Comparisons · Updated September 2026
Compare Sophos
Every comparison we publish, in one place: Sophos XGS against the other firewall vendors we get asked about, and Sophos models against each other. Written from each vendor’s own documentation and updated as the products change.
Sophos vs. other firewall vendors
Five side-by-side pages: security, management, licensing, endpoint coordination, NDR, and MDR. We sell Fortinet too, so that comparison is even-handed; the rest favor Sophos but stay factual.
Sophos vs. Fortinet
We sell both. Where each one leads, and how to choose by size, team, and what else you run.
Read the comparison →Sophos vs. SonicWall
Licensing, cloud management, endpoint coordination, NDR, and MDR, from both vendors’ documentation.
Read the comparison →Sophos vs. WatchGuard
Xstream Protection against Total Security Suite, plus management, endpoint coordination, and MDR.
Read the comparison →Sophos vs. Cisco Meraki
What the Meraki license covers, what happens when it lapses, and what XGS does differently.
Read the comparison →Sophos vs. Palo Alto
Subscriptions, Panorama, and where App-ID depth matters, for small and mid-sized business.
Read the comparison →Sophos XGS models side by side
Throughput, TLS inspection, ports, expansion bays, and add-on modules across the range, so you can size the right appliance before you ask for a quote.
All XGS models
The full specification table across every range, with modules and add-ons.
Read the comparison →Desktop models
Side by side for small and branch offices, including the Wi-Fi variants.
Read the comparison →1U rackmount models
Rackmount firewalls for mid-market and multi-site networks.
Read the comparison →2U enterprise models
Enterprise and campus edge, up to 190 Gbps firewall throughput.
Read the comparison →Sophos switches
Port counts and PoE budgets for the switches behind the firewall.
Read the comparison →Still deciding?
Tell us users, sites, WAN speed, and what you already run. We reply with sized options, from Sophos or Fortinet, in two to three business days.
Nuformat is a Sophos Silver Partner serving Canada and the USA. Other vendors’ names and product names are trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify the products being compared. Capabilities are summarized from each vendor’s published documentation as of September 2026 and can change; confirm details on the vendor’s current datasheet before you buy.