OPNsense Reviews

We use the solution for an SD-WAN firewall.

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

The solution could be more secure. 

I have been using OPNsense for upwards of ten years. 

The solution is very stable.

The solution is scalable. 

As we have in excess of 2,000 solutions deployed in the field, there is no need for us to increase its usage. It is already sufficiently increased. 

In the past we used pfSense. We have also used Sophos and Palo Alto Firewall but have replaced many of these solutions.

Our initial setup was more on the straightforward side.

It did not take a long time, although this can hinge on what needs to be accomplished. 

We handled the deployment on our own. 

The technical team required for deployment and maintenance purposes is small, probably around five people for every 100 devices.

It consist of a combination of managers, administrators and engineers.

The choice of a license on a yearly or monthly basis is optional. 

The solution is not expensive. 

There are several hundred users in our organization who are utilizing the solution. 

I would absolutely recommend the solution to others who are contemplating its implementation.

I rate OPNsense as a ten out of ten. 

I find the solution to be user-friendly. It has a lot of reports and easy settings.

On the customer-side, because I'm a small business, I need a cheaper or free solution option. 

To scale, you need a different package application. It's not compatible with pfSense. Maybe there should be a different package or a different setup, but it's a problem. I need a little package because I'm a small business.

It would be nice if the solution offered virtual servers in the future. Compatible mutual servers with firewall specifications.

I've been using the solution for 6 months.

The solution is stable. There are about 10 people using this solution.

This solution is scalable. I may scale in the future.

I don't contact technical support. I don't need to.

I compared pfSense vs OPNSense. I used to use pfSense. I switched because OPNSense is modern and new. The graphic interface is good. And sometimes pfSense is not stable. Sometimes it breaks the line and stops.

The initial setup was easy. Deployment took about one day, maybe two. I do the deployment and handle the maintenance myself, so you only need one person to manage it.

I did the implementation myself.

It costs about $1000.

I would rate this solution 10 out of 10.

The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution. 

There should be more technical documentation. 

I have been using it for the last year and a half. 

It is stable. 

We have two customers who use this solution and ten people on my team. My clients are enterprise-size. 

I am satisfied with the technical support. 

The initial setup is very easy. It took around one hour. It's only getting the licensing and getting started. 

It doesn't need a POC, doing a demo is enough. 

I would rate it a nine out of ten. The documentation about the malware and APT needs improvement to know more about the vulnerabilities. The product information is fine. 

The system in general is quite flexible.

The interface isn't so friendly user. But we have some technicians here who are quite confident with this tool. OPNSense could maybe add sets of rules so it's simpler to manage different groups with particular needs.

We've used OPNSense over the last six months.

The support service isn't very accessible, so you have to look at the forums to solve some issues. It would be better if they could offer this product with an associated support service.

It's quite easy to install and configure the rules.

The main cost is the hardware. We don't pay anything for the software.

I would rate OPNSense five out of 10.

I am using OPNsense as a security platform at work but am currently working from home and using it for network access.

I have found the solution has some great features overall, such as guest access capabilities, dashboards, and ease of use. There is plenty of documentation and support and it has the plugins that I needed.

The logging could improve in OPNsense.

I have been using OPNsense for approximately one year.

The solution is stable.

OPNsense is scalable.

I have contacted the support for the Open Source plugin and the company has been really supportive. Within approximately an hour or two I was receiving a response, I was really impressed with the support.

There is fantastic community support available online.

The installation was straightforward.

I have been very happy with the solution.

I rate OPNsense an eight out of ten.

We have primarily been using it for testing at our company, but the normal primary use for the product is as a firewall.  

The most valuable thing about this product is that it is very easy to use. The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly.  

The feature that I would like to see in the next release, I think, would be to improve the VPN (Virtual Private Network) selection. Specifically, I would like to improve the section where you can set the VPN IP address to high availability.  

We have been using OPNsense [Stands for: "Open (source) makes sense."] for about one year.  

The stability of OPNsense is actually very good.  

The scalability of OPNsense is also very good.  

Our experience with technical support has been good. We have a few issues, and if we do we have been satisfied with the support.  

The initial set up was pretty easy. The total time for deployment took just one or two days.  

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

On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate OPNsense between and eight or nine-out-of-ten. If I have to choose I would pick nine because it is practically a perfect solution for us.  

I definitely recommend the product to other people who are considering using this as a solution to use it because it is a good solution.  

The most valuable feature of OPNsense is compatibility.

OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based.

The timeline for new features could be better. They could be faster at updating features.

I have been using OPNsense for approximately 10 months.

OPNsense is stable.

We have a maximum of approximately 80 users using this solution on a daily basis.

I have not used the support from OPNsense.

I was previously using pfSense but I switched to OPNsense because it was a newer kernel, which would have worked better with our upgraded hardware.

I have used ClearOS for a long time prior to pfSense.

The initial setup of OPNsense is very easy.

I rate the initial setup of OPNsense a four out of five.

The price of OPNsense is good.

I rate the price of OPNsense a five out of five.

I advise others before they start to see the documentation of the solution first. The documentation was very useful.

I rate OPNsense an eight out of ten.

I rated the solution an eight because there's always room for improvement. It's not a perfect solution.