We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series 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 response is very quick and they can visually resolve our problems in a short period."
"It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"It is quite easy to handle."
"The solution is very, very easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are it is one of the most mature firewalls in the UTM bundle."
"We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"It's more secure and more reliable."
"What I like best about OPNsense is that, as a firewall, it's pretty good. I'm quite impressed with it. I had an excellent experience with OPNsense, which helped me achieve the targets I wanted."
"The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly which makes the product easy-to-use."
"The IDS and IPS features are valuable. From the usability perspective, there is a lot of good documentation. As IT professionals, we found it very easy to configure the firewall. It was easy to configure and use."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"The initial implementation process is simple."
"The solution is good for a basic firewall for a small business or for home use."
"The filtering feature is good."
"The feature that I have found the most useful is that it meets all our requirements technically."
"Palo Alto’s Panorama centralized management system simplifies our security posture based on our requirements. Instead of manually pulling logs, then generating them into readable formats, it gives us the console in a readable format to view."
"The most valuable features are web control and IPS/IDS."
"We can monitor the traffic manually and detect threats. Additionally, we can block different IP addresses and URLs."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the zero-trust security architecture."
"It has the ability to create Palo Alto VM-series using software."
"The most valuable features are security and support."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"Application management can be improved."
"Their software support needs improvement. I would prefer to have better support for bug fixes. Sometimes, we open a ticket, and it is very difficult to get a solution. Specifically, we are not at all happy with their support for load balancing."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"The routing capability on the FortiGate devices has room for improvement."
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"To some degree, it's almost a question as to why some of this stuff isn't simpler. For example, for an AP deployment, while it's integrated, the number of steps that you have to go through in order to get the AP up, seems like a lot."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
"Given that OPNsense plays a pivotal role as a firewall, safeguarding against various threats, having a reliable backup ensures uninterrupted protection even if unforeseen events impact the primary virtual machine."
"The reporting part could be better."
"On the customer-side, because I'm a small business, I need a cheaper or free solution option."
"When using the solution at the beginning was difficult. There was a steep learning curve."
"I think the most important thing is that it should be easily accessible, but currently, that doesn't seem to be the case. We need a hardware platform that's based on common standards and open computing principles, which would be like a commodity and benefit us greatly."
"The reporting part of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is a complex product to work with."
"I would like to have automatic daily reporting, such as how many users have connected via SSL VPN."
"I would like to see a more thorough QA process. We have had some difficulties from bugs in releases."
"The tool is very costly."
"In the next release, I would like to see better integration between the endpoints and the firewalls."
"Its web interface is a bit outdated, and it needs to be updated. They can also improve the NAT functionality. We have had issues with the NAT setup."
"The DLP functionality or data classification can be improved in the solution's basic firewalling."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 53 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire, whereas Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Juniper SRX Series Firewall. See our OPNsense vs. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series report.
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