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."Initial setup is easy to configure."
"The solution is scalable."
"I have found Fortinet FortiGate to be scalable."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"We've found the solution to be pretty stable."
"I like that they have given me a solution at a fair price."
"Their reliability and their policy of pre-shipping replacements when a unit has failed."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"The product is easy to configure."
"Routing and reporting are two areas where the product has an added advantage compared to any other product."
"There are multiple features I have found to be valuable, such as encryption and integrated security features."
"It is easy to install. There is not much complexity involved."
"The most valuable feature of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall is its SD-WAN."
"FortiGate NGF is simple compared to other firewalls. It is easy to use and you don't need any training. Any person with basic firewall knowledge can use it."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall's design is good...I am very impressed with the product's stability."
"Overall, I am satisfied with the product."
"The VPN server feature is the most valuable. It is integrated with Radius and AAA for doing accounting and authentication. Insight view is also an important feature for me at this time. It allows me to assess our network traffic. I also like the firewall feature. The BSD kernel has a packet filter. It is one of the most solid frameworks for firewalls. Its user interface is one of the best interfaces I have used."
"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."
"The solution has high availability."
"The initial setup is easy. It only takes 15-30 minutes to deploy."
"The most valuable feature is the Dual WAN in OPNSense, which offers advanced capabilities."
"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."
"The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly which makes the product easy-to-use."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"They are doing good, but they can improve the distributor assignment. The availability of the product and the timeline of delivery are the main things. The distribution should be swift, and the distributor should not reach out to end customers directly. They should work as a distributor. There should also be one more local distributor. Currently, there is only one distributor in Pakistan, and the rest of them are in UAE. It is difficult to work with only one distributor. Sometimes, you don't get along with the same distributor, and that's why they should have one more distributor. Their licensing should also be improved. The activation or renewal of the product should be done from the date of renewal, not from the date on which the license expired."
"The command line is complicated, and the interface could be better."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"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."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"Its load balancing feature could be easy to configure."
"I see problems with the licensing. If I have to add a new feature, we need to add a license."
"FortiGate NGFW can improve technical support. The engineer who answers the technical support call, email, or phone call, whatever the medium may be. The response time is very bad."
"There are some issues with security features and aspects like logs not being up to the mark."
"When considering the policy of the vendors, they do not offer much of a discount policy, making the licensing model an area that needs improvement."
"One of the weaknesses of the solution is something we noticed, especially after comparing the tool with SD-WAN features, since, unfortunately, in a massive scale size environment, the solution is not good. I"
"Vulnerabilities owing to viruses in the OS need to be reduced in FortiGate Next Generation Firewall from an improvement perspective."
"One area for improvement is the IPS engine."
"There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"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."
"OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server."
"The ability to set the VPN IP address would be a welcome addition."
"I would like better documentation concerning the provided packages and their integration."
"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."
"There are some add-ons that need enhancements to make management easier for users, especially the reporting features. Some reports don't show the level of detail I'm looking for, and I've had trouble installing certain add-ons, especially for Internet bandwidth shaping within my company."
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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 Check Point NGFW. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. OPNsense report.
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