Lifecycle
Sophos Product Lifecycle
Release dates, version history and end-of-support dates for 47 Sophos products and 160 versions.
Releases and Lifecycle
Upcoming End of SupportRelease dates, version history and support and end-of-life dates as published by Sophos. Dates within the next 12 months are highlighted; past dates are dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
- Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy. Covers Sophos Firewall software, UTM software, network security hardware, Switch and ZTNA. Milestones are GA, end of sale, last renewal date, end of life and migration path, announced typically 90 days before discontinuation. [5]
- Sophos Firewall Software Support Policy. Sophos maintains the current feature release and one other feature release, and aims to support the last two maintenance releases of each; accredited releases are supported for two years or until a successor is accredited. [6]
- Sophos UTM Software Support Policy. Sophos maintains the latest two minor versions of the latest major version, and supports all versions until end of life while a support contract is in effect. [7]
- Sophos Hardware EoL Policy. After end of sale, support and hardware maintenance continue for customers with valid contracts until end of life; XGS Series hardware is supported for at least five years after end of sale. [8]
- Sophos SASE ZTNA Software Support Policy. Sophos maintains the current feature release and one other feature release and aims to support the last two maintenance releases of each; feature release end-of-life is usually notified 90 days in advance. [9]
- Endpoint and Server retirement calendar. Lists end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for legacy on-premises endpoint, server and management console products; Sophos Fusion products have no retirement calendar. [3]
Sophos Firewall 27 versions
Per the retirement calendar, SFOS 22.0 MR1, 21.5 MR1 and 20.0 MR2 are listed as supported and 22.0 MR2, 21.5 MR2 and 20.0 MR3 as maintained, with no end date declared. Release dates are from the vendor's Sophos Firewall release notes; where a release has more than one build labelled GA, the earliest build date is used.
| Version | Released | End of sale | End of standard support | End of life | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][18] | |
| 22.0 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][18] | |
| 21.5 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][17] | |
| 22.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][18] | ||
| 21.5 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][17] | |
| 21.5 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][17] | ||
| 21.0 MR1/MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][16] | ||
| 20.0 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][15] | |
| 21.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][16] | ||
| 20.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][15] | |
| 20.0 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][15] | ||
| 19.5 MR4Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 20.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][15] | ||
| 19.5 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 19.0 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][13] | ||
| 19.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][13] | |
| 18.5 MR5Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 19.5 GA and MR1/MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 18.5 MR4Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 19.0 GA and MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][13] | ||
| 18.5 GA and MR1/MR1-1/MR2/MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 18.0Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][11] | ||
| 17.5Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 17.0 MR10Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 17.0Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 16Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 15Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] |
Sophos Firewall Software 27 versions
Per the retirement calendar, SFOS 22.0 MR1, 21.5 MR1 and 20.0 MR2 are listed as supported and 22.0 MR2, 21.5 MR2 and 20.0 MR3 as maintained, with no end date declared. Release dates are from the vendor's Sophos Firewall release notes; where a release has more than one build labelled GA, the earliest build date is used.
| Version | Released | End of sale | End of standard support | End of life | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][18] | |
| 22.0 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][18] | |
| 21.5 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][17] | |
| 22.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][18] | ||
| 21.5 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][17] | |
| 21.5 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][17] | ||
| 21.0 MR1/MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][16] | ||
| 20.0 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][15] | |
| 21.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][16] | ||
| 20.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][15] | |
| 20.0 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][15] | ||
| 19.5 MR4Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 20.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][15] | ||
| 19.5 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 19.0 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][13] | ||
| 19.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][13] | |
| 18.5 MR5Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 19.5 GA and MR1/MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 18.5 MR4Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 19.0 GA and MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][13] | ||
| 18.5 GA and MR1/MR1-1/MR2/MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 18.0Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][11] | ||
| 17.5Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 17.0 MR10Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 17.0Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 16Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 15Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] |
Sophos Firewall Virtual 27 versions
Software milestones for SFOS as published in the retirement calendar. Per the retirement calendar, SFOS 22.0 MR1, 21.5 MR1 and 20.0 MR2 are listed as supported and 22.0 MR2, 21.5 MR2 and 20.0 MR3 as maintained, with no end date declared. Release dates are from the vendor's Sophos Firewall release notes; where a release has more than one build labelled GA, the earliest build date is used.
