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# KerioControl vs Sophos Firewall Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**KerioControl** [

4.3/5(10)

](https://www.g2.com/products/keriocontrol/reviews#reviews)

**Sophos Firewall** [

4.7/5(874)

](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**KerioControl**
No pricing available

**Sophos Firewall**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**KerioControl**
Not enough reviews yet

**Sophos Firewall**
1 month

Based on 77 responses

Return on Investment

**KerioControl**
Not enough reviews yet

**Sophos Firewall**
14 months

Based on 75 responses

Perceived Cost

**KerioControl**
Not enough reviews yet

**Sophos Firewall**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**KerioControl**
Not enough reviews yet

**Sophos Firewall**
15%

Pros & Cons

**KerioControl**
Not enough data

**Sophos Firewall**
[
Ease of Use (90)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1359660&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (56)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1357840&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Slow Performance (33)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1358502&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Reporting (17)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1359622&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**KerioControl**
Not enough data

**Sophos Firewall**
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Azure Active Directory...

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Screenshots

**KerioControl**
No screenshot available

**Sophos Firewall**
 ![Sophos Firewall screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/120316/XG-Control-Center-v17.5.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**KerioControl**

7.3

7.35

**Sophos Firewall**

9.2

9.2735

Ease of Use

**KerioControl**

8.3

8.35

**Sophos Firewall**

9.2

9.2744

Ease of Setup

**KerioControl**
Not enough data

**Sophos Firewall**

9.1

9.1711

Ease of Admin

**KerioControl**
Not enough data

**Sophos Firewall**

9.2

9.2477

Quality of Support

**KerioControl**

7.3

7.35

**Sophos Firewall**

9.1

9.1722

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**KerioControl**
Not enough data

**Sophos Firewall**

9.2

9.2470

Product Direction (% positive)

**KerioControl**

5.3

5.35

**Sophos Firewall**

9.5

9.5688

Features

Firewall Software[Hide 62 FeaturesShow 62 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.1

750

Administration

Policy Management

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

665

Logging and Reporting

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

646

Application Gateway

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

566

Concurrent Sessions

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

535

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Traffic Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Firewall Software

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

60

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

74

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

614

Antivirus

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

568

URL Filtering

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

610

Availability

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

539

Content Filtering

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

5

IP Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Load Balancing

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

540

Continuous Analysis

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

554

Intrusion Prevention

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

609

Intrusion Detection

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

583

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

285

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Artificial Intelligence - Firewall

AI Firewall

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

206

Additional Functionality

Spam Blocker

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hardware Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Summary Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

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Network Security[Hide 40 FeaturesShow 40 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Penetration Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

DNS Leak Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewalls

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Unified Threat Management (UTM)[Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security - Unified Threat Management

Antivirus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Whitelists

Not enough data

Not enough data

Antispam Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewall

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Reports & Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![KerioControl](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c748e0dc1b54a18a458131d895a74860/keriocontrol.svg "KerioControl")](https://www.g2.com/products/keriocontrol/reviews)

KerioControl

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

42.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

42.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

14.3%

[![Sophos Firewall](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c3eafd206cf051259b58dcd9712f2d46/sophos-firewall.svg "Sophos Firewall")](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews)

Sophos Firewall

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

20.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

64.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

15.4%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

42.9%

20.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

42.9%

64.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

14.3%

15.4%

Reviewers' Industry

[![KerioControl](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c748e0dc1b54a18a458131d895a74860/keriocontrol.svg "KerioControl")](https://www.g2.com/products/keriocontrol/reviews)
KerioControl

Real Estate

14.3%

Primary/Secondary Education

14.3%

Information Technology and Services

14.3%

Computer Networking

14.3%

Computer & Network Security

14.3%

Other

28.6%

[![Sophos Firewall](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c3eafd206cf051259b58dcd9712f2d46/sophos-firewall.svg "Sophos Firewall")](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews)
Sophos Firewall

Information Technology and Services

13.7%

Computer & Network Security

8.7%

Manufacturing

6.6%

Primary/Secondary Education

3.5%

Higher Education

3.2%

Other

64.3%

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