{"id":32099,"date":"2026-09-16T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=32099"},"modified":"2026-08-31T07:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:28:55","slug":"sophos-firewall-appliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-firewall-appliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos Firewall Appliance Comparison: Reviewing XGS 118 vs XGS 128"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32099\" class=\"elementor elementor-32099\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a57b74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a57b74\" 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-1e7e830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e7e830\" 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 of you on the hunt for a compact firewall solution, it\u2019s worth considering a Sophos firewall appliance. However, they have more than just a handful of compact business firewalls on hand, so you\u2019ll need to sort through some firewall comparisons.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically, comparing the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-118.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophos XGS 118<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vs XGS 128 puts you in a close yet varied range of specs and features to think about. In this article, I provide a no-fluff comparison between the two, comparing core details you\u2019ll want to know about before making a choice.<\/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-16e4f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16e4f65\" 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-7eddb96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eddb96\" 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;\">XGS 118 delivers 15.5 Gbps of firewall throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XGS 128 raises the firewall throughput up to 19.1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both models support Sophos Xstream architecture and centralized security management<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identical interface configurations make performance the key differentiator<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XGS 128 supports six million concurrent connections, compared to the XGS 118\u2019s 5.5 million<\/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-9402805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9402805\" 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\">Navigating the Compact Sophos XGS Firewalls Lineup\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4b70e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a4b70e\" 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;\">Aside from the compact focus of the XGS 118 and 128, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XGS series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a whole is built for scalability. While your business continues to grow, Sophos makes it easy to hop into the firewall hardware that\u2019s right for your operation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t let the small nature of these firewalls fool you, as the layered security capabilities are all there. This includes combined features like IPS, TLS inspection, Sophos Fusion formerly Sophos Central, management, and firewall protection, of course.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, finding the right firewall for your current situation and near future requires navigating a few nuances between individual models. The XGS 118 and XGS 128 share the same broader ecosystem, but I\u2019m here to show you where the differences are.<\/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-de4b775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de4b775\" 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 118 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-d969ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d969ed4\" 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;\">I can agree that its compact design is a part of the upside here, but I can also agree that the specifications are a lot more impressive. For the XGS 118 from Sophos, you\u2019re getting a silent desktop firewall, great for small operations and even branch sites.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a brief overview of what this firewall is capable of:<\/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-4a02336 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a02336\" 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-2202a20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2202a20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7cdb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b7cdb9\" 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;\">15.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.25 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NGFW Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.95 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5,500,000<\/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-0aa8272 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0aa8272\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbddb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdbddb7\" 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-118.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1918\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/XGS-118.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23365\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 118 Firewall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/XGS-118.jpg 1918w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/XGS-118-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/XGS-118-1024x190.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/XGS-118-768x143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/XGS-118-1536x285.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px\" \/>\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-6db1a92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6db1a92\" 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-a1998ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1998ce\" 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 the management side, I highly suggest getting familiar with everything <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/central.html\">Sophos Fusion<\/a>, formerly Sophos Central<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brings to the table. Overall, the XGS 118 is what many small operations need for firewall security, with plenty of wiggle room to grow into.<\/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-dd3282c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd3282c\" 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 128 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-c367074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c367074\" 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;\">Although the XGS 128 is a great starting option for many, I also like to paint the picture of a stepping stone here. It comes from the same Sophos ecosystem, but you\u2019ll find the specs come in a bit stronger for the needs of small to mid-size companies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find a few 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-0a9422e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a9422e\" 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-99a97ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99a97ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e605ef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e605ef2\" 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>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NGFW Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.35 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.65 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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-12c01e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12c01e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912a691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"912a691\" 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-128.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1408\" height=\"274\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XGS128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20398 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 128 Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XGS128.jpg 1408w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XGS128-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XGS128-1024x199.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XGS128-768x149.