# CrowdSec, Wazuh vs Sophos Firewall Comparison | | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 87 | 68 | 619 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (69.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (50.0% of reviews) | Mid-Market (61.5% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### CrowdSec **Not enough data** ### Wazuh Pros: - Ease of Use (3 reviews) - Affordable (2 reviews) Cons: - Complex Interface (2 reviews) - Not User-Friendly (2 reviews) ### Sophos Firewall Pros: - Ease of Use (90 reviews) - Features (56 reviews) Cons: - Slow Performance (33 reviews) - Poor Reporting (17 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (57 reviews) | 8.7 (51 reviews) | 9.2 (519 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (58 reviews) | 8.7 (51 reviews) | 9.2 (524 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (44 reviews) | 8.0 (32 reviews) | 9.1 (492 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (44 reviews) | 8.6 (28 reviews) | 9.2 (445 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.8 (47 reviews) | 8.3 (49 reviews) | 8.9 (509 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.2 (34 reviews) | 8.5 (23 reviews) | 9.2 (439 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.8 (52 reviews) | 9.0 (47 reviews) | 9.5 (510 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### CrowdSec #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### Wazuh #### 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 | | **Wazuh** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Administration | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | 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 | Wazuh | 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 | Wazuh | 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 | 34 | | **Wazuh** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Prevention | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Intrusion Prevention** | 9.4 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Firewall** | 9.5 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Encryption** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security hardening** | 9.3 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cloud Data Protection** | 8.5 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Detection | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Intrusion Detection** | 9.3 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Monitoring** | 8.9 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Anti-Malware / Malware Detection** | 8.7 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Administration | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Compliance** | 8.1 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Administration Console -** | 8.4 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **API / integrations** | 8.6 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | 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 | | **Wazuh** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | 8.9/10 | 525 | #### Administration | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Policy Management** | 7.7 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (483 reviews) | | **Logging and Reporting** | 8.0 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (486 reviews) | | **Application Gateway** | 7.6 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (470 reviews) | | **Concurrent Sessions** | 7.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (472 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Firewall Software | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (35 reviews) | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (35 reviews) | #### Functionality | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Virtual Private Network (VPN)** | 7.1 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (468 reviews) | | **Antivirus** | 7.0 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (457 reviews) | | **URL Filtering** | 8.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (477 reviews) | | **Availability** | 8.2 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (467 reviews) | #### Monitoring | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Load Balancing** | 6.4 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (450 reviews) | | **Continuous Analysis** | 8.9 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (462 reviews) | | **Intrusion Prevention** | 9.1 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (471 reviews) | | **Intrusion Detection** | 9.3 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (470 reviews) | #### Generative AI | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (263 reviews) | #### Artificial Intelligence - Firewall | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Firewall** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (166 reviews) | ### Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | N/A | N/A | | **Wazuh** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Managed Services** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Threat Intelligence | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.7/10 | 25 | | **Wazuh** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Orchestration | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Asset Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Workflow Automation** | 8.7 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Deployment** | 9.0 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Sandboxing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Information | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Proactive Alerts** | 9.0 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Malware Detection** | 8.1 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Intelligence Reports** | 8.8 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Personalization | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Endpoint Intelligence** | 8.7 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Validation** | 8.7 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Dynamic/Code Analysis** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | 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 | Wazuh | 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 | ### Incident Response | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | N/A | N/A | | **Wazuh** | 8.0/10 | 31 | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Response | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Resolution Automation** | Not enough data | 7.9 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Resolution Guidance** | Not enough data | 7.9 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **System Isolation** | Not enough data | 7.9 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Threat Intelligence** | Not enough data | 8.5 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Incident Investigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Records | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Incident Logs** | Not enough data | 9.1 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Incident Reports** | Not enough data | 8.3 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Management | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Incident Alerts** | Not enough data | 8.8 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Incident Case Management** | Not enough data | 7.7 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | 8.0 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 7.0 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 6.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Endpoint Protection | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | N/A | N/A | | **Wazuh** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### System Control | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | 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 | Wazuh | 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 | Wazuh | 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 | | **Wazuh** | N/A | N/A | | **Sophos Firewall** | N/A | N/A | #### Automation | Feature | CrowdSec | Wazuh | 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 | Wazuh | 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 | Wazuh | 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 Wazuh (2):** [Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/endpoint-detection-response-edr), [Incident Response Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/incident-response) **Unique to Sophos Firewall (1):** [Firewall Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/firewall-software) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | CrowdSec | Wazuh | Sophos Firewall | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 69.9% | 50.0% | 21.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 20.5% | 36.4% | 61.5% | | **Enterprise** | 9.6% | 13.6% | 17.0% | ### By Industry #### CrowdSec - **Computer & Network Security:** 16.9% - **Information Technology and Services:** 15.7% - **Computer Software:** 9.6% - **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:** 39.8% #### Wazuh - **Information Technology and Services:** 36.4% - **Computer & Network Security:** 22.7% - **Computer Software:** 10.6% - **Security and Investigations:** 4.5% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.5% - **Financial Services:** 3.0% - **Apparel & Fashion:** 3.0% - **Accounting:** 3.0% - **Utilities:** 1.5% - **Military:** 1.5% - **Other:** 9.1% #### Sophos Firewall - **Information Technology and Services:** 15.0% - **Computer & Network Security:** 8.9% - **Manufacturing:** 4.7% - **Higher Education:** 3.5% - **Financial Services:** 3.1% - **Computer Software:** 2.8% - **Education Management:** 2.6% - **Oil & Energy:** 2.4% - **Telecommunications:** 2.4% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.4% - **Other:** 52.1% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to CrowdSec - [CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (412 reviews) - [Netgate pfSense](https://www.g2.com/products/netgate-pfsense/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (325 reviews) - [Sophos Endpoint](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-endpoint/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (826 reviews) - [Tines](https://www.g2.com/products/tines/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (399 reviews) - [Huntress Managed EDR](https://www.g2.com/products/huntress-managed-edr/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (883 reviews) - [Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-next-generation-firewalls-ngfws/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (583 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 (1083 reviews) ### Alternatives to Wazuh - [CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (412 reviews) - [SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint](https://www.g2.com/products/sentinelone-singularity-endpoint/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (201 reviews) - [IBM QRadar SIEM](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (335 reviews) - [Carbon Black EDR](https://www.g2.com/products/carbon-black-edr/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (86 reviews) - [Huntress Managed EDR](https://www.g2.com/products/huntress-managed-edr/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (883 reviews) - [Cortex XDR](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-cortex-xdr/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (53 reviews) - [Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (310 reviews) - [Cynet](https://www.g2.com/products/cynet/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (250 reviews) - [Sophos Endpoint](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-endpoint/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (826 reviews) - [TheHive](https://www.g2.com/products/thehive/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (18 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 (583 reviews) - [Netgate pfSense](https://www.g2.com/products/netgate-pfsense/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (325 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..." ### Wazuh - Title: [What is Wazuh - The Open Source Security Platform used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-wazuh-the-open-source-security-platform-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "We use wazuh in Amazon AWS to monitor virtual machines and cloud instances. Apart from it it can be used for endpoint security, we just need to install an..." ### 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-wazuh-vs-sophos-firewall)