We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) 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."The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"The customization potential is quite impressive."
"The solution is scalable."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback."
"Reliability is the best feature. We faced some issues when we were setting it up, but the service, portal, and administration are good."
"Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"There are multiple features I have found to be valuable, such as encryption and integrated security features."
"The most valuable feature of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall is its SD-WAN."
"The solution’s interface is pretty user-friendly."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The solution is used in my company since its management is very comfortable"
"It is a very user-friendly solution. Moreover, Foritgate offers good performance."
"The most valuable aspects of FortiGate NGFW are its top-notch reputation in peer reviews, user-friendly interface, and excellent support."
"FortiGate is a rapidly growing vendor with a wide range of ready-to-use products. Their delivery time is remarkably quick, usually between two to four weeks."
"It is a very good solution. I like the dashboard. I can see what is going on and manage it as I like it."
"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"The most valuable features are reporting, the Sensei plugin, and firewall capabilities."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to configure."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"It's open source."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"We would like to see an upgrade to the VPN feature, we are using the VPN from outside of our office and there is a limitation to 10 connections, more connections would be suitable."
"Lacks training for new features."
"There could be more integration between the logging and analytical platforms to make it more seamless and integrated."
"I would like to see improvements in the product's application rules."
"The UI could be improved."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"Its load balancing feature could be easy to configure."
"The product's data guard feature should support a USB port when the internet connection is unavailable."
"The vendors offer models with different levels of productivity of the product to its users, which is not possible in FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW). It lacks integration options."
"Its technical support could be better."
"I would like to have SD-WAN as a part of the Next Generation Firewall. It would enhance high availability."
"The licensing model and pricing need improvement."
"I see problems with the licensing. If I have to add a new feature, we need to add a license."
"The solution's stability should be improved because it is extremely unstable."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"I would like better documentation concerning the provided packages and their integration."
"The IPS solution could be more reliable."
"There is room for improvement in SSL inspection."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
"On the customer-side, because I'm a small business, I need a cheaper or free solution option."
"There are issues with stability and reliability."
"The logging could improve in OPNsense."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 14th in Firewalls with 37 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Robust network security and management offering a user-friendly interface, open-source flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, with challenges regarding initial setup and the absence of official support". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Twingate, Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. OPNsense report.
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