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1408px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1408\/274;\" \/>\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-1c213db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c213db\" 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-f1a8fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1a8fe7\" 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;\">From these specs alone, you can see how they make room for you to scale through their lineup seamlessly. Of course, a next generation <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-xg-115-vs-xgs-118\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">firewall comparison<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> requires understanding more than just a few surface-level hardware specs.<\/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-b9df90e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9df90e\" 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\">Sophos Firewall Appliance Comparison XGS 118 vs XGS 128\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffdc44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffdc44c\" 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;\">Meeting the networking demands of small to mid-size operations, the Sophos XGS 118 vs <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-128.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XGS 128<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comparison is more about the fine print than anything else. Aligning your network and organization with the right hardware means getting a good look at the real numbers side by side. Use the table below as your leading reference point for your decision-making 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0f4ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de0f4ed\" 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-4d94845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"4d94845\" 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-217\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-217\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-118.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sophos XGS 118<\/strong><\/a><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-128.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sophos XGS 128<\/strong><\/a><\/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\">15.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.1 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.65 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.25 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NGFW Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.95 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.35 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5,500,000<\/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\">62,650<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">72,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.1 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.45 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Storage<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">64 GB UFS 2.1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">64 GB UFS 2.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interface Details<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9 x 2.5 GbE copper ports<br \/>\n1 x SFP fiber<br \/>\n1 x COM RJ45<br \/>\n1 x Micro-USB<br \/>\n1 x USB 2.0<br \/>\n1 x USB 3.0<br \/>\n1 x Expansion slot<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9 x 2.5 GbE copper ports<br \/>\n1 x SFP fiber<br \/>\n1 x COM RJ45<br \/>\n1 x Micro-USB<br \/>\n1 x USB 2.0<br \/>\n1 x USB 3.0<br \/>\n1 x Expansion slot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-217 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-e09daec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e09daec\" 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-6693f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6693f72\" 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;\">From here, you take this information, and you size it up against your real-world network demands. Add a little hindsight to the mix, and you\u2019ll end up with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-firewalls\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophos firewall appliance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can provide years of reliable support.<\/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-5ed15a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ed15a0\" 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.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\/2026\/05\/Upgrade-to-the-Sophos-XGS-Banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29170 lazyload\" alt=\"Upgrade to a Sophos XGS Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Upgrade-to-the-Sophos-XGS-Banner.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Upgrade-to-the-Sophos-XGS-Banner-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Upgrade-to-the-Sophos-XGS-Banner-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Upgrade-to-the-Sophos-XGS-Banner-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-42d7385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"42d7385\" 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-d8d09b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8d09b1\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Final Word\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5a6f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef5a6f5\" 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 a smaller operation looking to compare a Sophos firewall appliance or two, starting with XGS 118 vs XGS 128 isn\u2019t a bad start. Both models share the same general interface details and overall architecture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scaling isn\u2019t something you have to worry about here; the main focus is the fine print and how that correlates to your current situation. Then again, our team at Firewalls.com is here with the direct answers when you need them. Hop <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on a brief call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with our team and avoid any trial and error with your security stack.<\/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-b8a0f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b8a0f77\" 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-f58b348 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f58b348\" 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-62a3203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62a3203\" 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-26ccb27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"26ccb27\" 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-4060\" 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-4060\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How Much More Performance Does the XGS 128 Provide Over the XGS 118? <\/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-4060\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbc65c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcbc65c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659f011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"659f011\" 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 XGS 128 reaches 19.1 Gbps when it comes to firewall throughput, versus the 15.5 Gbps on the XGS 118.<\/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-4061\" 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-4061\" >\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 Network is the XGS 118 Best Suited 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-4061\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd07bc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd07bc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e27351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e27351\" 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 XGS 118 is more than equipped for the likes of small offices, retail locations, and those juggling branch sites.<\/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-4062\" 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-4062\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When Does the Additional Capacity of the XGS 128 Become Useful? <\/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-4062\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f704d3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f704d3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7887898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7887898\" 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 extra capacity can benefit your operation if you\u2019re experiencing growing traffic demands or more connected devices, for example.<\/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-4063\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4063\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are There Any Major Connectivity Differences Between the XGS Models? <\/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\" 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