| Version | Released | End of sale | End of standard support | End of life | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][18] | |
| 22.0 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][18] | |
| 21.5 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][17] | |
| 22.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][18] | ||
| 21.5 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][17] | |
| 21.5 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][17] | ||
| 21.0 MR1/MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][16] | ||
| 20.0 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][15] | |
| 21.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][16] | ||
| 20.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][15] | |
| 20.0 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][15] | ||
| 19.5 MR4Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 20.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][15] | ||
| 19.5 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 19.0 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][13] | ||
| 19.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][13] | |
| 18.5 MR5Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 19.5 GA and MR1/MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 18.5 MR4Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 19.0 GA and MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][13] | ||
| 18.5 GA and MR1/MR1-1/MR2/MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 18.0Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][11] | ||
| 17.5Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 17.0 MR10Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 17.0Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 16Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 15Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] |
Sophos Firewall (cloud BYOL) 27 versions
Software milestones for SFOS as published in the retirement calendar. Per the retirement calendar, SFOS 22.0 MR1, 21.5 MR1 and 20.0 MR2 are listed as supported and 22.0 MR2, 21.5 MR2 and 20.0 MR3 as maintained, with no end date declared. Release dates are from the vendor's Sophos Firewall release notes; where a release has more than one build labelled GA, the earliest build date is used.
| Version | Released | End of sale | End of standard support | End of life | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][18] | |
| 22.0 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][18] | |
| 21.5 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][17] | |
| 22.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][18] | ||
| 21.5 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][17] | |
| 21.5 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][17] | ||
| 21.0 MR1/MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][16] | ||
| 20.0 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][15] | |
| 21.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][16] | ||
| 20.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][15] | |
| 20.0 MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][15] | ||
| 19.5 MR4Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 20.0 GASophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][15] | ||
| 19.5 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 19.0 MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][13] | ||
| 19.0 MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][13] | |
| 18.5 MR5Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 19.5 GA and MR1/MR2Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][14] | ||
| 18.5 MR4Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 19.0 GA and MR1Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][13] | ||
| 18.5 GA and MR1/MR1-1/MR2/MR3Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][12] | ||
| 18.0Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | [2][6][11] | ||
| 17.5Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 17.0 MR10Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 17.0Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 16Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] | |
| 15Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy | – | – | – | [2][6] |
Sophos Firewall (XGS Series) 10 versions
Hardware milestones for XGS Series models with declared dates; the vendor lists no dates for other XGS models.
| Version | Released | End of sale | End of standard support | End of life | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XGS 87Sophos Hardware EoL Policy | – | – | [2][8] | ||
| XGS 87wSophos Hardware EoL Policy | – | – | [2][8] | ||
| XGS 107Sophos Hardware EoL Policy | – | – | [2][8] | ||
| XGS 107wSophos Hardware EoL Policy | – | – | [2][8] | ||
| XGS 116Sophos Hardware EoL Policy | – | – | [2][8] | ||
| XGS 116wSophos Hardware EoL Policy | – | – | [2][8] | ||
| XGS 126Sophos Hardware EoL Policy | – | – | [2][8] | ||
| XGS 126wSophos Hardware EoL Policy | – | – | [2][8] | ||
| XGS 136Sophos Hardware EoL Policy | – | – | [2][8] | ||
| XGS 136wSophos Hardware EoL Policy | – | – | [2][8] |
Sophos UTM 4 versions
Customers with a valid license are supported until the license expiry date or 2026-12-31, whichever comes first.
Sophos UTM Virtual Software 4 versions
Customers with a valid license are supported until the license expiry date or 2026-12-31, whichever comes first.
Sophos ZTNA 3 versions
ZTNA Gateway 2.1 and later and the Windows and macOS agents have no EOL declared.
