{"id":31936,"date":"2026-08-24T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=31936"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T17:03:30","slug":"firewall-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/firewall-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Firewall Comparison: Sophos XGS 138 vs WatchGuard Firebox M290"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31936\" class=\"elementor elementor-31936\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6efafe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6efafe\" 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-ec8cfe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec8cfe3\" 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 never a bad idea to compare firewall options between different security providers. Moreover, here are several reasons why I want to focus on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophos XGS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 138 vs WatchGuard Firebox M290.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to consider the range in firewall solutions, as you\u2019ll need to align the capabilities to your real-world network operations. This article delivers a next generation firewall comparison of these two models so you can understand where your network stands between the two.<\/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-270e3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"270e3b1\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fdda7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fdda7f\" 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;\">Compare security platforms, management tools, automation, and ecosystems alongside hardware specs<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XGS 138 offers more performance in higher firewall, VPN, and IPS throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M290 targets small businesses and is designed for networks ranging from 51 to 100 users<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each firewall integrates multiple security and network protection capabilities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traffic demands, connection capacity, scalability, and security requirements should be your guiding factors in decision-making<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-ebb8b6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebb8b6a\" 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\">Architecture Matters in Any Firewall Comparison\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452acd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"452acd0\" 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>On paper, the Sophos XGS 138 and WatchGuard Firebox M290 look similar. Comparable throughput, similar port counts, overlapping price points. But specs only tell part of the story. The real differences show up in the architecture: how each firewall is actually built.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019d say across all next generation firewall solutions on the market, the biggest differences are generally found in the security and physical features. For a quick reference point, you can find an overview of architectural differences between the XGS 138 and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/m-series.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firebox M-Series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 290.<\/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-4f01b76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f01b76\" 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-bc577ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"bc577ab\" 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-211\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-211\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Category<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Sophos XGS 138<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">WatchGuard Firebox M290<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Security Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Xstream with DPI, TLS inspection, AI\/ML, IPS, and sandboxing<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Unified security with URL filtering, IPS, app control, and ransomware protection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cloud Management<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sophos Central provides centralized management, reporting, and deployment<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">WatchGuard Cloud delivers configuration, deployment, visibility, and reporting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Security Ecosystem<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Integrates with Sophos Endpoint, XDR, MDR, ZTNA, switches, and wireless<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Integrates with WatchGuard authentication, endpoint, and Wi-Fi solutions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Automation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Automates threat response, isolation, updates, and SD-WAN orchestration<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Automates deployment, threat blocking, updates, and malware detection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Network Expansion<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Supports SD-WAN, VPN, and accelerated traffic processing<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Modular bays support additional copper, SFP, SFP+, and multi-speed ports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-211 from cache --><\/div>\n\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-279ee68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"279ee68\" 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-920bf71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"920bf71\" 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 are clearly highly supportive beyond their specs alone. However, this doesn\u2019t mean the numbers aren\u2019t just as important when it comes to firewall reviews. It\u2019s a recipe of sizing up both the information above and the spec numbers to understand what these firewalls are capable of.<\/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-a4e8fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4e8fa3\" 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 138 Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bee03e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bee03e\" 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;\">Created for the needs of growing, distributed networks, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-138.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the XGS 138<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Sophos is a go-to for high-performance networking. When reviewing the specifications, you\u2019ll find a combination of high throughput and flexible connectivity that growing networks need.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a brief look at the numbers:<\/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-2746602 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2746602\" 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-77faa18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77faa18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a40768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a40768\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19.1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPsec VPN Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.85 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6,550,000<\/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-3fd8778 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fd8778\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f6011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12f6011\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-138.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1644\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/XGS-138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19834\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 138 Firewall Appliance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/XGS-138.jpg 1644w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/XGS-138-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/XGS-138-1024x186.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/XGS-138-768x139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/XGS-138-1536x278.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1644px) 100vw, 1644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-bcc014e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bcc014e\" 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-c16987c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c16987c\" 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;\">What I love about this particular model is that it delivers very strong capabilities for the likes of smaller, yet distributed networks. Its range is not only sufficient for a wide variety of growing organizations, but the scalability is definitely there too.<\/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-91f7cc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91f7cc2\" 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 WatchGuard Firebox M290 Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e928a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e928a16\" 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;\">For those leaning more toward the small business category, you\u2019ll find the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/m-series\/m290.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WatchGuard Firebox M290<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 in this group. Then again, it still supports anywhere from 51 to 100 users, which is quite sizable even for a smaller company.