We performed a comparison between Netgate pfSense and Palo Alto Networks WildFire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"The solution is scalable."
"We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and the UI. It has always provided me with what I needed. I have no need for additional costs that other solutions have, such as Sophos."
"The UTM feature is quite good. FortiAP is easy to deploy because both Fortigate and FortiAP are under the same brand. Otherwise, you need to do more work on the configuration."
"Anti-Spam web content filterinG."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"Open source and support are valuable. I have community support."
"It is very easy to use. The interface is quite understandable. There is a good community, and I can take over at any time I want. If there is anything wrong with it, I could just reinstall the whole thing and start all over again, and I'll be up again in less than a few minutes"
"I use pfSense because it gives me the flexibility to greatly expand basic firewall features."
"I have found the most valuable features to be antivirus and malware protection."
"The initial setup was simple and fast."
"I like the connectivity to the open VPN. It's very smooth."
"We like the fact that the product is open-source. It's free to use. There are no costs associated with it."
"The documentation is very good."
"The most valuable features of this solution are sandbox capabilities."
"Their technical support is outstanding and top-notch."
"It is the best device in comparison to other network products in the marketplace."
"The scalability is acceptable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is how it keeps up-to-date with viruses."
"With this product, we receive the best monitoring and reports."
"My primary use case for this solution is for a secure gateway."
"The most valuable features of the solution are user-friendliness, price, good security, and cloud-related options."
"The user interface could be improved."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"The non-error conserve mode has room for improvement."
"I don't like that anything more than very basic reporting is not included."
"Some of the filtering is not robust, you can escape it with a VPN. Some of the users bypass some of the filters. It catches some but it also misses some, that area could be improved. It's functioning reasonably but there's room for improvement in that area."
"The routing capability on the FortiGate devices has room for improvement."
"There are some license issues. Not every feature must have a separate license. There must be some of kind synergy between the license so we don't have to pay for every individual license that we would like to have."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"The GUI could use improvements, though it is manageable."
"The GUI. There are TONS of plugins for pfSense, as such, if a user wants to add quite a bit of functionality, the GUI will feel a little congested."
"Perhaps the documentation is not clear and because it is supported in the community there is no basic documentation."
"It was difficult to configure our web printer through the solution. This process could be easier. Additionally, integration with SD-WAN solution."
"It would be great to add more to security."
"The solution requires a lot of administration."
"We would like to see ready-made profiles to cover most users' needs."
"The main problem with pfSense is that it lacks adequate ransomware protection."
"The deployment model could be better."
"Palo Alto Networks WildFire should be more real-time in nature. The signature updates should happen in a minute or less than a minute to be a very good feature for the customer."
"They provide a medium level of technical support."
"The only complaint that we receive from our customers is in regards to the price."
"They can keep on doing more updates. As new malware and viruses are coming out, they can make sure that WildFire is up to date."
"It would be nice if there was an easier way to install and deploy it, such as through the inclusion of wizards."
"In the future, Palo Alto could reduce the time it takes to process the file."
"Our main concern is that everything has to be synced with the WildFire Cloud and has to be checked through the subscription."
Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 58 reviews. Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6, while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM, KerioControl and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Proofpoint Email Protection, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Fortinet FortiSandbox and Microsoft Defender for Office 365.
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