We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Netgate pfSense 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."Easy to use support and licensing portal as well as activation process."
"Reliability is the best feature. We faced some issues when we were setting it up, but the service, portal, and administration are good."
"Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"Ability to manage multiple firewalls."
"One of the most important parts is, there is auto-upgrade of the hardware every fourth year."
"Single device, multiple functions - I do not need to purchase a web application firewall, a proxy server, a VPN device and so many others because these are all built in to this one device."
"If you have multiple offices, all inter-connected via the internet, you want a single management console through which you can manage all you firewalls. In that case Barracuda could be a good option."
"Its ability to block incoming attacks is valuable. Its logging, traffic monitoring, and VPN capabilities are also valuable."
"It is a very stable solution."
"What I like best about this product are the support and the features."
"Its stability and SD-WAN features are the most valuable."
"Stability has been excellent. We have experienced no issues; it never fails."
"A valuable feature is that the solution is open source."
"I had some outages in the network and we provide services for our company. We sell mobile credits. The terminal gets access to our own server inside the network and if one internet fails, then the other one is still up and we have a back-up link on the devices."
"It is a very good solution for enterprises that need a VPN for their employees. It is the best way to provide a remote work facility to employees at a very low cost. Other solutions that I have had in the past were very expensive. Enterprises don't always have that kind of money to invest."
"Super easy to manage. Anyone who has been working with firewalls can handle it."
"A very stable product that lasts over time, easy to understand, and administer."
"This solution has increased the level of security, given us more control, provided a deep insight into network traffic, and is a great VPN solution."
"I like pfSense's security features."
"Fortinet FortiGate is not very easy to use. The navigation could be improved to make it easier to use."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"Application management can be improved."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding FortiAnalyzer to its solution, we should not have to use another solution. FortiAnalyzer can provide more detailed information."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"They have a very complicated interface. It's very hard to learn."
"The price could be better."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly dashboard and an easier interface."
"When you do any commit, it locks your next access. If you are making a change to the device, from the security standpoint it's fine, but from the admin side it's not good. When you make changes, after each and every one it becomes locked."
"The analytics are weak."
"I would like to see the connection improved."
"The usability for the administrator's experience needs improvement. My system administrator has some questions about its overall connectivity and flexibility."
"Barracuda CloudGen Firewall should work a little bit more with the logs so that, in our company, we can generate a little bit more reports and get a bit more statistics, which would be fine for us."
"I would like to see SD1 integration into the software. That would be fantastic."
"The product must provide integration with other solutions."
"ClamAV AntiVirus can cause some crashes. That service should be improved."
"This solution is good for small businesses but it is not as stable as other competitors such as Fortinet."
"Could be simplified for new users."
"I would like to see different graphs available in the reporting."
"Reporting and real-time monitoring, since I'm used to Watchguard's reporting features, it would be nice to have an embedded solution for reporting."
"There is more demand for UTMs than a simple firewall. pfSense should support real-time features for handling the latest viruses and threats. It should support real-time checks and real-time status of threats. Some other vendors, such as Fortinet, already offer this type of capability. Such capability will be good for bringing pfSense at the same level as other solutions."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Sophos XG, OPNsense, Azure Firewall, Cisco Secure Firewall and Meraki MX, whereas Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM, KerioControl and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Netgate pfSense report.
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