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Sophos XG Firewall Virtual Appliances
Enterprise firewall protection without hardware. Deploy on VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, and Citrix with flexible perpetual licensing for any network size.
Virtual firewall deployment flexibility
Sophos XG Firewall is available as a software installer for Intel x86 and virtual environments including VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, and Citrix — delivering the same advanced protection as hardware appliances without the physical infrastructure.
Platform Flexibility
Deploy on VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Citrix, or bare metal x86 with identical functionality across all platforms and hypervisors.
Perpetual Licensing
One-time licence purchase with annual subscription renewals for updates and support. Predictable long-term costs for virtual deployments.
Complete Feature Parity
Access all XG Firewall capabilities — TLS inspection, IPS, web filtering, and Synchronised Security — without hardware limitations.
Why businesses choose XG Virtual Appliances
The same advanced protection as physical hardware — deployed entirely in software across your virtual and cloud infrastructure.
Supported Virtualisation Platforms
Full support for VMware ESXi (OVF templates), Microsoft Hyper-V, Linux KVM (RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian), Citrix Hypervisor, and bare metal Intel x86 software installer deployments.
Synchronised Security
Security Heartbeat links your Sophos-managed endpoints with the virtual firewall to share real-time health data and automatically isolate compromised devices before threats spread.
TLS Inspection & Advanced Threat Protection
Decrypt and inspect encrypted traffic, block zero-day threats with sandboxing and machine learning, and enforce web policies — all within your virtual infrastructure.
Centralised Management via Sophos Central
Manage virtual and physical firewalls from a single pane of glass with zero-touch deployment, centralised reporting, and unified policy management across your entire Sophos estate.
Choose the configuration that matches your network size and performance requirements. All models include perpetual licensing with the same advanced firewall capabilities.
Advanced Firewall Capabilities
Virtual appliances deliver the complete XG Firewall feature set without hardware limitations.
TLS Inspection
Decrypt and inspect encrypted traffic to detect threats hidden in HTTPS sessions with no blind spots.
Intrusion Prevention
Block exploits and network attacks with IPS signatures updated continuously from SophosLabs.
Web Filtering
Control access to websites based on categories and enforce acceptable use policies across your organisation.
Advanced Threat Protection
Detect and block zero-day threats with sandboxing and machine learning analysis powered by SophosLabs Intelix.
SD-WAN
Optimise application performance across multiple WAN connections with policy-based routing — built in, not bolted on.
Synchronised Security
Share threat intelligence between firewall and Sophos Endpoint for automated response and lateral movement prevention.
Questions? We're here to help.
From expert advice to solving complex problems — get in touch with a Sophos Solutions Specialist today to find the right virtual appliance configuration for your environment.
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