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out a few of the comparable specs in the list below:<\/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-a231468 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a231468\" 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-75e2737 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75e2737\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc66108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc66108\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>VPN Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.4 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3,500,000<\/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-8878f26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8878f26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5aadf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5aadf6\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/m-series\/m290.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1898\" height=\"520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26219 lazyload\" alt=\"WatchGuard Firebox M290 Firewall Appliance\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M290.jpg 1898w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M290-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M290-1024x281.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M290-768x210.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M290-1536x421.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1898px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1898\/520;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-2b0f775 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b0f775\" 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-48f5b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48f5b24\" 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 firewall also includes features like stateful packet inspection, TLS decryption, proxy firewalling, and app proxies. In addition to that, your network benefits from protection against DoS attacks, fragmented packets, malformed packets, and even blended threats.<\/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-4b73ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b73ae7\" 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\">Sophos XGS 138 vs WatchGuard M290 Firewall Comparison\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9776724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9776724\" 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;\">Make no mistake, both the XGS 138 and Firebox M290 deliver business-grade network security. At the same time, it\u2019s still important to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/firewall-security-solutions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">compare multiple<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> specs and security features for a more complete view of their performance and strong suits. The table below puts some of the most important details side by side for an easy takeaway when you need it.<\/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-11c8bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"11c8bda\" 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-212\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-212\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specification<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Sophos XGS 138<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">WatchGuard Firebox M290<\/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<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">19.1 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.8 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">6.6 Gbps IPsec<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.4 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5.85 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.3 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">6,550,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">105,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">34,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection \/ UTM<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4.75 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.18 Gbps UTM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">TLS\/HTTPS Inspection<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.7 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">696 Mbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2,500 IPsec \/ 1,500 SSL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">75 branch office \/ 75 mobile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4 x GE copper<br \/>\n2 x 2.5 GE PoE copper<br \/>\n2 x SFP+ 10GE fiber<br \/>\n1 x COM RJ45<br \/>\n1 x Micro-USB<br \/>\n1 x USB 2.0<br \/>\n1 x USB 3.0 <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 \u00d7 1 Gb copper (multiple expansion options available)<br \/>\n1 x serial I\/O interface<br \/>\n2 x USB 3.0<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-212 from cache --><\/div>\n\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-46880db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46880db\" 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-57d8160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d8160\" 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;\">By this point, you have a pretty clear view of what\u2019s included between these two <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/next-generation-firewall-features\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">next generation firewall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vendors. Clearly, they have many other options available, but this comparison shows what kind of range you can find out there.\u00a0<\/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-4b99e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b99e08\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pmax-Campaign-Ad-Image-600-x-200-px-1920-x-300-px.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18039 lazyload\" alt=\"Firewalls.com, your trusted security experts\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pmax-Campaign-Ad-Image-600-x-200-px-1920-x-300-px.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pmax-Campaign-Ad-Image-600-x-200-px-1920-x-300-px-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pmax-Campaign-Ad-Image-600-x-200-px-1920-x-300-px-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pmax-Campaign-Ad-Image-600-x-200-px-1920-x-300-px-768x120.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/200;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647c9fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"647c9fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/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-350e862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"350e862\" 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-dcb9e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcb9e1e\" 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 feeling a bit fractured in your decision-making here, let me simplify it for you. Regardless of what model you\u2019re looking at, the right choice comes down to your real-world network demands. Network size, traffic demands, and scalable security needs are your guiding lights here.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This firewall comparison focused on Sophos XGS 138 vs WatchGuard Firebox M290, showcasing how both are great options for different use cases. At the end of the day, if you need a little push in the right direction through expert support, that\u2019s what our team at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewalls.com is here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for.<\/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-0a6a95e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0a6a95e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-889c0a8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"889c0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/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-770818f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"770818f\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af78f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"af78f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1830\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1830\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which Firewall Has Higher Throughput, the XGS 138 or WatchGuard M290? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1830\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba7357d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba7357d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409bc71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"409bc71\" 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 XGS 138 has higher firewall throughput at 19.1 Gbps, compared with 5.8 Gbps for the WatchGuard M290.<\/span><\/p>\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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1831\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1831\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What Type of Business is the WatchGuard Firebox M290 Designed For? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1831\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96974c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96974c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d3d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01d3d09\" 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 WatchGuard Firebox M290 is designed for small business environments, considering it\u2019s rated for 51 to 100 users.<\/span><\/p>\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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1832\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1832\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How Does VPN Throughput Compare Between the Two Firewalls? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1832\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db9c9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0db9c9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66a33e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c66a33e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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