# CrowdSec, FortiGate IPS vs Sophos Firewall Comparison | | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 88 | 14 | 727 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (70.2% of reviews) | Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews) | Mid-Market (62.6% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### CrowdSec **Not enough data** ### FortiGate IPS **Not enough data** ### Sophos Firewall Pros: - Ease of Use (90 reviews) - Features (56 reviews) Cons: - Slow Performance (33 reviews) - Poor Reporting (17 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (58 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 9.2 (589 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (59 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 9.2 (595 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (45 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 9.1 (563 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (44 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 9.2 (453 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.9 (48 reviews) | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 9.0 (578 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.2 (34 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 9.2 (447 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.8 (52 reviews) | 10.0 (6 reviews) | 9.5 (571 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### CrowdSec #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### FortiGate IPS #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Sophos Firewall #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Container Security | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.4/10 | 13 | | **FortiGate IPS** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Administration | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Risk Scoring** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Secrets Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Auditing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Configuration Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Monitoring | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Continuous Image Assurance** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Behavior Monitoring** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Observability** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Protection | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Dynamic Image Scanning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Runtime Protection** | 8.0 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Workload Protection** | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Network Segmentation** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.9/10 | 35 | | **FortiGate IPS** | 9.4/10 | 7 | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Prevention | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Intrusion Prevention** | 9.4 (32 reviews) | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Firewall** | 9.5 (29 reviews) | 9.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Encryption** | Feature Not Available | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security hardening** | 9.3 (31 reviews) | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cloud Data Protection** | 8.6 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Detection | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Intrusion Detection** | 9.4 (31 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security Monitoring** | 9.0 (32 reviews) | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Anti-Malware / Malware Detection** | 8.8 (20 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Administration | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Compliance** | 8.0 (18 reviews) | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Administration Console -** | 8.3 (30 reviews) | 9.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **API / integrations** | 8.7 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Firewall Software | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.0/10 | 25 | | **FortiGate IPS** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | 9.0/10 | 604 | #### Administration | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Policy Management** | 7.7 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (547 reviews) | | **Logging and Reporting** | 8.0 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (540 reviews) | | **Application Gateway** | 7.6 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (495 reviews) | | **Concurrent Sessions** | 7.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (497 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Firewall Software | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (43 reviews) | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (49 reviews) | #### Functionality | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Virtual Private Network (VPN)** | 7.1 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (515 reviews) | | **Antivirus** | 7.0 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (491 reviews) | | **URL Filtering** | 8.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (526 reviews) | | **Availability** | 8.2 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.4 (494 reviews) | #### Monitoring | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Load Balancing** | 6.4 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (486 reviews) | | **Continuous Analysis** | 8.9 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (498 reviews) | | **Intrusion Prevention** | 9.1 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (518 reviews) | | **Intrusion Detection** | 9.3 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (512 reviews) | #### Generative AI | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (269 reviews) | #### Artificial Intelligence - Firewall | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Firewall** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (180 reviews) | ### Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | N/A | N/A | | **FortiGate IPS** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Managed Services** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Threat Intelligence | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.8/10 | 26 | | **FortiGate IPS** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Orchestration | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Asset Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Workflow Automation** | 8.7 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Deployment** | 9.1 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Sandboxing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Information | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Proactive Alerts** | 9.1 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Malware Detection** | 8.2 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Intelligence Reports** | 8.8 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Personalization | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Endpoint Intelligence** | 8.7 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Validation** | 8.8 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Dynamic/Code Analysis** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Generate Attack Scenarios** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Generate Threat Detection Rules** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Generate Threat Summaries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Threat Intelligence | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Endpoint Protection | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | N/A | N/A | | **FortiGate IPS** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### System Control | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Device Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Web Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Application Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Asset Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **System Isolation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Vulnerability Prevention | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Endpoint Intelligence** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Firewall** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Malware Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security Management | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Incident Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Validation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Compliance ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.5/10 | 13 | | **FortiGate IPS** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Automation | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Workflow Mapping** | 7.1 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Workflow Automation** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Automated Remediation** | 9.1 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Log Monitoring** | 9.2 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Orchestration | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Security Orchestration** | 8.5 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Collection** | 9.5 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Threat Intelligence** | 9.4 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Visualization** | 8.8 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Response | Feature | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Alerting** | 9.3 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Performance Baselin** | 7.6 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **High Availability/Disaster Recovery** | 6.