Intercept X for Mobile 29 versions
Vendor app lifecycle table for the Android and iOS apps (formerly Sophos Mobile Security): endOfStandardSupport is the listed maintenance stop and endOfLife the listed support stop. Where the vendor gives a maintenance stop as 'see' the next version's release date, that release date is used. Mobile app lifecycle rule: maintenance only for the latest app version in the app store; support runs until a new version is available or six months after it, rounded to quarter end, whichever is later.
| Version | Released | End of sale | End of standard support | End of life | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept X for Mobile 9.7.3496 (Android) | – | – | – | [4] | |
| Intercept X for Mobile 9.7.3464 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Intercept X for Mobile 9.7.1.12 (iOS) | – | – | – | [4] | |
| Intercept X for Mobile 9.7.0 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Intercept X for Mobile 9.6.3415 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Intercept X for Mobile 9.6.1 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Intercept X for Mobile 9.6 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Intercept X for Mobile 9.6 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Intercept X for Mobile 9.5 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Intercept X for Mobile 9.5 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 9.0 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 9.0 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 8.6.0 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 8.6 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 8.5.0 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 8.5 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 8.1 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 8.0 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 7.1 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 1.0.4 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 7.0 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 6.5 SR1 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 6.5 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 1.0.3 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 1.0 (iOS) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 6.1 SR1 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 6.1 (Android) | – | – | [4] | ||
| Sophos Mobile Security 6.0 (Android) | – | [4] | |||
| Sophos Mobile Security 5.0 (Android) | – | [4] |
- Continuously updated 7
- Sophos Endpoint (The vendor states that Sophos Fusion products do not have a retirement calendar because of the managed nature of the environment.)[3], Sophos Endpoint for Server (The vendor states that Sophos Fusion products do not have a retirement calendar because of the managed nature of the environment.)[3], Sophos EDR (The vendor states that Sophos Fusion products do not have a retirement calendar because of the managed nature of the environment.)[3], Sophos EDR (Server) (The vendor states that Sophos Fusion products do not have a retirement calendar because of the managed nature of the environment.)[3], Sophos XDR (The vendor states that Sophos Fusion products do not have a retirement calendar because of the managed nature of the environment.)[3], Sophos XDR (Server) (The vendor states that Sophos Fusion products do not have a retirement calendar because of the managed nature of the environment.)[3], Fusion Mobile (The vendor states Sophos Mobile in Sophos Fusion is an active product and not included in the end-of-life announcement for on-premises and hosted Sophos Mobile.)[4]
- Retired 1
- Sophos Intercept X Essentials (Central Intercept X Essentials and Central Intercept X Essentials for Server are end-of-sale; the vendor names Sophos Endpoint as the recommended product and publishes no end-of-life date.)[3]
- No published lifecycle 30
- Taegis XDR (No product end-of-life published. The Taegis Endpoint Agent reaches end of support on 2027-07-31 (2028-07-31 for pre-approved customers in Japan).), Taegis MDR (No product end-of-life published. The Taegis Endpoint Agent reaches end of support on 2027-07-31 (2028-07-31 for pre-approved customers in Japan).), Active Directory Security Assessment, CISO Advantage, DMARC Manager Add-on, Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Fusion Device Encryption, Fusion Firewall Reporting Advanced, Identity Threat Detection and Response, Incident Management Retainer, Network Detection and Response, Next-Gen SIEM, Penetration Testing, Per-User Sophos products licensed to education, health or government entities, Portal Encryption Add-On, Red Team Exercise, Security Services, Security Services Retainer, Sophos DNS Protection for endpoints, Sophos Email, Sophos Email Monitoring System, Sophos Email Plus, Sophos MDR, Sophos MDR Plus, Sophos Phish Threat, Sophos Protected Browser, Taegis Incident Management Retainer, Taegis VDR, Web Application Security Assessment, Workspace Protection
Sources 19
- Sophos Product Lifecycle retrieved 2026-10-13
- Retirement calendar for Sophos SG UTM, Sophos Firewall, Sophos Wireless, Sophos RED, and other network products retrieved 2026-10-13
- Retirement calendar for Sophos Endpoint & Server products, Management Consoles and PureMessage retrieved 2026-10-13
- Retirement calendar for Sophos Mobile products and apps retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Network Security Lifecycle Policy retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Firewall Software retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos UTM Software retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Network Security Hardware retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos SASE Zero Trust Network Access software retrieved 2026-10-13
- Taegis Agent End of Support retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Firewall 18.0 release notes retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Firewall 18.5 release notes retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Firewall 19.0 release notes retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Firewall 19.5 release notes retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Firewall 20.0 release notes retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Firewall 21.0 release notes retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Firewall 21.5 release notes retrieved 2026-10-13
- Sophos Firewall 22.0 release notes retrieved 2026-10-13
- Central Firewall ZTNA Gateway release notes retrieved 2026-10-13