We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Sangfor NGAF 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."Fortinet FortiGate has many valuable features, such as IDS, and intrusion detection. It has security features that are in part with the technologies that are available in the market."
"This version is stable. I don't have any issues with this solution, in our environment, it works well."
"We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"It has improved our organization with control data."
"This product is definitely scalable."
"The interface is very user-friendly and I like it very much."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."
"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."
"I find the solution to be user-friendly. It has a lot of reports and easy settings."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"OPNsense is easy to use and open source."
"The technical support is very good."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The most valuable features are the WAN optimization, the internet access gateway (IAG), and the central console, which allows us to implement on their firewall."
"Particularly good in the DPI where we can inspect inbound and outbound traffic."
"In terms of the most valuable features, the IPS report is quick and updated. Performance is also valuable."
"The level of support provided to local companies is good. They transform their application control and other settings according to that country."
"SSL VPN is the best feature."
"We've found the technical support to be helpful."
"You might try Sangfor if you are on a tight budget. The price is affordable, and Sangfor offers a lot of features. We don't have any complaints about Sangfor."
"Sangfor NGAF's standout feature is its powerful application control, enabling precise restrictions on mobile user access to approved applications."
"The user interface could be improved."
"There are just some services that aren't available. For example, the Ethernet or point-to-point protocols. They could add these services to their product offering - especially services for ISPs."
"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."
"There are SD-WAN network monitoring, SD-WAN features, Industrial Databases, Internet of Things, Detection, etc., however, we do have not licenses for those features. We thought that if you bought a product, you should have all of the features it offers. Why should you need to make so many extra purchases to enable features? They should have one price for the entire offering."
"I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products."
"On the customer-side, because I'm a small business, I need a cheaper or free solution option."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
"The reporting part could be better."
"There should be more technical documentation."
"An area for improvement in OPNsense is the hardware, which needs to be updated more frequently. DNS blocking is another good feature I want to be added to the solution. pfSense has a peer-blocking feature that I also want to see in OPNsense."
"OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server."
"The logging could improve in OPNsense."
"The firewall system needs gradual improvements because there are more threats and challenges every day."
"The GUI needs to be improved, lacks logic in some areas."
"The support for YouTube or the Internet is not enough."
"The solution has too many bugs and these slow down the implementation."
"The reporting and log management could be improved."
"The tool is expensive."
"Lacks consistency in terms of filtering certain websites and applications."
"An area for improvement would be the number of ports defined on the box. In the next release, I would like them to develop their provisioning stage of enrolling end devices."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 21st in Firewalls with 31 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. 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 Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and WatchGuard Firebox. See our OPNsense vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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