# Sophos UTM Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Sophos UTM Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Firewall products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/141127/Sophos-UTM/alternatives --- # Sophos UTM Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on December 13, 2025 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Sophos UTM ## What is Sophos UTM? Sophos UTM is a threat intelligence and network monitoring software that helps businesses identify and block threats. ## What is Sophos UTM used for? [Firewall](https://www.capterra.com/firewall-software/)[Threat Intelligence](https://www.capterra.com/threat-intelligence-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 22 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 95% Neutral 5% Negative 0% Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Sophos UTM?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=http://www.sophos.com&name=Sophos UTM) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Sophos UTM 4.5 (22) VS. [4.5 (241)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172277/ManageEngine-Firewall-Analyzer/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $395 Other, One Time Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.3 (22) Ease Of Use 4.5 (446) Value For Money 4.3 (18) Value For Money 4.6 (415) Customer Service 4.0 (18) Customer Service 4.7 (410) ## Sophos UTM alternatives [WatchGuard Firebox](https://www.capterra.com/p/154706/Unified-Threat-Management/) [4.8 (446)](https://www.capterra.com/p/154706/Unified-Threat-Management/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/154706/Unified-Threat-Management/) [ESET Endpoint Security](https://www.capterra.com/p/151915/ESET-Endpoint-Security/) [4.7 (1,169)](https://www.capterra.com/p/151915/ESET-Endpoint-Security/reviews/) Starting price $396.00 Per User, Per Month [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/151915/ESET-Endpoint-Security/) [CrowdStrike](https://www.capterra.com/p/147662/CrowdStrike-Falcon/) [4.7 (55)](https://www.capterra.com/p/147662/CrowdStrike-Falcon/reviews/) Starting price $8.99 Per User, Per Month [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/147662/CrowdStrike-Falcon/) Highest Rated [GoodAccess](https://www.capterra.com/p/208155/GoodAccess/) [4.9 (103)](https://www.capterra.com/p/208155/GoodAccess/reviews/) Starting price $7.00 Per User, Per Month [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/208155/GoodAccess/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. IP Filtering 3.7 (3) 33.33% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Control or restrict network traffic based on the source and destination of IP addresses, protocols and ports. Network Monitoring 3.7 (3) 66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Tracks and makes accessible data on the health of servers and other network components. Reporting/Analytics 4.0 (3) 66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data VPN 5.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Extend virtual private network over public networks to enable protected information exchange Filtering Find & retrieve relevant data or documents Monitoring Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user Sophos UTM 9 features Find & retrieve relevant data or documents Control or restrict network traffic based on the source and destination of IP addresses, protocols and ports. Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user Tracks and makes accessible data on the health of servers and other network components. Set up and configure network resources to make them accessible for authorized users, devices and servers View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Information to prevent, understand and identify cyber threats Identifying, analyzing, and mitigating security issues and taking appropriate action to protect systems and data from potential harm Extend virtual private network over public networks to enable protected information exchange Features 4.3 (22) 4.3 Based on 22 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.3 (18) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Value for money 4.3 (18) 4.3 Based on 18 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.0 (18) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.0 (18) 4.0 Based on 18 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.5 Based on 22 reviews Filter by rating 5(12) 4(9) 3(1) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent Yegor L. Consultant Information Technology and Services ### "Sophos review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 12, 2024 Pros Sophos provides a high level of network security and an easy interface. Cons There is nothing I can mention in this section. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. IN Ishtiaq N. Network security engineer Information Technology and Services ### "Sophos the next gen firewall for all ur security services" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 February 17, 2022 I have administered multi vendor firewalls but sophos i believe is a game changer. It has all the security bundles in built, they need to focus on mid sized market and roll out pricing as per the same for the services. Pros This firewall provides bundle of services. Setting up of ssl vpn was exceptional easy. Rule configuration per zone was easy to set up App rule , content filtering, ips/ids sophos utm has all clubbed in one box Cons Patches and fixing should be done on priority, security reviews and solutions should be done on weekly or within 15 days go avoid breachins. Reasons for choosing Sophos UTM It was client requirement, we followed compliance. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. ML marvin l. Technical Consultant Computer & Network Security ### "Great UTM Solution for Small Medium Businesses" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 December 21, 2021 Overall experience is good if you are looking for a "simple-to-manage" yet effective perimeter security solution. Pros Most of the UTM features are available within the appliance. The administration GUI is easy to navigate; hence configurations can be done easily. Cons The filtering of security logs is limited. Reporting of security events are also not much options. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MP Marco P. IS Compliance Pharmaceuticals ### "Sophos antivirus " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 2, 2021 Pros Easy to use and very important. At the Moment i think is the best Solution Cons Very frequently update But i think this is important Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Louis J. CTO Telecommunications ### "Industry Leading NGFW for excellent value" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 April 14, 2019 Pros Excellent NGFW with advanced threat detection, easy to use GUI, and great reliability. The UTM has a range of physical interfaces and sizes to suit each network size and capacity. Cons Missing a Topology Diagram for both physical and logical, but some competitor vendors do include this. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Alvaro M. Account Manager Utilities ### "A Complete All-in-one Firewall" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 March 29, 2019 Our company's web servers and applications for both intra and internet has been fortified and protected by Sophos UTM. We feel well secured as long as we keep it updated. Pros Sophos UTM for me is a complete all-in-one firewall that is enough to address a small to mid-sized company. (I have no experience with big company implementation so I cannot comment on that.) It is fairly easy to setup and deploy. We use Sophos for protecting our Web Applications, managing our IP security, and for detecting and managing network intrusions. One thing I haven't maximized yet is the use of the free VPN. No stability issues so far, and we feel rightly protected. Cons I find the console and interface to be cumbersome to navigate and I always end up using the top left Search function. Maybe I need more familiarization with it, but offhand it's not so intuitive. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Josemaria G. Vice Director for External Affairs E-Learning ### "Easy to deploy and manage" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 29, 2019 Sophos is a workhorse of a network tool which is a good option esp for smaller to mid sized organizations. Pros Our admins love how Sophos UTM was so easy to deploy and manage. The console and dashboard is easy to get familiar with. We're kept up-to-date with all important events happening in our systems with just a quick glance. So far, the anti-spam filtering has been very effective and we hardly get any false positives. IP security is easy to set up and overall it works as a complete network tool. Big plus is the VPN capabilities that it comes bundled with. Other vendors charge a great sum for this as a separate module/function. Cons I would love to see a more detailed reporting tool. There are a lot of options for configuration although most of it are left untouched (set to default) as we still try to get a better grasp of how things work. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MH M.Todd H. Manager, Information Technology Machinery ### "Sophos UTM = RELAX" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 12, 2019 The products are great and the technical support is excellent. Pros This has all of the features that could ever be needed, and is very reliable. Cons It is not very easy to configure and modify. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. GS Gary S. System Administrator Retail ### "Simply a great firewall" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 January 8, 2019 Used them for several years, support when needed was quick to respond. Pros Using the UTM has been getting easier over the years. Managing and creating rules is much simpler than it used to be back when they were Astaro. Cons The licensing scheme was expensive. When creating rules things can get very complicated. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Domenik H. IT Administrator Computer Software ### "Powerful Firewall" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 December 19, 2018 Pros The Sophos UTM firewall is a fantastic product with a LOT of options for your internet security. It is highly configurable with a fast but complex interface. Cons With a lot of options for the configuration comes a lot of complexity Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/141127/Sophos-UTM/reviews/) Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. 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