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 feature I like most is the SD-WAN. It allows you to manage more than one ISP at the same time. And there is a high-availability mode, so if one of your ISPs is down, you still have a backup."
"The technical support is great."
"It can expand easily."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"Consolidated our network environment at all locations, but mainly at our datacenter."
"The SD-WAN feature is the most valuable. This feature evolved from link load balancing. It has helped us in terms of our uptime and privatizing applications whenever we experience an outage. The SD-WAN feature has been a plus for us. Two-factor authentication has allowed us to add more users in terms of remote working. We have two-factor authentication for remote workers to authenticate them before they get on the network."
"It's very fast and easy to configure."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"I like the common administration and the possibility of adding Fortinet defense systems."
"The IPS and the application control feature are the most valuable."
"Overall, I am satisfied with the product."
"The setup is easy."
"The solution has helped our organization secure our network and connect remote sites."
"The solution’s interface is pretty user-friendly."
"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 usability of the solution is its best feature."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly which makes the product easy-to-use."
"OPNsense is easy to use and open source."
"The most valuable feature is the Dual WAN in OPNSense, which offers advanced capabilities."
"The feature I find most valuable, is that the program helped me to realize all the requested functionality that was needed."
"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 renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"They've become quite expensive."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve by integrating the web application firewall and the DDoS protection part of the solution. Having a WAF feature, web application firewall, and proxy together would be a good benefit."
"At first glance, the interface for the device is very confusing."
"We were not able to build a full-mesh VPN; however, I am not sure if this was the fault of Fortinet FortiGate."
"A couple of things I've seen that need improvement, especially in terms of a hard coding. The driver-level active moment really is out-of-the-box and we have to have contact the customer support and sometimes it is difficult to resolve."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"It would be good if they had fewer updates."
"Its load balancing feature could be easy to configure."
"The solution's GUI is not very appealing."
"The solution needs to improve its support."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall could be made a little less expensive."
"There have been several vulnerabilities in the firewall. It is hackable, some of the images are hackable."
"Its technical support could be better."
"The product has to be upgraded every few weeks."
"I see room to explore its integration with Secure Service Automation for a more comprehensive security view."
"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."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"The ability to set the VPN IP address would be a welcome addition."
"There should be more technical documentation."
"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."
"There are some add-ons that need enhancements to make management easier for users, especially the reporting features. Some reports don't show the level of detail I'm looking for, and I've had trouble installing certain add-ons, especially for Internet bandwidth shaping within my company."
"While they do have paid options that actually gives better features, for most of the clients, if they tend to take a paid option will instead opt for Fortinet."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
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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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