We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall 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."We've found the solution to be pretty stable."
"I have found Fortinet FortiGate to be scalable."
"One of the nice things about FortiGate is that it can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises. You can actually do both. That's the biggest reason why I stick with this solution as opposed to something like Cisco Meraki. Another nice thing is that I can log directly into a FortiGate or get to it through their FortiCloud access products. They're pretty reliable and consistent. One of the reasons why I started using the product was their single pane of management. I can deploy their line of firewalls in conjunction with their switching and access points, and I can manage the entire network from one interface. I don't have to log into one interface for the firewall, another one for the access points, and another one for the switches. These firewalls have access point controller functionality built right into the system, so I don't even have to purchase additional devices to manage them."
"FortiGate firewalls are user-friendly, and I like the security profiling features."
"The product offers very good security."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"I would most definitely recommend this solution to other people."
"It provides a lot of functionality adhering to the current trends."
"It's great for handling complex items."
"One of the big benefits of the product is that it allows you to manage big environments with fewer resources."
"TINA (Transport Independent Network Architecture) VPN features - Allows automatic VPN configuration with little or no input from the tech. Drag and drop lines between Barracuda units and the VPN is built automatically."
"The features I find most valuable is the VPN and the fact that we can apply our policies to the program."
"Its stability and SD-WAN features are the most valuable."
"If you have multiple offices, all inter-connected via the internet, you want a single management console through which you can manage all you firewalls. In that case Barracuda could be a good option."
"It's open source."
"URL blocking, Wireguard, Tail Scale, Engine Blocker, and VPN are the most valuable features for me."
"The solution has high availability."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"It is a very good solution. I like the dashboard. I can see what is going on and manage it as I like it."
"The system in general is quite flexible."
"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."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"The logs need to be better. They need to be more visible and easier to access."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"A couple of things I've seen that need improvement, especially in terms of a hard coding. The driver-level active moment really is out-of-the-box and we have to have contact the customer support and sometimes it is difficult to resolve."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"Technical support could be better. You don't always get the level of help you need right away."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"The analytics are weak."
"It's a little bit complex in terms of handling. If you implement a change, there is a specific point where you have to commit it. It's not like you just push a button and it's always committed. If you don't know to check whether your commit command has been executed or not... that is something Barracuda needs to work on."
"Command line could be more user friendly."
"I would like to see the connection improved."
"The price could be better."
"The administration UI could be better. It should also have better application detection policies."
"A rule for email announcements, when configured hits occur, would be a great improvement for a more efficient experience."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
"Its interface should be a little bit better."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
"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."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". 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". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Azure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks WildFire, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. OPNsense report.
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