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."The performance is good."
"We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service."
"The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable. It is a resilient appliance. I never had an issue with it in terms of any security breaches."
"It's very easy to set up, it's very easy to make policies and, for an organization, that means you don't need IT expert in firewalls. You just need to have somebody who knows a little bit of IT, and that's it. With other products, you need someone with a "Masters" degree in firewalls."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to operate."
"It is easy to install. There is not much complexity involved."
"The most valuable aspects of FortiGate NGFW are its top-notch reputation in peer reviews, user-friendly interface, and excellent support."
"FortiGate is a rapidly growing vendor with a wide range of ready-to-use products. Their delivery time is remarkably quick, usually between two to four weeks."
"The tool's most valuable feature is IPS. In my experience, I haven't encountered any issues with integration. It easily integrates with the FortiGate solution. However, verifying through documentation and assessing their support is necessary."
"There are multiple features I have found to be valuable, such as encryption and integrated security features."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall's design is good...I am very impressed with the product's stability."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) 's most valuable features are reporting and filtering."
"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."
"The most valuable features are reporting, the Sensei plugin, and firewall capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the Dual WAN in OPNSense, which offers advanced capabilities."
"We have been operating here in our lab for several months, and everything appears to be extremely stable."
"I find the solution to be user-friendly. It has a lot of reports and easy settings."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"The feature I find most valuable, is that the program helped me to realize all the requested functionality that was needed."
"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."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"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 solution could be more user friendly."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"For the migration, everyone has a firewall in use and I am selling Fortinet. Typically, I am replacing another firewall. Previously, there was a tool available to convert configurations from one firewall, such as Palo Alto, to Fortinet, but this tool is no longer free. If it could be made free again, it would be very beneficial."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"The web process often has a memory leak."
"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"
"The product has to be upgraded every few weeks."
"I would like to have SD-WAN as a part of the Next Generation Firewall. It would enhance high availability."
"I see room to explore its integration with Secure Service Automation for a more comprehensive security view."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall could be made a little less expensive."
"The product keeps hanging."
"Someone without certification and experience with other firewalls might find it a bit more challenging to grasp the FortiGate format and its platform layout."
"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."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
"In terms of improvement, the performance could be enhanced."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
"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."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"The user interface could be improved, and the DNS section should be more intuitive."
"There is room for improvement in SSL inspection."
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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 Zyxel Unified Security Gateway. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. OPNsense report.
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