We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW 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."The next-generation firewall is great."
"It's very easy to configure."
"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."
"There are great templates, so you don't have to customize them if you don't want to. You do have the option to custom create some folders and some reports, however, with what is there, you don't really need to go through extra effort, as they already give you a lot of predefined views of reports and so forth."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"The tool helps us to integrate with other brands."
"Huawei support is excellent. I rate it 10 out of 10."
"I am impressed with the product's antivirus features, strong encryption, policy implementation and easier installation."
"The UI is quite good."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"It enables us to configure different policies and restrictions for specific users within the same subnet."
"The solution's implementation is pretty easy."
"It is a good firewall with good performance."
"The solution is very easy to use and has a very nice GUI."
"My technicians find the pfSense's web interface very useful. It is very easy to use. pfSense is very reliable and stable. We like the OpenVPN clients that can be deployed using pfSense very much."
"What I found most valuable is the cost of the platform, the flexibility of the platform, and the fact that the ongoing fees are not there as they are with the competitor. Some people may think you're taking a risk with using Opensource. I think it just provides the end user, specifically for us small, medium business providers of services, the flexibility we need at the right cost to provide them a higher end, almost enterprise type service."
"An incomparable stability is achieved with other firewall systems."
"Open source and support are valuable. I have community support."
"It's a good solution for end-users. It's pretty easy to work with."
"I mostly like all of it. Whatever we use is valuable."
"We would like to have the ability to disable some of the security functionalities."
"I would like to see a more intuitive dashboard."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Their software support needs improvement. I would prefer to have better support for bug fixes. Sometimes, we open a ticket, and it is very difficult to get a solution. Specifically, we are not at all happy with their support for load balancing."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"It should have a better pricing plan. It is too expensive. It should also have a more granular view of the attack. I don't have FortiAnalyzer, and it is difficult for me to have a complete view when there is an attack on my server."
"With the Huawei firewall, none of the features comes at the top. We found out later that customer support is really not good. For this firewall, because of our customers' routine, for example, every six months they'll do a penetration test to find weaknesses. So whenever they came up with VAPT reports, they are looking to Huawei for help. I think that's basically because it's a different culture. Chinese culture and our culture is different. They have always tried to help find some excuses or say some other things that cannot help you solve the problem immediately."
"I would like to see an antivirus solution included with the product."
"There needs to be more security equipment for the solution."
"The tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"Perhaps the documentation is not clear and because it is supported in the community there is no basic documentation."
"Perhaps the documentation is not clear and because it is supported in the community there is no basic documentation."
"User interface is a little clumsy."
"The integration of pfSense with EPS and EDS could be better. Also, it should be easier to get reports on how many users are connecting simultaneously and how sections connect in real-time."
"The configuration of the solution is a bit difficult."
"The access control aspect of the product could be improved."
"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."
"The main problem with pfSense is that it lacks adequate ransomware protection."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 20 reviews while Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Fortinet FortiOS and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, KerioControl, Sophos UTM and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Netgate pfSense report.
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