We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) 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."The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service."
"It's very fast and easy to configure."
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"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to operate."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable features we found are the SD-WAN, FortiGate SD-WAN, and the standard UTM protection, among others."
"The usability of the solution is its best feature."
"The scalability is very good."
"The product is easy to configure."
"Fortinet offers comprehensive security solutions for various purposes."
"It is a very user-friendly solution. Moreover, Foritgate offers good performance."
"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"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 most valuable features are reporting, the Sensei plugin, and firewall capabilities."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"The initial implementation process is simple."
"It's more secure and more reliable."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"They can do more tests before they release new versions because I would like to be more assured. We had some experiences where they release something new and great, but some of the old features are disabled or they don't work well, which impacts the product satisfaction. The manufacturer should be able to prove that everything works or not only that it might work. This is applicable to most of the other services, software, and hardware companies. They all should work on this. We cannot trust every new release, such as a beta release, on the first day. We wait for some comments on the forums and from other companies that we know. We always wait a few weeks before we use the updated version. They should also extend the VPN client application, especially for Linux versions. Currently, it has an application for Linux devices, but it doesn't work the way we want to connect to the VPN. They use only the old connection, not the new one. They have VPN client applications for Windows and Mac, but they can add more useful features to better manage the devices and monitor the current health of each device. Such features would be helpful for our company."
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"The UI could be improved."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"Vulnerabilities owing to viruses in the OS need to be reduced in FortiGate Next Generation Firewall from an improvement perspective."
"Technical support is not helpful."
"There should be better customization in the IPS."
"The solution's stability should be improved because it is extremely unstable."
"I see problems with the licensing. If I have to add a new feature, we need to add a license."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"The product's data guard feature should support a USB port when the internet connection is unavailable."
"There have been several vulnerabilities in the firewall. It is hackable, some of the images are hackable."
"While they do have paid options that actually gives better features, for most of the clients, if they tend to take a paid option will instead opt for Fortinet."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The logging could improve in OPNsense."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"When using the solution at the beginning was difficult. There was a steep learning curve."
"I would like to see better SD-WAN performance."
"The solution would not be suitable for anything large-scale."
"OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 14th in Firewalls with 37 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". 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". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Twingate, Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. OPNsense report.
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