{"id":33151,"date":"2026-11-05T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=33151"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:10:23","slug":"sophos-xgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-xgs\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Sophos XGS Firewalls for Scaling Businesses at Every Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33151\" class=\"elementor elementor-33151\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4741fd5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4741fd5\" 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-6a5881b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a5881b\" 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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophos XGS series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> includes 10+ firewall models, focusing on the varying network demands of small to large-scale enterprises. While it may not be too difficult to find the hardware, making the right choice is a whole different discussion on its own.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small offices and enterprise networks come with differing network requirements that go beyond simple throughput capabilities. This article highlights nine Sophos firewalls that\u2019ll help narrow down a broad selection of hardware down into easily digestible categories.<\/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-b00b173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b00b173\" 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-6686bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6686bf7\" 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 nine Sophos XGS firewalls across small business, mid-range, and enterprise tiers<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose desktop models for smaller networks and rackmount options for larger deployments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider the reality of your current and future network demands<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluate IPS, threat protection, and SSL\/TLS inspection alongside firewall throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Match firewall capacity, port options, and expansion potential to your business\u2019s long-term goals<\/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-1501b73 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"1501b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\\&quot; 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However, I always like to remind owners and IT professionals that doesn\u2019t mean every model can conform to your specific demands.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a reason tiers for small, mid-range, and enterprise-level companies exist here. Small businesses tend to lean on compact desktop designs, whereas mid-range and enterprise models tend to require 1U or 2U rackmount hardware. Nonetheless, understanding your options and real-world network demands is how you land on the right firewall model.<\/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-be6015c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be6015c\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18860\" alt=\"Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-768x128.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\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-9fa3274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9fa3274\" 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-c7bdfb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7bdfb7\" 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\">Small Business Sophos XGS Firewalls\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944fc0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"944fc0a\" 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 looking into the small business tier of Sophos firewalls, you have plenty of great options in front of you. Perfect for the likes of retail stores, small offices, and even branch locations, they bring a lot more to the table than you might expect.<\/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-04bc8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04bc8ec\" 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\">1. Sophos XGS 88\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0832658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0832658\" 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 epitome of entry-level, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-88.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the XGS 88<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a go-to starter option for many businesses. I\u2019m personally a pretty big fan of the fanless desktop design. Moreover, its practicality doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s short on flexibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the brief specs list for the XGS 88 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-a117bc0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a117bc0\" 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-d5d1fc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5d1fc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c37806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c37806\" 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;\">9.9 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60- Mbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.6 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4281c88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4281c88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d02d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d02d8d\" 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-88.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1508\" height=\"476\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sophos-XGS-88.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28114 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 88 firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sophos-XGS-88.jpg 1508w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sophos-XGS-88-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sophos-XGS-88-1024x323.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sophos-XGS-88-768x242.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1508px) 100vw, 1508px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1508px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1508\/476;\" \/>\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-b73b202 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b73b202\" 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-49730e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49730e2\" 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 newer operations, this is definitely more than enough for most, but that can change once you start to see more of a growth trajectory. When it\u2019s time for an upgrade, you have the XGS 118 waiting next in line.<\/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-a68fb8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a68fb8c\" 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\">2. Sophos XGS 118\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4800592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4800592\" 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\u2019m still in the realm of desktop designs here, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-118.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the XGS 118<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> packs a little more of a punch across several spec categories. You\u2019re getting more built-in network connectivity. In addition to that, you even get support for an optional second-gen 5G module for those who need cellular WAN redundancy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few comparable specs to consider:<\/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-4017239 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4017239\" 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-e5f3d5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5f3d5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c132d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c132d3\" 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>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5 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>Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b90897 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b90897\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14408d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14408d3\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"1918\" height=\"356\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/XGS-118.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23365 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 118 Firewall\" data-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\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1918px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1918\/356;\" \/>\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-bd836e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd836e3\" 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-7b524b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b524b8\" 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 operations juggling multiple devices across the network and also needing room to grow, the XGS 118 could easily be a great starting point as well. It always comes down to your real-world needs in the moment, mixed with what your long-term strategy looks like.