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."FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"The security features that they have are quite good. On top of that, their licensing model is quite nice where they don't charge you anything for the SD-WAN functionality for the firewall."
"It has improved our organization with control data."
"Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"The usage in general is pretty good."
"The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products."
"Creation of certificates and the facility to administer services are valuable features."
"The documentation is very good."
"It has a very nice web interface, and it is very simple to use. The way policies are working is also good."
"I can manage it easily by myself."
"It is effective. We have not had any problems."
"One of the advantages of pfSense is that it is very easy to work with. It is a very good open-source solution, and it works really well. pfSense provides a complete package. For some features, it could be the first solution in the world. It is a very good alternative in the market for a firewall solution. You don't need to go to Cisco or other brands with expensive firewalls. pfSense also allows us to offer some support services."
"The solution is very robust."
"A free firewall that is a good network security appliance."
"WildFire has been instrumental in blocking a number of new threats, before common desktop anti-virus tools were able to detect them."
"Stability is never a concern."
"Whole team can use the firewall and understand it."
"We get support in the free version."
"We have found that Palo Alto Networks WildFire is scalable. We currently have six thousand users for the product."
"It helps us when segmenting and securing the network and all sort of technologies, all sort of next generation needs. It's next generation phases of firewall like anti-virus, sandboxing, wifi, and VPN."
"The cloud-based services are a nice feature."
"The backup is the best feature."
"It is very expensive, and their support is not very good. I hope that their technical support will be better in the future."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding FortiAnalyzer to its solution, we should not have to use another solution. FortiAnalyzer can provide more detailed information."
"Some of the features in the graphical user interface do not work, which requires that we used the command-line-interface."
"Its customer service could be better."
"I use the FortiGate 60D model and realized the 300Mbps bandwidth limitation. Because it is a product that offers many services, I think it could have greater bandwidth capacity."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"They've become quite expensive."
"The user interface can be improved to make it easier to add more features. And pfSense could be better integrated with other solutions, like antivirus."
"User interface is a little clumsy."
"Layer 7 advanced firewall features are not included in the solution."
"I would like to see SD1 integration into the software. That would be fantastic."
"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."
"The VPN feature of the solution could improve by adding better functionality and providing easier configure ability."
"The solution could be more user-friendly, and the graphical interface needs some work so that someone without an IT background can use the application. I would like the ability to manage the on-premise appliance from the cloud. When I'm not in the office, it would be great to connect to the pfSense server and administer the network remotely."
"Web interface could be enhanced and more user friendly."
"The cost of this solution could still be improved, in particular, giving product discounts for charitable causes."
"There are certain changes that I was expecting in the previous version, and I hope that they are soon fixed. All of the problems that I have faced so far have been resolved."
"The deployment model could be better."
"The price could be better."
"They provide a medium level of technical support."
"The initial setup was a little bit complex, mainly due to the GUI console and management challenges."
"When you contact support, there is no guarantee that they will be available to help you tackle the issue that you are facing."
"The only problem with this solution is the cost. It's expensive."
Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) 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, Cisco Secure Firewall and KerioControl, whereas Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Proofpoint Email Protection, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Fortinet FortiSandbox and WatchGuard Firebox.
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