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Smoothwall Firewall vs Sophos Firewall comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 19, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Smoothwall Firewall
Ranking in Firewalls
43rd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sophos Firewall
Ranking in Firewalls
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
304
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Firewalls category, the mindshare of Smoothwall Firewall is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Firewall is 6.5%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewalls Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sophos Firewall6.5%
Smoothwall Firewall0.4%
Other93.1%
Firewalls
 

Featured Reviews

Himanshu-Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at Qualic
Offers good scalability and monitoring features
There is room for improvement in the UI. They can improve it by making it so that everything is in one place, so we don't have to jump around to different pages. For example, if we're creating a rule, we should be able to do everything on the same page. Just a drop-down thing or something. This would improve productivity.
Ashutosh Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Engineer at IT Solution
Robust protection has blocked external threats and provides clear visibility into user activity
Sophos Firewall offers multiple features, including IPS, IDS, ATP, NDR, XOps, web protection, application protection, web server protection, and many more. Out of all those features, I find web protection and application protection to be very helpful and valuable in my daily work. Sophos Firewall has positively impacted my organization by preventing outside threats, allowing me to easily monitor my users, and configuring any rule for any user regarding what they need to use and what I am restricting for the particular user. I can share that it has improved productivity because if anyone could ransom my network, they could demand money to decrypt the files, thus saving us money, time, and providing reliability.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It was easy to initially deploy it."
"We have found that the simplicity of the XG 210 is its most valuable feature."
"In this solution, the most valuable feature is that it's a security device."
"The deployment is very easy for my network team, and it is very easy to implement policies."
"It is a scalable solution."
"What I like about his program, is that it is easy to use and easy to manage."
"It's a complete firewall solution that has everything."
"Internet security, where we have one single point of console; where I can manage my endpoint and my gateway, any messages coming in I am getting the intermission immediately, and if my endpoint or file is getting infected I get to know from a single pane point of view."
"The solution was able to be integrated well with exciting hardware and software and in multiple business sectors."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the UI. They can improve it by making it so that everything is in one place, so we don't have to jump around to different pages."
"The only issue that Sophos XG now needs to improve is the product's reporting capabilities."
"I would like the update process to be easier, to update the firmware of the boxes."
"I would like to see them in third-party evaluation reports like Gartner, Magic Quadrant, or Forrester to make it easier for us to show our customers that Sophos is a leader in the market."
"Sophos XG could improve Data Loss Prevention(DLP)."
"The reporting could be improved."
"On reports, they sometimes give a summary, but it lists different users as unknown. There are times that I really want to know which user or which IP is causing a problem."
"Sophos XG could improve by being more stable and for it to be able to be used for large enterprises."
"For now, this is not a product that I can recommend."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I live in Bolivia and the price of Sophos XGS is high. However, they have adjusted their price a little over the past while but the price could still be less expensive to be affordable."
"The pricing is very high."
"The product is well priced."
"The pricing for Sophos XGS is reasonable."
"The licensing for Sophos XG is based on the number of users, so I get the module from the sizing of the customer."
"The price of the solution is reasonable when compared to the market."
"The pricing is flexible. Sophos looks at a country's economy and offers flexible pricing. This is how they have managed to penetrate the market."
"I paid approximately 57,000 Rupees ($750 USD) for three years."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
16%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business209
Midsize Enterprise61
Large Enterprise53
 

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What are the main differences in features between Sophos XG and FortiGate 80F?
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Also Known As

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Sophos XG, Sophos XGS
 

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