<\/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-9931957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9931957\" 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\">3. Sophos XGS 138\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1141f01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1141f01\" 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;\">Out of the three small business Sophos firewalls on this list, <\/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;\"> is a standout model. More specifically, I\u2019d say this model leans more toward the small to mid-range crowd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you know anything about firewall hardware, you can see that for yourself in the specs 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-af2335a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af2335a\" 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-b29dd9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b29dd9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db43ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0db43ca\" 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>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.85 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.75 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.7 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.55 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65eea0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65eea0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c655ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c655ac\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"1644\" height=\"298\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/XGS-138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19834 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 138 Firewall Appliance\" data-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\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1644px) 100vw, 1644px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1644px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1644\/298;\" \/>\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-b84c53c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b84c53c\" 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-f569a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f569a7d\" 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 the newbies, I\u2019d also like to note that these throughput figures measure different capabilities. It may be obvious to some, but don\u2019t forget that firewall throughput represents general firewall processing. With things like IPS and threat protection throughput, they reflect aspects like performance and additional security inspection.<\/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-20f2c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20f2c80\" 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 Mid Range Firewall Solutions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba4a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba4a27\" 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;\">Moving a step up in the XGS lineup, the mid-range tier includes models such as the XGS 2100, 2300, and 3300. The 1U rackmount design in this tier is more than fitting for server rooms or dedicated IT equipment spaces. Overall, you have plenty to work with between entry-level and high-performance options.<\/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-1fc3169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fc3169\" 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\">4. Sophos XGS 2100\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea69f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea69f6c\" 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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-2100.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XGS 2100 from Sophos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is considered the entry-level model from their mid-tier options. It\u2019s a core transition point for many coming from the small-business tier, with plenty of upgrades to look forward to.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what that looks like when you get into the fine print:<\/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-85f9fc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85f9fc7\" 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-f632cb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f632cb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b545d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b545d9\" 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;\">30 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.5 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21afa4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21afa4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665e0f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"665e0f3\" 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-2100.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1712\" height=\"458\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sophos-XGS-2100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18375 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 2100 Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sophos-XGS-2100.jpg 1712w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sophos-XGS-2100-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sophos-XGS-2100-1024x274.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sophos-XGS-2100-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sophos-XGS-2100-1536x411.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1712px) 100vw, 1712px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1712px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1712\/458;\" \/>\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-584c84c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"584c84c\" 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-b964d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b964d24\" 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 also includes a FleXi Port slot for additional copper, fiber, bypass, or PoE connectivity. Highly adaptable and built for years of support, the XGS 2100 is more than reliable, to say the least.<\/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-fc4d75b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc4d75b\" 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\">5. Sophos XGS 2300\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1cb4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c1cb4b\" 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;\">Another 1U rackmount firewall, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-2300.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophos XGS 2300<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a mid-market firewall servicing business networks with heavier inspection demands. You\u2019re working with higher throughput compared to the 2100, with the same Sophos architecture you can rely on.<\/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-47ec931 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47ec931\" 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-820e558 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"820e558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256722e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"256722e\" 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;\">39 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.45 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.5 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae86caa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae86caa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6aed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd6aed9\" 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-2300.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1428\" height=\"232\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XGS-2300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24761 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 2300 Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XGS-2300.jpg 1428w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XGS-2300-300x49.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XGS-2300-1024x166.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XGS-2300-768x125.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1428px) 100vw, 1428px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1428px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1428\/232;\" \/>\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-f085bf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f085bf3\" 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-82300f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82300f9\" 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;\">Technically, any of the Sophos firewalls are a good starting point; it just comes down to where your business is in the moment. I look at the XGS 2300 as a go-to middle ground for mid-sized, yet scaling business networks.<\/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-efb7433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efb7433\" 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\">6. Sophos XGS 3300\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419ab96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"419ab96\" 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;\">As you might expect, you\u2019re dealing with a bit of improved performance when it comes to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-3300.