We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS 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."Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"Fortigate is very scalable to serve our customers' needs. We have scaled already from fifty to more than a hundred instances of Fortinet FortiGate. Around 20 staff are required for deployment and maintenance, mostly engineers."
"The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"Its stability is the most valuable."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"SSL-VPN is very useful for us and has been very reliable."
"FortiOS's most valuable feature is a next-generation firewall that can be used as the APT solution in advanced threat protection."
"The pricing is excellent."
"What I like about this solution, is that it is the only solution that currently offers VPN for clients."
"Performance-wise, I think FortiOS is much better than its Juniper counterpart. Based on our actual experience and performance metrics, FortiOS-based products are much better than Juniper."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiOS is great."
"It's simple to use in terms of inbound and outbound traffic management."
"FortiOS's best features are its function as an internet gateway and how easy it is to manage."
"I have found the most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiOS is the low maintenance."
"OPNsense is highly stable."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to configure."
"The most valuable features are reporting, the Sensei plugin, and firewall capabilities."
"OPNsense is easy to use and open source."
"It has an open license. It works very well, and there is an update every month."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"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."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"The solution's graphic interface could be a bit more responsive and include notations when changes are made."
"Fortinet's central management needs to be improved. FortiManager's technical tool provider ability should manage all Fortinet security products. Right now, FortiManager only manages the configuration of FortiGate."
"Fortinet FortiOS could improve by having better authentication methods with Microsoft or Google Services."
"The threat time interval lags a little, especially if there's a heavy load on the firewall."
"Some features I have found to be hidden and cannot be accessed through the graphical user interface, you can only access them through the command-line interface(CLI). All the features should be accessible through the graphical user interface."
"There are some issues with the performance. We also had some issues while updating the firmware."
"Fortinet needs to make this solution even more robust. Sometimes when we get a DDoS attack, the cannot withstand it. We can run out of sessions very easily. That said, I suppose if you want more a robust system, then you could purchase higher-end solutions, which are more expensive. Still, I would like to see more protection from even in the low-end version."
"The GUI could be improved to make it more usable, easier to administer, and easier to configure."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
"The solution would not be suitable for anything large-scale."
"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."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"I would like to see better SD-WAN performance."
"There are some add-ons that need enhancements to make management easier for users, especially the reporting features. Some reports don't show the level of detail I'm looking for, and I've had trouble installing certain add-ons, especially for Internet bandwidth shaping within my company."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"The solution could be more secure."
Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiOS writes "Provides effective filtering features, good stability but initial setup is moderately challenging". 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". Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Fortinet FortiWeb, Darktrace and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our Fortinet FortiOS vs. OPNsense report.
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