Juniper vSRX vs OPNsense comparison

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We performed a comparison between Juniper vSRX and OPNsense based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Juniper vSRX vs. OPNsense Report (Updated: May 2024).

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Juniper vSRX vs. OPNsense

May 2024

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Fortinet FortiGate

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Firewalls category, the market share of Fortinet FortiGate is 22.9% and it increased by 13.2% compared to the previous year. The market share of Juniper vSRX is 0.2% and it decreased by 47.9% compared to the previous year. The market share of OPNsense is 10.3% and it decreased by 29.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Firewalls

Unique Categories:

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions

21.5%

WAN Edge

24.4%

Unified Threat Management (UTM)

3.8%

No other categories found

Featured Reviews

Viraj Fernandopulle

General Manager Group IT at DART GLOBAL LOGISTICS PTE. LTD.

Mar 7, 2024

Includes built-in APIs, is easy to deploy, and provides good insight into our network

FortiGate offers visibility into the types, brands, versions, and users of connected devices. This visibility is crucial for our industrial devices, as their reliable operation is essential to our business. Fortinet Security Fabric empowers us to comply with regulations, governance, and compliance requirements across regions like the US and Europe, ensuring smooth operations for our global business. FortiGate's built-in APIs enable us to integrate with the vendors of our choice. Fortinet's FortiGate is easy to deploy in our environment thanks to its well-written and easy-to-follow documentation. FortiGate is a highly benchmarked product that improves efficiency and adds value to our organization. Although we don't see a benefit overnight, we gradually see the benefits of FortiGate over the years. It has provided a lot of insight into our organization's activities. FortiGate significantly helped reduce the risk of cyberattacks that could disrupt our production. This has protected us against financial losses. Fortinet has its management suite so it helps to centralize the management of network and security operations in our company. This helps us easily manage the issues and solutions that are required. Fortinet FortiGate provides us with actionable data to inform our decisions about the most appropriate course of action. It delivers insights into resource consumption and compromised hosts, helping us identify the source of unauthorized login attempts. This comprehensive view allows us to understand what's entering our network. Fortinet Security Fabric improved security across our industrial control systems. Fortinet FortiGate helped reduce our mean time to remediate. Fortinet FortiGate helped to mature our approach to cybersecurity for protecting our industrial equipment. The level of detail we can see regarding incoming traffic and ongoing activities is quite high. This detailed visibility extends to host configuration and other such aspects, providing us with valuable insights. As a result, Fortinet can provide a clear understanding of how to manage our network and quickly mitigate any issues that may arise.

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Adnan Abushagur

Network Security Engineer at Modern Systems and Technology

Nov 1, 2023

The product is stable and has excellent command features, but the security feature must be improved

The command feature is valuable. The product provides restore and backup features, too The GUI is complex. The security feature must be improved. I have been using the solution for two years. I rate the tool’s stability an eight out of ten. I rate the tool’s scalability an eight out of ten. We…

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Samo Primožič

Technical support engineer at ADVANT računalniški inženiring, komunikacije, svetovanje in distribucija d.o.o.

Jan 30, 2024

Easy to manage, free and good for small offices

I use it for network traffic and routing for management. It improves the overall management and the traffic It helps to improve network security. It does its job. It is easy to maintain. It is free. So, it is for small offices. It is a very good solution. I like the dashboard. I can see what is…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."

"It is quite easy to handle."

"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."

"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."

"Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention)."

"The web filtering facility and application control are the most valuable features from the point of view of our clients. The VPN feature is also quite popular amongst our clients. Two-factor authentication is one of the good features in Fortinet. These features are important for the current scenario of security. Security has become a necessity nowadays. With cyber-attacks becoming more common, protecting an organization's data is one of the major tasks. It is also very stable and scalable, and it is very straightforward to configure. Their technical support is also good."

"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."

"FortiGate is on the cheaper end, and it offers good value."

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"The technical support services are excellent."

"One of Juniper vSRX's most valuable features is its integration with safety applications. It keeps the software secure from developers without relying on third-party solutions."

"I'm told the solution is the fastest, and, so far, I do find that to be the case."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The tool's most valuable features are routing features and service quality."

"The hardware is stable."

"The initial setup is pretty simple."

"It's basic functionality is probably the most valuable feature."

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"The solution has high availability."

"The system in general is quite flexible."

"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."

"The most valuable feature is the Dual WAN in OPNSense, which offers advanced capabilities."

"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."

