This post provides information on upcoming lifecycle milestones and license compliance changes for Sophos Firewall.
End-of-Life: Sophos Firewall OS (SFOS) v18.5 and 19.5
Per our lifecycle policy, we are announcing an end-of-life (EOL) date of April 30, 2025, for Sophos Firewall OS (SFOS) major release versions 18.5 and 19.5 (includes GA and all Maintenance Release (MR) versions).
| Product | Lifecycle Status | Suggested Migration Path |
| SFOS v18.5 and v19.5 | EOL date: April 30, 2025 | SFOS v21 For FIPS compliance SFOS v20.0 |
This early announcement is intended to give customers and partners sufficient time to plan an upgrade to a newer version.
With the wealth of new features and improvements already available in SFOS v21, there are plenty of good reasons to upgrade.
- Find out more about the latest release in our Community post.
- For details on our software support policy, please refer to the product documentation.
XG Hardware Lifecycle Information
Please also note that the XG EOL is just under two months away. Ensure that your customers are taking advantage of the current limited-time promo offers and overlapping license functionality to upgrade as long as they’re available.
| Product | Lifecycle Status | Further Information |
| XG Series Hardware | EOL date: March 31, 2025 | XG Hardware Resource Center |
License Compliance for Sophos Firewall
Customers with no valid subscription (in addition to the Base License) and/or no support may experience some functionality changes, and in the case of XG hardware customers, see additional alerts about the upcoming EOL.
| Impacted Products | Planned Implementation |
| XG Series Hardware with no subscription or support | February 24, 2025 |
| All SFOS customers (all deployment types) with no subscription or support | March 28, 2025 |
| All products with no valid support contract (where available) | April 1, 2025 |
See the following resources for full details:
- Sophos Firewall License Compliance on the Partner Portal
- Sophos Firewall License Compliance on the Sophos Firewall Community
XG hardware customers will be informed about these changes in the XG EOL reminder emails planned for February 6, 2025. All other Sophos Firewall customers will be informed via the Sophos Community and via targeted emails in the coming weeks.
For further information about any of the above topics, please reach out to your local Sophos distributor or account manager.
