{"id":20391,"date":"2025-06-19T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=20391"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:04:52","slug":"sophos-xg125-vs-sophos-xgs128","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-xg125-vs-sophos-xgs128\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos XG125 vs XGS128: From Predecessor to Modern Cybersecurity Firewall"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20391\" class=\"elementor elementor-20391\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d4186 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1d4186\" 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-5806e87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5806e87\" 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;\">Sharing similarities like a fairly compact design and cost-efficiency, the discussion of Sophos XG125 vs Sophos XGS128 is a bit more complex. While the 125 just recently faced its end of life at the end of March, many people are looking to the 128 as an upgrade. Due to this, we\u2019re looking at the jump from the XG 125 to&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-128.html\" target=\"_blank\">XGS 128&nbsp;<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to review some of the core differences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is important for transitioning your network security architecture and ensuring you don\u2019t run into unexpected downtime. Learning about the finer specs in each firewall model can provide better clarity on which piece of hardware is right for your network.<\/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-a28f3e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a28f3e7\" 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\">Knowing Where to Look\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1881fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1881fa\" 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 a lot of technical information behind any firewall model on the market. Even if you were to get into the data sheets yourself, it can be challenging to make accurate comparisons.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both of these Sophos firewall appliances are great in their own right, but no model lasts forever. There are many different firewalls you could transition to from the XG125, but not all of them would be the right choice. Whether you\u2019re looking for new hardware or setting up your network architecture for the first time, start with the most important specs first.<\/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-61e207c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61e207c\" 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 XG125?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfaac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dfaac3\" 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;\">The Sophos XG125 may have met its end in March, but it definitely had a good run on the market. Aside from its general cost-efficiency, the firewall was a great choice for small businesses and branch offices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few of the specs that made the hardware so great for its target market:<\/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-11a8247 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11a8247\" 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-c794657 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c794657\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11bb697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11bb697\" 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: 6,500 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 700 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 1,530 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antivirus Throughput: 700 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrent Connections: 6,000,000<\/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-f645351 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f645351\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc772c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abc772c\" 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=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XG125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XG125.jpg 946w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XG125-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XG125-768x167.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-3306b56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3306b56\" 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-10e13e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e13e0\" 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;\">If you\u2019re new to this space, these numbers may not seem like much. Once you\u2019re able to stack them against <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-128.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the XGS128<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it\u2019ll start to make a lot more sense.<\/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-e5cc7b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5cc7b6\" 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 XGS128?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbf3ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bbf3ca\" 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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/ngfw-vs-traditional-firewall\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new generation firewall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Sophos, you get a lot of the same things. However, similar specs look a lot more impressive with this model, not to mention the new features that come with it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a glimpse of what you can expect from the Sophos XGS128:<\/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-b5a2bba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5a2bba\" 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-8211c20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8211c20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af95d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8af95d6\" 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: 19,100 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 15,050 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 4,650 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 4,000 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrent Connections: 6,000,000<\/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-f5d68f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5d68f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3e0d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e3e0d6\" 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=\"640\" height=\"124\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XGS128-1024x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20398 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XGS128-1024x199.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XGS128-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XGS128-768x149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XGS128.jpg 1408w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/124;\" \/>\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-9b7744d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b7744d\" 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-40388cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40388cb\" 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;\">It\u2019s true that the Sophos XG end of life is a big part of why people are transitioning to this firewall model. Outside of that, it remains a stellar piece of hardware for network security that\u2019s built with today\u2019s standards in mind.<\/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-901c849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"901c849\" 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\">How Does Sophos XG125 vs XGS128 Compare?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573977d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"573977d\" 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;\">When it comes to your search for the right network security hardware, you\u2019ll need to get objective about the specs involved. Your Sophos reviews should look for hardware that can meet your network security demands now and in the future. The table below offers a clear comparison between the Sophos XG125 and XGS 128.<\/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-980ed29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"980ed29\" 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-55\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-55\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Sophos XG125<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Sophos XGS128<\/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\">19,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,500<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15,050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,530<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4,650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">400<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,570,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">29,300<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">72,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NGFW Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,275<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4,350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">N\/A<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1,450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Xsteram SSL decryption + Threat Protection (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">170<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-55 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-8da3c0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8da3c0b\" 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;\">Between the hardware specs and varying Sophos pricing, you\u2019ll always have quite a bit to consider. Combining the information in this article with the right service provider is how you end up with the long-term support you need.<\/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-9e098cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e098cd\" 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\">Final Thoughts\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06401e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06401e8\" 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;\">Your network security architecture will eventually change over time. Whether this is due to preference or demand, it\u2019s best to be one step ahead at every turn. You can do this by sticking with reliable hardware solutions while keeping an eye out for what\u2019s to come.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another important angle here is working with service providers who understand your long-term needs as well. 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