We performed a comparison between Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] and Netgate pfSense based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The security on offer is very good."
"I like how we can achieve total integration."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"The solution has very good threat and content filtering switches."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"FortiGate Secure SD-WAN includes best-of-breed next-generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and WAN optimization capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN edge transformation in a unified offering."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature for us was to implement negligent functionality, to direct functionality to viewer control and application control so we could disconnect, and at the same time, we installed checkpoints. We disconnected our proxy."
"Firewalls help us a lot in controlling traffic on our network and preventing unauthorized access."
"We can create a domain to separate and segregate some functions, some services."
"It safeguards against cyber attacks."
"The databases and its signatures are its most important features."
"The solution is very robust."
"The most outstanding feature is being able to centralize each of the functions in a single device."
"The UTM platform has been the most valuable."
"I am happy with the EPLS, the radius, and I am happy with the captive portal."
"I have found the firewall portion for the blocking most valuable."
"It is a good firewall with good performance."
"The solution is very robust."
"I use pfSense because it gives me the flexibility to greatly expand basic firewall features."
"It is a better firewall than others and it has better features."
"We can run it on any hardware."
"The initial setup was straightforward, therefore I wanted to continue using the product."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"Fortinet FortiGate is not very easy to use. The navigation could be improved to make it easier to use."
"There are just some services that aren't available. For example, the Ethernet or point-to-point protocols. They could add these services to their product offering - especially services for ISPs."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"We'd like more management across other integrations."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"It would be good if they had fewer updates."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"As we don't have a representative of Check Point in Mozambique, this makes it very difficult when we have some issues to resolve."
"Technical support was very bad because the supplier who sold it to us, wasn't very supportive, and he wouldn't giving us direct links to the OEM."
"What has been the issue of firewalls is they ask me for policies and content filtering application control and all these features that are now part of Harmony."
"The solution could be improved if there was a better way to report. The reporting functionality is not really good. Even though it's not the major function. Maybe adding a way to make a custom report."
"The interface needs improvement."
"While the technical support is good, the Indian level technical support could use an upgrade."
"I am not able to see a demo."
"pfSense has some limitations in detecting site sessions. We want to control internet usage based on sites and their content, and pfSense doesn't perform this function."
"Lacks instructional videos."
"Improve analysis of logs and dashboards (control panel) with improved alert functionality."
"The router monitoring needs improvement when compared with Sonicwall."
"There's a bit of a learning curve during the initial implementation."
"I have been using WireGuard VPN because it is a lot faster and more secure than an open VPN. However, in the latest version of pfSense, they have removed this feature, which is one of the main features that I need. They should include this feature."
"Could be simplified for new users."
"The technical support needs to be improved."
Earn 20 points
Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls with 19 reviews while Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews. Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] is rated 8.2, while Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] writes "Great firewalls, VPN, and Intrusion prevention capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM, KerioControl and Cisco Secure Firewall.
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