{"id":18685,"date":"2025-01-30T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=18685"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:54:30","slug":"xgs-107-vs-xg-106","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/xgs-107-vs-xg-106\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos XGS 107 vs XG 106: A Subtle Name Change with a Big Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18685\" class=\"elementor elementor-18685\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99cab70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99cab70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d62ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4d62ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their technical names may seem relatively similar, but the Sophos XGS 107 vs XG 106 definitely comes with a surprising list of differences. Whether you\u2019re looking for your first business network firewall or a new upgrade, the XGS 107 is the successor here.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who don\u2019t already know, it\u2019s common for firewall models to go through lifecycles. At one time, the XG 106 was a leading choice until it was replaced by the XGS 107. Although this timeline for firewall tech is normal, it can be challenging to keep up with what\u2019s new.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discerning which Sophos firewall appliance is right for your business is entirely reliant on understanding the specs involved. For this article, you\u2019ll get a clear-cut look at Sophos XGS 107 vs XG 106 and what separates them from each other.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35aba5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35aba5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Differences in Sophos XGS 107 vs XG 106\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f0443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54f0443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking a glance between the two, it\u2019s clear the XGS 107 is a firewall Sophos built for scaling businesses. While the XG 106 was a great, cost-friendly option for smaller organizations, the XGS 107 can handle mid-sized companies with ease.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering the XG 106 end-of-life is just around the corner in Q1 of 2025, it only makes sense to look into the XGS 107. Although many people will eventually be forced to make a switch, it doesn\u2019t hurt to be prepared before that final day of device support arrives. The sections below will offer transparency on both firewall models from one of the most popular network security providers on the market.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811e5f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"811e5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Sophos XGS 107?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0e8b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0e8b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll find that the Sophos XGS 107 is built to handle 11-25 users. However, the underlying specs can help your business scale in the future. Of course, this is on top of advanced network security features that are better suited for today&#8217;s cyber security threats.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few important specifications about the Sophos XGS 107 firewall:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f767fbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f767fbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb6f74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"deb6f74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ae735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54ae735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput: 7,000 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 1,355 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 330 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrent Connections: 1,600,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Connections per Second: 44,400<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3cbe8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e3cbe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3680bc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3680bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"60\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/xgs-107.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18688 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 260px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 260\/60;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507e28f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"507e28f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c5801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c5801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is more than enough for a small to mid-sized organization looking to optimize and streamline their network security. You can also take a look at a Sophos firewall wire diagram to get a thorough look at how you can integrate it with your current network setup. To truly understand what those numbers above mean, it helps to review the specs behind the XG 106.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e6b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13e6b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Sophos XG 106?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767c5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"767c5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can think of the XG 106 as a smaller version of the XGS 107. The end of life for this model might be coming soon, but it showcases why an upgrade in the Sophos firewall lineup has replaced it. It isn\u2019t that the XG 106 wouldn\u2019t be viable in today\u2019s world, but it is outdated compared to the Sophos XGS series.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what the same specs look like in the Sophos XG 106 firewall:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a72fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24a72fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32fc56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f32fc56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a529b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a529b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput: 3,550 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 490 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 150 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrent Connections: 1,570,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Connections per Second: 14,700<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8db64d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8db64d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509d65d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"509d65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophos-xg-106-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18690\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophos-xg-106-1.jpg 978w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophos-xg-106-1-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sophos-xg-106-1-768x231.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0c4fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b0c4fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1054c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1054c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this surface-level information, it\u2019s evident that the XGS 107 is just a bit more powerful. Taking this route for an upgrade would be smart for any small business that sees potential growth down the pipeline.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c29b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c29b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sizing up Sophos XGS 107 vs XG 106\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa2d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fa2d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s no argument that firewall tech can seem pretty technical or convoluted to understand. One way you can avoid a lot of the back and forth and get lost in technical jargon is by directly comparing the specs without the fluff.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963248e elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"963248e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-21\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-21\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specification<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Sophos XGS 107<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Sophos XG 106<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3,550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,355<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">330<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,600,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1,570,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">44,400<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">420<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Xstream SSL Decryption + Threat Detection (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">N\/A<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Physical Interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Integrated 64 GB SSD <br \/>\n8 x GbE copper <br \/>\n1 x SFP fiber Management ports <br \/>\n1 x COM RJ45 <br \/>\n1 x Micro-USB (cable incl.) Other I\/O ports <br \/>\n1 x USB 2.0 (front) <br \/>\n1 x USB 3.0 (rear)<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Integrated SSD Ethernet <br \/>\n4 GbE copper <br \/>\n1 GbE SFP (shared) <br \/>\nSFP DSL module (VDSL2) SFP Transceivers I\/O ports <br \/>\n2 x USB 2.0 <br \/>\n1 x Micro-USB <br \/>\n1 x COM (RJ45) <br \/>\n1 x HDMI <br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Power Supply<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">External auto-ranging AC-DC 100-240VAC, 1.7A@50-60 Hz 12VDC, 5A, 60W<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">External auto-ranging DC: 12V, 100- 240VAC, 36W@50-60 Hz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-21 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a59dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a59dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both firewall models are bound to come with a few similarities, but it\u2019s important to focus on what makes them so different. At the end of the day, the XGS 107 is a better choice for scalability and a long-term solution until its end-of-life date comes to light.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f541101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f541101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bottom Line\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e88d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2e88d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among all of the network security providers you could choose from, Sophos is always a safe choice. That doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t get overwhelmed by their roster, as they have plenty of firewall solutions to choose from.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between the Sophos XGS 107 vs XG 106, if you\u2019re hoping to scale your network security alongside your business, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-108.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the XGS 107<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the easy choice. 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