We performed a comparison between Azure 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."FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable features are the policies, filtering, and configuration."
"It's a firewall that secures our internal network. I have been using it since 2013, and I find that most of the features are advanced, and very user friendly."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"The solution has many useful features. For example, the solution allows users to create virtual IP addresses."
"I like its order management feature. It doesn't have the kind of threat intelligence that Palo Alto has, but the order management makes it much simpler to know the difference."
"One of the best features is that it natively integrates with Azure Services and tools. When you have a third-party offering, that is not the case. But Azure Firewall provides a comprehensive and seamless security solution for your Azure resources."
"The solution can autoscale."
"It is easy for me to protect certain ports or even the IP addresses, as well as do whitelisting, blacklisting, and the FQDN when we want virtual machines connected and to protect certain websites."
"The solution should be capable of self-scaling, which is one of the features we like about it."
"It's auto-scalable, which is a great feature."
"The most valuable feature is threat intelligence. It is based on filtering and can identify multiple threats."
"It is a very good solution. I like the dashboard. I can see what is going on and manage it as I like it."
"We have been operating here in our lab for several months, and everything appears to be extremely stable."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"One of the most valuable features is the network checking. Additionally, the firewall and web filtering functionalities are highly useful."
"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."
"It's more secure and more reliable."
"The system in general is quite flexible."
"It has an open license. It works very well, and there is an update every month."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"It needs more available central management."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"It would be nice to be able to create groupings for servers and offer groups of IP addresses."
"The tool needs to improve the onboarding and transition process for on-prem users."
"It has fewer features than you can get from other firewalls, like anti-spam and anti-phishing. Those kinds of things are not included. It only includes IDS and IDB."
"It is a cloud service, but the lending speed for each region is not always the same. For example, in China, the speed is slow. They need to think about how to make sure that the service pace or speed is always the same in all regions. It would be a great improvement if they can provide the same pace worldwide."
"The solution lacks artificial intelligence and machine learning. It might be in the roadmap. However, currently, it's not available."
"It's a little heavy compared to a FortiGate or other firewalls."
"We find it's different implementing it region-to-region. It might help if it was universal across all regions."
"This solution is not mature when it comes to handling perimeter traffic like internet browsing."
"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 user interface could be improved, and the DNS section should be more intuitive."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"The solution would not be suitable for anything large-scale."
"When using the solution at the beginning was difficult. There was a steep learning curve."
"Its interface should be a little bit better."
"The ability to set the VPN IP address would be a welcome addition."
Azure Firewall is ranked 21st in Firewalls with 33 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. Azure Firewall is rated 7.2, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Azure Firewall writes "Easy to use and configure but could be more robust". 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". Azure Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Sophos XG, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our Azure Firewall vs. OPNsense report.
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