We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 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."I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"It's very easy to configure."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"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."
"SSL-VPN is very useful for us and has been very reliable."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the web filter."
"The solution offers sandboxing, which can be integrated at any time."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"It provides decent protection for the LAN, especially in run mode."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support."
"I like the Firewall and the IPS."
"They offer templates that provide detailed reports categorized by user, device, and internal network access."
"The simplicity of the solution is its most valuable asset. It's very user-friendly."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"It has an open license. It works very well, and there is an update every month."
"I find the solution to be user-friendly. It has a lot of reports and easy settings."
"One of the most valuable features is the network checking. Additionally, the firewall and web filtering functionalities are highly useful."
"It is a very good solution. I like the dashboard. I can see what is going on and manage it as I like it."
"The most valuable features of OPNsense are the GUI and frequent updates."
"OPNsense is easy to use and open source."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to configure."
"FortiOS is not simple."
"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."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"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."
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"They need to increase the local support here. There are also some bugs or fixes on which they need to work. They very well know about these bugs. In terms of licensing, I would like them to either increase the number of features in a single license or make licensing more flexible."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"It's a complicated firewall. Until you come to know the firewall inducers, most people don't like the firewall because the components for the firewall are a little bit complex. User-friendliness is a little bit tough. It needs to be user-friendly when creating policies, and pushing policies. Committing takes more time compared to Palo Alto."
"The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"My team is looking for more throughput and better integration with our security framework."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
"We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation of the product, and to having a proper understanding of the case."
"The solution's support could use improvement."
"There should be more technical documentation."
"The IPS solution could be more reliable."
"We did not like the fact that you have to configure everything with the graphic user interface. We have used other firewalls, such as FortiGate, that you can configure via code. OPNsense is not easy to integrate. When you are deploying via GitHub or another source repository, this is not possible. That's one thing we didn't like much."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"When using the solution at the beginning was difficult. There was a steep learning curve."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
"The interface isn't so friendly user. But we have some technicians here who are quite confident with this tool. OPNSense could maybe add sets of rules so it's simpler to manage different groups with particular needs."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 41 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". 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". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall and Sophos XG, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. OPNsense report.
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