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophos XGS 3300<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Now I\u2019m starting to get into a space that\u2019s meant for more demanding workloads.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See for yourself in the brief specs 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-3138ad3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3138ad3\" 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-dee9fbd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dee9fbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e47e017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e47e017\" 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;\">58 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.13 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.7 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f79306 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f79306\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b183b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b183b46\" 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-3300.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1297\" height=\"167\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xgs-3300-front.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32330 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 3300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xgs-3300-front.png 1297w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xgs-3300-front-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xgs-3300-front-1024x132.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xgs-3300-front-768x99.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1297px) 100vw, 1297px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1297px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1297\/167;\" \/>\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-ced5743 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ced5743\" 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-face2b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"face2b4\" 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;\">Another point I\u2019d like to highlight is that throughput specs aren\u2019t the end of the line when it comes to your final decision. Not only are there many other figures to consider, but the actual built-in security features are an entirely different focus area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The good news is that these firewalls pretty much share the same architecture through and through. What you\u2019re looking for are the limits in each one, and comparing that against the demands of 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-14ffc84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14ffc84\" 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 Enterprise Firewalls\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc4cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bc4cfe\" 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 category is aimed at larger organizations that not only need significant security support, but also room to grow as well. Now you\u2019re getting into the 2U rackmount space, as these firewalls are built for the likes of campus networks and data-center environments.<\/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-84353bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84353bd\" 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\">7. Sophos XGS 4300\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573dd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"573dd91\" 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 working with a large space, high device count, or simply need room to grow, Sophos XGS firewalls are an excellent idea. More specifically, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-4300.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the XGS 4300<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes with a lot of the same architecture, outside of differences in specs and interface details.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give the fine print a quick look 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-bba240a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bba240a\" 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-ddd666e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddd666e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890340a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"890340a\" 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;\">75 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16.6 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a2046 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0a2046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70184d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70184d0\" 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-4300.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1550\" height=\"278\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-4300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19566 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 4300 Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-4300.jpg 1550w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-4300-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-4300-1024x184.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-4300-768x138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/XGS-4300-1536x275.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1550px) 100vw, 1550px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1550\/278;\" \/>\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-8ff5115 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ff5115\" 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-53209fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53209fa\" 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;\">Don\u2019t get me wrong, this is quite sizable for many companies out there. In the same vein, it may not cut it depending on the true needs of your enterprise. That\u2019s where a lot of business owners jump a step up to the XGS 4500.<\/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-5611662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5611662\" 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\">8. Sophos XGS 4500\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6b334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db6b334\" 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 a solid middle ground within the enterprise part of the XGS lineup. For the right company, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-4300.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the XGS 4500<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> delivers robust security without biting off more than you actually need.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out what that looks like when it comes to 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-b2892de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2892de\" 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-789b85b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"789b85b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ad38b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66ad38b\" 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;\">80 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31.85 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.2 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a64e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5a64e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6478e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6478e71\" 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-4300.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"274\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophos-XGS-4500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27946 lazyload\" alt=\"Sophos XGS 4500 Firewall Appliance\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophos-XGS-4500.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophos-XGS-4500-300x55.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophos-XGS-4500-1024x187.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophos-XGS-4500-768x140.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1498px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1498\/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-36cb9f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36cb9f5\" 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-e65868c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e65868c\" 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 easy to look at these numbers and think that\u2019s more than you\u2019ll ever need. In reality, this is true for some, but not for everyone. Also take into account that firewall models rotate out every 3-5 years, and making the right decision ends up being pretty important. I\u2019m going to highlight one more model here; a worthy consideration for those who haven\u2019t really seen what works for them just yet.<\/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-d795c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d795c62\" 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\">9. Sophos XGS 5500\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1f9aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a1f9aa\" 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;\">High-performance is a good way to describe <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-xgs-firewalls-4500-vs-5500\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the XGS 5500<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you ask me. The short version is that you\u2019re getting that unique Sophos architecture, with an impressive jump in the specifications.