"URL blocking, Wireguard, Tail Scale, Engine Blocker, and VPN are the most valuable features for me."

"It's more secure and more reliable."

"One of the most valuable features is the network checking. Additionally, the firewall and web filtering functionalities are highly useful."

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Cons

"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."

"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."

"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."

"The stability could be a bit better."

"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."

"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."

"The solution lacks multi-language support."

"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."

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"The solution can be improved by allowing automatic updates for the OS devices."

"The biggest downside of Juniper vSRX is its pricing, which may be too high for smaller organizations. While it's a decent solution, the cost may limit its accessibility to smaller customers."

"The solution should consider improving its licensing policies."

"The solution's GUI needs improvement."

"The solution could improve its technical support."

"VPN access is an area that needs improvement."

"There are too many types of licenses, which can be confusing."

"Some people complain that the solution tends to have a steep learning curve. It could be because most people have basic familiarity with Cisco or other similar products and maybe have never worked closely with Juniper products."

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"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."

"The solution would not be suitable for anything large-scale."

"The logging could improve in OPNsense."

"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."

"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."

"The ability to set the VPN IP address would be a welcome addition."

"We did not like the fact that you have to configure everything with the graphic user interface. We have used other firewalls, such as FortiGate, that you can configure via code. OPNsense is not easy to integrate. When you are deploying via GitHub or another source repository, this is not possible. That's one thing we didn't like much."

"There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"In the Asian economy in which we operate, FortiGate is expensive."

"The price of Fortinet FortiGate could improve, it is expensive."

"We purchased a five-year bundle package, which worked out cheaper than competing solutions."

"It is cost-effective, and provides a good value for your money. The pricing, and license renewal, is very reasonable for us."

"The pricing depends on the FortiGate model we are using, ranging from $3,000 to $20,000 US dollars."

"Fortinet FortiGate is expensive."

"Setup costs and pricing depends on many variables, but it's mostly affordable."

"The price is fair for what we get with FortiGate."

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"The solution could have been cheaper."

"The solution is inexpensive."

"Our experience purchasing the solution through the AWS Marketplace was good."

"The ongoing licensing cost seems to be pretty standard. There are no additional costs."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"We like pricing through the AWS Marketplace."

"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."

"As a customer, the pricing is good for us."

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"The price of OPNsense is good."

"We are using the paid version."

"It is open source and free."

"We are not paying any licensing fees. OPNsense is completely free for us."

"I'm using the free version of OPNsense. I didn't check the pricing for the solution because I still need to test it before getting the approval to purchase OPNsense, and it isn't easy to get approval from the higher-ups."

"I would rate the pricing three out of ten."

"It is not an expensive product. Basically, I deployed it because it was the fastest solution to satisfy our needs in open source."

"OPNsense is open source software so at this time it is free for us to use."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

21%

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

81%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

13%

Government

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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What do you like most about Juniper vSRX?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper vSRX?

The tool is sold in a package. Hence, the individual price is very low.

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What needs improvement with Juniper vSRX?

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What do you like most about OPNsense?

What I like the most about OPNsense is that it offers an easy-to-use dashboard for device management and control.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OPNsense?

It is free.

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Comparisons

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

Meraki MX vs Fortinet FortiGate

Compared 7% of the time

Fortinet FortiOS vs Fortinet FortiGate

Compared 3% of the time

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Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs Juniper vSRX

Compared 34% of the time

Azure Firewall vs Juniper vSRX

Compared 15% of the time

Meraki MX vs Juniper vSRX

Compared 10% of the time

Cisco Secure Firewall vs Juniper vSRX

Compared 7% of the time

Zscaler Cloud Firewall vs Juniper vSRX

Compared 6% of the time

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Netgate pfSense vs OPNsense

Compared 78% of the time

Sophos XG vs OPNsense

Compared 4% of the time

Untangle NG Firewall vs OPNsense

Compared 2% of the time

Sophos UTM vs OPNsense

Compared 2% of the time

IPFire vs OPNsense

Compared 1% of the time

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OPNsense

May 2024

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Also Known As

FortiGate 60b, FortiGate 60c, FortiGate 80c, FortiGate 50b, FortiGate 200b, FortiGate 110c, FortiGate

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Overview

Fortinet FortiGate enhances network security, prevents unauthorized access, and offers robust firewall protection. Valued features include advanced threat protection, reliable performance, and a user-friendly interface. It improves efficiency, streamlines processes, and boosts collaboration, providing valuable insights for informed decision-making and growth.

