We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway 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."Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"The security on offer is very good."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is URL filtering."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"It's very easy to set up, it's very easy to make policies and, for an organization, that means you don't need IT expert in firewalls. You just need to have somebody who knows a little bit of IT, and that's it. With other products, you need someone with a "Masters" degree in firewalls."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"The technical support is very good."
"URL blocking, Wireguard, Tail Scale, Engine Blocker, and VPN are the most valuable features for me."
"The initial implementation process is simple."
"We have been operating here in our lab for several months, and everything appears to be extremely stable."
"OPNsense is highly stable."
"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."
"The solution is good for a basic firewall for a small business or for home use."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"The solution can scale well."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from web filtering, malware protection, and antivirus."
"This is a capable appliance and the standard features work well for us."
"I think they need to improve more in order to be a competitor with the leaders of the field."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"We would like to see an upgrade to the VPN feature, we are using the VPN from outside of our office and there is a limitation to 10 connections, more connections would be suitable."
"Cisco Meraki products are rising very quickly in the cloud and the connected era. Meraki products offer much better ROI, upgradability, and manageability."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"Backup can be improved."
"The improvement is related to logs. Instead of the CLI, we should be able to have more insights into the logs of the firewall in the GUI."
"There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"I would like better documentation concerning the provided packages and their integration."
"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."
"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."
"There are issues with stability and reliability."
"Sometimes it reboots when you least expect it, and that's the main issue."
"Although manageable, the user interface is a little bit slow and could be improved."
"The product has some scalability and data management issues where improvements are required."
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OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is ranked 14th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 3 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is rated 6.0. 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 Zyxel Unified Security Gateway writes "Offers good anti-spam and web filtering features but needs to improve in the area of scalability". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall and Sophos UTM, whereas Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, WatchGuard Firebox, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our OPNsense vs. Zyxel Unified Security Gateway report.
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