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below is a quick look at those 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-85db463 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85db463\" 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-d46a3db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d46a3db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc8f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc8f25\" 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;\">100 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">46 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32.4 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33df372 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33df372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36df7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36df7c0\" 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-5500.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"317\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xgs-5500-front.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32333 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xgs-5500-front.png 1275w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xgs-5500-front-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xgs-5500-front-1024x255.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xgs-5500-front-768x191.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1275px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1275\/317;\" \/>\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-a737e0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a737e0e\" 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-36ff663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ff663\" 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;\">Impressive, to say the least, the XGS 5500 is a serious piece of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-5500.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">security hardware<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Then again, don\u2019t forget who this is built for, as its capabilities are meant for much larger, established networks.<\/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-01d0d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01d0d8f\" 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\">How to Choose the Right Sophos XGS Firewall for Your Business\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d30080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d30080\" 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;\">Making the right choice here is actually pretty simple. All you need to do is match the firewall capacity to things like business size, network demands, and overall security requirements. For starters, use this firewall comparison table below as a quick guide to finding the right model.<\/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-419f64f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"419f64f\" 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-247\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-247\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Firewall Model<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Firewall Throughput<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>IPS Throughput<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong>Threat Protection Throughput<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-5\"><strong>Xstream SSL\/TLS Inspection<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-6\"><strong>Max Concurrent Connections<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-88.html\" target=\"_blank\">XGS 88<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9.9 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">600 Mbps<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">1.6 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-118.html\" target=\"_blank\">XGS 118<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">15.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3.25 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1.1 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">5.5 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-138.html\" target=\"_blank\">XGS 138<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">19.1 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.85 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4.75 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1.7 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">6.55 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-2100.html\" target=\"_blank\">XGS 2100<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">30 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1.1 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">6.5 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-2300.html\" target=\"_blank\">XGS 2300<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">39 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">5.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1.45 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">6.5 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-3300.html\" target=\"_blank\">XGS 3300<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">58 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">10 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3.13 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">13.7 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-4300.html\" target=\"_blank\">XGS 4300<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">75 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">29.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">25.2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">8 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">16.6 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-4300.html\" target=\"_blank\">XGS 4500<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">80 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">36.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">31.85 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10.6 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">17.2 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xgs-firewalls\/xgs-5500.html\" target=\"_blank\">XGS 5500<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">40 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">46 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">32.4 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-247 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-9bf7da7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bf7da7\" 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-a1d4c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1d4c58\" 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;\">Sure, there\u2019s more than just the specs alone to consider, but they help paint the picture. As with any firewall lineup, scaling up like this is pretty normal. However, it\u2019s the architecture and security features that really set them apart from each other.\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-42f40b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42f40b7\" 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\">Let\u2019s Wrap This Up\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bbd6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64bbd6e\" 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;\">First and foremost, always match your network demands with the right Sophos XGS firewall specifications. This article covers all three core business tiers. Whether you\u2019re a new operation, mid-range and scaling, or established enterprise, Sophos has a firewall with your name on it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If this all feels like a bit much to navigate, that\u2019s what our expert network engineers are for at Firewalls.com. Hardware aside, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we\u2019re here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to give you hands-on support and expertise to help make the decision-making process as simple as it should be.<\/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-c0164af elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c0164af\" 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-fadfd50 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fadfd50\" 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-c437580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c437580\" 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-4bf9326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4bf9326\" 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. 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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This simply has a lot to do with the size of the hardware, as models like the XGS 88 are desktop designs, while the 5500 is larger and needs rackmount support.<\/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-7962\" 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-7962\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which Sophos XGS Firewall Supports the Highest Throughput? <\/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 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