We performed a comparison between GajShield Next Generation 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."In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"Centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances allow us to take control over our public and private infrastructure."
"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 inspection and web security features are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the web filter."
"We use a southern institution that's audited for IT security and the reporting that automatically comes off the unit makes it much easier to meet compliance standards and makes it easier as far as the amount of time that has to be spent to compile that information. If you get your reporting set up correctly when you initially set it up, you just select the one you want and hit print. The auditing trail on it is the best feature."
"It's very easy to configure."
"The solution's outcome is very high, and we often use it in a very high-traffic environment."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall's best feature is the network DLP."
"GajShield has improved our mobile device-based connectivity."
"The most valuable feature of the GajShield Next Generation Firewall is the user-friendly settings, dashboards, and anti-threat protection. Additionally, the solution upgrades frequently which is good because we receive new features."
"It is an easily scalable solution...The initial setup was very easy."
"It is a stable solution."
"Gajshiled's enterprise cloud and DLP-level features give it an advantage over other products."
"The solution has high availability."
"The most valuable features of OPNsense are the GUI and frequent updates."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"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."
"OPNsense is highly stable."
"The most valuable features are reporting, the Sensei plugin, and firewall capabilities."
"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."
"It would be a benefit if Fortinet would release a one-stop solution that is better integrated with other products and an automated emergency response system."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve to be on par with its competitors, such as Palo Alto and Sophos. They are the market leaders. Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve its capabilities. However, we are happy with Fortinet FortiGate."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"I haven't had a single issue since using Fortinet."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall would be improved with the addition of a load-balancing feature."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall could improve the flow of the settings. If somebody's using a Cisco firewall or any other brand and they want to use GajShield Next Generation Firewall the platform's UI is a bit different. If it was more similar to the others it would be better."
"The firewall configuration and administration screens could use some improvement."
"We face issues with some configuration parts that we don't understand in the solution, and sometimes we face issues with the VPN connection."
"We raised a support ticket, and the project didn't get a proper response. There was a skill issue in TAC support."
"Sometimes, we have to use SD-WAN support for the solution, which can be improved by adapting some features that will help our approach to network services."
"Gajshield can improve SD-WAN compatibility at an enterprise cloud level."
"There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products."
"OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server."
"The solution would not be suitable for anything large-scale."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"The reporting part could be better."
"The IPS solution could be more reliable."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"There is room for improvement in SSL inspection."
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GajShield Next Generation Firewall is ranked 30th in Firewalls with 7 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. GajShield Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.8, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of GajShield Next Generation Firewall writes "User-friendly settings, frequent updates, and responsive 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". GajShield Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Sophos XG, WiJungle and Netgate pfSense, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our GajShield Next Generation Firewall vs. OPNsense report.
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