We performed a comparison between Meraki MX 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 solution has very good threat and content filtering switches."
"We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well."
"I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"It does a lot for you for intrusion protection and as an antivirus. The threat management bundle is worth the money. You don't need another company to monitor your web traffic for you. You can do everything yourself on the firewall. You restrict your own black list for people on the firewall. You don't need to pay some other company for another product to do that for you. The firewall can do that for you. So, it's an easy-to-use product for people to be independent. They don't need to rely on other vendors to do what the firewall can do. They can do everything."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"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."
"Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"In terms of WAN optimization, it's completely cloud-controlled. Anyone can manage their network environment from a mobile phone."
"To me, the analytics feature is one of the most valuable in Meraki MX. I also find that it has good usability as it's cloud-based. Another valuable feature of Meraki MX is that it's simple to use and it's user-friendly."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the Meraki dashboard, which is a single pane of glass."
"It is very fast to implement."
"The most valuable feature is that we didn't have any problems with Meraki MX."
"The internet traffic shaping has been very valuable."
"Simple to manage."
"Deployment takes no more than one working day."
"URL blocking, Wireguard, Tail Scale, Engine Blocker, and VPN are the most valuable features for me."
"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."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly which makes the product easy-to-use."
"It's more secure and more reliable."
"The initial implementation process is simple."
"It's open source."
"There could be more integration between the logging and analytical platforms to make it more seamless and integrated."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve if it had a cloud-managed solution."
"The Web-filter in this solution is not very good."
"Fortinet currently has many products bundled with FortiGate including the basic firewall and load balancer, and I think that that they need to have separate product portfolios for each of these specialized services."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"We do not have account managers in our region for the solution. Some governments don't use the product since it is attached to the internet."
"Meraki MX firewalls are great for small to medium-sized businesses, but other solutions are better for enterprise-sized companies."
"The current lead time is longer for Meraki MX, and it needs to be improved."
"The product doesn't support route summarization and BGP dynamic routing protocol."
"Load balancing options and ability to manage a couple of Internet connections."
"The problem is that the two licenses do not currently integrate. We have to create separate companies and do an interconnection."
"It would be nice to get detailed logging information without third-party software."
"It is very expensive."
"There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
"Its interface should be a little bit better."
"The solution would not be suitable for anything large-scale."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
"The interface isn't so friendly user. But we have some technicians here who are quite confident with this tool. OPNSense could maybe add sets of rules so it's simpler to manage different groups with particular needs."
"I think the most important thing is that it should be easily accessible, but currently, that doesn't seem to be the case. We need a hardware platform that's based on common standards and open computing principles, which would be like a commodity and benefit us greatly."
Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 59 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. Meraki MX is rated 8.2, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". 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". Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Azure Firewall, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our Meraki MX vs. OPNsense report.
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