Sophos UTM - End of Life 2026
Update of October 29, 2026: Sophos UTM reached End of Life on June 30, 2026. The timeline below has been updated; the discussion of the announcement originally dates from February 2023.
Even before the announcement in 2023, there were many signs that Sophos would discontinue UTM.
The nice thing about this news is that we can reuse the header image from another post. Sophos UTM is no longer relevant for most readers of this blog, and we ourselves moved on from it some time ago.
- April 2022 - End of Sale of SG Hardware and UTM Licenses
- February 2021 - Sophos UTM – End of Support at the end of 2021
For remaining UTM installations, the binding deadlines and a realistic migration plan are crucial. Budget, legacy applications and technical dependencies must be taken into account.
Why is the UTM being discontinued?
SG Hardware with UTM OS was an excellent product for several years. However, Sophos recognized early on that something fundamentally new was needed for the future. That is why Sophos Firewall OS has been available for quite some time now, more than five years. This new platform has continued to evolve, while UTM has stood still. There had been signs for some time that UTM would be discontinued, but Sophos struggled to name a date. When MDR integrated telemetry data from other firewall vendors at the end of 2022, but not telemetry from Sophos’ own UTM, it was clear that it would not take much longer.
The XGS Firewall is ideally suited for hybrid infrastructures, whether on-premises or multi-cloud. And unlike UTM, SASE is not a foreign concept for the XGS Firewall. In short, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a network security concept in which the firewall system is only one component of a broader ecosystem. SASE combines network security, access control, and application optimization in a single cloud-based solution.
If you need more reasons: 7 reasons why the XG Firewall (SFOS) is better than the UTM
Key Dates
The model tables with End-of-Sale, Last Renewal, End-of-Life and replacement recommendations are available in the Sophos End-of-Life Calendar for UTM, SG, XG and XGS.
When is the Sophos UTM End of Life?
Sophos UTM reached its official End of Life on June 30, 2026.
When will the SG Hardware with the UTM OS be End of Sale?
From June 30, 2023, SG hardware was available only while supplies lasted. The UTM End-of-Life date has since passed as well.
When will 3-year licenses for the Sophos UTM no longer be available for purchase?
Licenses with a three-year term had no longer been available since June 30, 2023.
When is the last renewal possible for the UTM license?
One-year renewal subscriptions could be ordered until June 30, 2025. The last order date for regular renewals was December 31, 2025; the last order date for terms of less than six months had already been April 30, 2025. Regular monthly licenses through to EOL on June 30, 2026 were therefore not an available purchasing route. Special entitlements under migration offers must be checked separately and are not a general extension option.
Migration from UTM to SFOS
For UTM admins, the obvious question now is: how can you migrate from a Sophos SG Firewall with UTM to the latest Sophos Firewall?
All in all, it is a completely new operating system, although parts of the configuration can be transferred. With a very complex configuration, however, you should be aware that this will not be done in just a few hours. Over the past five years, we have gained a lot of experience with migrations. Often, this migration has also been used as an opportunity to segment the network more effectively or to question the existing configuration itself.
Of course, we offer migration support. Simply contact us via the contact form.