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to CrowdSec (6):** [Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/security-orchestration-automation-and-response-soar), [Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/intrusion-detection-and-prevention-systems-idps), [Container Security Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-security-tools), [Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/endpoint-detection-response-edr), [Threat Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/threat-intelligence), [Firewall Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/firewall-software) **Unique to FortiGate IPS (1):** [Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/intrusion-detection-and-prevention-systems-idps) **Unique to Sophos Firewall (1):** [Firewall Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/firewall-software) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | CrowdSec | FortiGate IPS | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 70.2% | 16.7% | 20.4% | | **Mid-Market** | 20.2% | 50.0% | 62.6% | | **Enterprise** | 9.5% | 33.3% | 17.0% | ### By Industry #### CrowdSec - **Computer & Network Security:** 17.9% - **Information Technology and Services:** 15.5% - **Computer Software:** 9.5% - **Financial Services:** 3.6% - **Higher Education:** 2.4% - **Government Administration:** 2.4% - **Information Services:** 2.4% - **Entertainment:** 2.4% - **Education Management:** 2.4% - **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 2.4% - **Other:** 39.3% #### FortiGate IPS - **Information Technology and Services:** 25.0% - **Financial Services:** 16.7% - **Banking:** 16.7% - **Pharmaceuticals:** 8.3% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 8.3% - **Media Production:** 8.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 8.3% - **Higher Education:** 8.3% #### Sophos Firewall - **Information Technology and Services:** 14.3% - **Computer & Network Security:** 9.3% - **Manufacturing:** 5.3% - **Primary/Secondary Education:** 3.3% - **Higher Education:** 3.1% - **Oil & Energy:** 2.6% - **Financial Services:** 2.6% - **Education Management:** 2.6% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.6% - **Computer Software:** 2.6% - **Other:** 51.6% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to CrowdSec - [CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (427 reviews) - [Netgate pfSense](https://www.g2.com/products/netgate-pfsense/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (326 reviews) - [Sophos Endpoint](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-endpoint/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (827 reviews) - [Tines](https://www.g2.com/products/tines/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (401 reviews) - [Huntress Managed EDR](https://www.g2.com/products/huntress-managed-edr/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (885 reviews) - [Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-next-generation-firewalls-ngfws/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (587 reviews) - [FortiCNAPP](https://www.g2.com/products/forticnapp/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (386 reviews) - [Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (310 reviews) - [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (601 reviews) - [ThreatDown](https://www.g2.com/products/threatdown/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1084 reviews) ### Alternatives to FortiGate IPS - [Snort](https://www.g2.com/products/snort/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (18 reviews) - [Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (167 reviews) - [Forcepoint Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)](https://www.g2.com/products/forcepoint-next-generation-firewall-ngfw/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (35 reviews) - [LevelBlue USM Anywhere](https://www.g2.com/products/levelblue-usm-anywhere/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (114 reviews) - [Check Point Quantum Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-quantum-intrusion-prevention-system-ips/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (69 reviews) - [Trend Micro TippingPoint](https://www.g2.com/products/trend-micro-tippingpoint/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (26 reviews) - [ExtraHop](https://www.g2.com/products/extrahop/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (68 reviews) - [TrendAI Vision One - Cloud Security](https://www.g2.com/products/trendai-vision-one-cloud-security/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (187 reviews) - [Cisco Secure IPS (NGIPS)](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-ips-ngips/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (17 reviews) - [threatER](https://www.g2.com/products/threater/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (37 reviews) ### Alternatives to Sophos Firewall - [Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-next-generation-firewalls-ngfws/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (587 reviews) - [Netgate pfSense](https://www.g2.com/products/netgate-pfsense/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (326 reviews) - [WatchGuard Network Security](https://www.g2.com/products/watchguard-network-security/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (267 reviews) - [FortiGate-VM NGFW](https://www.g2.com/products/fortigate-vm-ngfw/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (230 reviews) - [Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (167 reviews) - [SonicWall Next Generation Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/sonicwall-next-generation-firewall/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (153 reviews) - [Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (93 reviews) - [Comodo Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/comodo-firewall/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (38 reviews) - [Arista NG Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/arista-ng-firewall/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (17 reviews) - [Barracuda CloudGen Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/barracuda-cloudgen-firewall/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (51 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### CrowdSec - Title: [What is CrowdSec used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-crowdsec-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Crowd sourced intrusion prevention information to determine bad actors based on defined scenarios which will be blocked at your installation, and reported..." ### FortiGate IPS No discussions available for this product. ### Sophos Firewall - Title: [What is Sophos Firewall used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-sophos-firewall-used-for) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "Perimeter protection and administration, navigation traffic control based on policies. Network high availability, deep inspection of packets, IPS, IDS,..." - Title: [Is Sophos XG free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-sophos-xg-free) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "They do have a home edition that is free for non commerical use. Excellent for learning and to get a fully featured firewall for home." - Title: [Is Sophos firewall good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-sophos-firewall-good) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "Yes, is good. I recommend you." - Title: [How do I manage Sophos XG firewall?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-manage-sophos-xg-firewall) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Sophos XG firewall can be manage from sophos central cloud." - Title: [Sophos Certification](https://www.g2.com/discussions/sophos-certification) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Sophos Certification is improving upskills in cybersecrity space. You have to be a part of any sophos partner to get training portal and certification." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/crowdsec-vs-fortigate-ips-vs-sophos-firewall)