did not have any issues and the pricing was decent."
"The pricing and licensing are both good and better than Sophos's competitors. This is why we went with the product."
"I think the pricing of Sophos is very fair."
"If you would like to run an active-passive HA system, you only need to buy an additional hardware without subscription. At other vendors, you need subscription for both devices.​"
"Sometimes more is less, meaning if you want more than three features, take the FullGuard licence."
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Comparison Review

it_user216600 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Consultant with 51-200 employees
Jan 3, 2016
Sophos UTM vs. Fortinet FortiGate
I have used both Sophos and Fortinet products in production and I have found the Sophos UTM appliances (hardware and virtual) to be a better fit most of the time -- with a few caveats which I will touch on below. In both instances, the transition from TMG will be mostly straightforward. The main…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business74
Midsize Enterprise28
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

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What are the biggest technical differences between Sophos UTM and Fortinet FortiGate?
As a solution, Sophos UTM offers a lot of functionality, it scales well, and the stability and performance are quite good. The most valuable features for me are their web and email filtering. I wou...
What do you like most about Sophos UTM?
The most valuable feature of Sophos UTM is the endpoint protection feature.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos UTM?
I have no declaration regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Sophos UTM.
 

Also Known As

Seqrite Unified Threat Management, Seqrite TERMINATOR, Seqrite TERMINATOR UTM, TERMINATOR UTM
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Sample Customers

Gadre, Bharat Vikas Group, Fernandez Hospital, Fabtech Projects & Engineering, KIMS Hospital, National Steel And Agro Industries, Sardar Patel University, Sterling Wilson, Chowgule Industries
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