Juniper vSRX is a virtualized security platform that provides advanced threat protection for virtualized and cloud environments. It offers a comprehensive set of security features, including firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention system (IPS), and unified threat management (UTM).

With its scalable architecture, the vSRX can be easily deployed and managed across multiple virtual machines, making it ideal for organizations with dynamic and distributed networks. It also supports high-performance data processing, ensuring minimal impact on network performance.

vSRX is designed to integrate seamlessly with Juniper's broader security ecosystem, enabling centralized management and visibility across the entire network.

OPNsense is a user-friendly, fast-track, open-source FreeBSD-based firewall and routing platform. This software offers features that are generally available from costly commercial firewalls, with the added benefit of open and verifiable sources. The firewall provides users, developers, and organizations with an advantageous environment through transparency. The development of this project is driven by a strong focus on security and code quality.

The solution offers a variety of components, such as:

Weekly security updates. These updates provide the user with the ability to reach new emerging threats in a timely manner through small increments.
Two major releases every year. These yearly releases are on a fixed release cycle and provide organizations with the ability to plan ahead of an upcoming upgrade.
A roadmap of instructions. Each major release provides a guide and a set of clear goals.

A team of professionals developed OPNsense. Other professional and experienced software architects, engineers, and developers are encouraged to join in the development of the solution to make it as successful as possible. OPNsense offers a variety of rich features with each release. Each upgrade is based on FreeBSD for continual, long-term support and utilizes a freshly advanced MVC framework based on Phalcon. OPNsense is committed to helping businesses, school networks, remote offices, hotels, and other markets in keeping their data protected.

OPNsense Core Features

OPNsense continually offers a free, complete, high-end security platform with new releases and features. With each release, OPNsense focuses on providing more unique and better security features in a timely manner. These features include:

Captive Portal
Built-in reporting and monitoring tools including RRD Graphs
Network Flow Monitoring
Traffic Shaper
Support for Plugins
Granular Control Over State Table
Dynamic DNS
Two-factor authentication throughout the system
Netflow Exporter
Encrypted Configuration Backup to Google Drive
Forward Caching Proxy (transparent) with Blacklist Support
Stateful inspection firewall
DNS Server & DNS Forwarder
High Availability & Hardware Failover (with configuration synchronization & synchronized state tables)
DHCP Server and Relay
Virtual Private Network (site to site & road warrior, IPsec, OpenVPN & legacy PPTP support)
Intrusion Detection and Prevention
802.1Q VLAN support

Reviews from Real Users

OPNsense is a favorite security solution among reviewers for a number of reasons. Two of those reasons include the user-friendliness of the solution, which makes it easy to use, and its ability to easily scale.

For many, a user-friendly solution is essential. FiorindoDi A., a system administration specialist at a tech vendor, says, "The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly, which makes the product easy-to-use."

Peerspot reviewers speak of the scalability of the solution. For example, an anonymous cloud and infrastructure manager at a venture capital and private equity firm reviewer notes, "OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."

Sample Customers

1. Amazon Web Services 2. Microsoft 3. IBM 4. Cisco 5. Dell 6. HP 7. Oracle 8. Verizon 9. AT&T 10. T-Mobile 11. Sprint 12. Vodafone 13. Orange 14. BT Group 15. Telstra 16. Deutsche Telekom 17. Comcast 18. Time Warner Cable 19. CenturyLink 20. NTT Communications 21. Tata Communications 22. SoftBank 23. China Mobile 24. Singtel 25. Telus 26. Rogers Communications 27. Bell Canada 28. Telkom Indonesia 29. Telkom South Africa 30. Telmex 31. Telia Company 32. Telkom Kenya

Expedient Data Centers

1. Deciso B.V. 2. iXsystems, Inc. 3. EuroBSDCon 4. Netgate 5. Claranet 6. Voleatech 7. Open Systems AG 8. Securebit AG 9. Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH 10. AVM Computersysteme Vertriebs GmbH Additional customers include: T-Systems International GmbH, Deutsche Telekom AG, Vodafone GmbH, 1&1 IONOS SE, OVHcloud, Hetzner Online GmbH, Strato AG, PlusServer GmbH, Host Europe GmbH, United Internet AG, 1&1 Versatel Deutschland GmbH, QSC AG, Bechtle AG, Cancom SE, Computacenter AG & Co. oHG, T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH, Atos SE, Capgemini SE, Accenture plc, IBM Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Juniper vSRX vs. OPNsense

May 2024

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