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."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and there are several operating systems that can include the hardware capacities. In the newer releases, the resources were more useful because they were included in the operating system."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"Fortigate represents a really scalable way of delivering perimeter network security, some level of layer 7 security, WAF, and also a way to create a meshed ADVPN solution."
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"It is a safe product."
"The mapping features and traffic logging are good."
"It enables us to configure different policies and restrictions for specific users within the same subnet."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"I like that the initial setup is straighforward. It's also a scalable solution."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"The user interface is very, very good."
"The interface is straightforward and easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the VPN and the capture photo."
"I have found the most valuable features to be antivirus and malware protection."
"There is good documentation with a fantastic community and enterprise support."
"Some of the terminologies were more familiar to me than it was when I first encountered Cisco."
"I mostly like all of it. Whatever we use is valuable."
"It is much simpler than other solutions such as Fortinet."
"I had some outages in the network and we provide services for our company. We sell mobile credits. The terminal gets access to our own server inside the network and if one internet fails, then the other one is still up and we have a back-up link on the devices."
"Fortinet already improved FortiGate, but in the current market, many brands of security devices have improved together. Fortinet still needs to catch up with market standards. Fortinet is lacking in features in comparison to competitors."
"There are some tiny bugs that sometimes affect the operations. In the past revision of it, there was a bug. Because of the bug, we had to downgrade the version. It happened only with the last revision."
"The logs need to be better. They need to be more visible and easier to access."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"The customization could be improved. Cisco, for example, is much better at this. They need to work to be at least as good as they are."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"There needs to be more security equipment for the solution."
"I would like to see an antivirus solution included with the product."
"The tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"The WAF capability in the Huawei Firewall is missing."
"The solution doesn't seem to be very mature. Our networking team says they are experiencing a lot of issues in the firewalls and some routers."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"It could use a little bit of improvement in the reporting."
"One concern I have with Netgate pfSense is related to packet filtering. Specifically, issues can arise with certain functionalities like GP, and, at times, there may be bugs."
"The main problem with pfSense is that it lacks adequate ransomware protection."
"Needs services on additional features, such as managing inventory and generating reports."
"It would be great to add more to security."
"It needs to be more secure."
"Layer 7 advanced firewall features are not included in the solution."
"Adjustment in the interfaces: I had to adjust those interfaces manually and of course that is a great feature that you can restore it but it is immediately also one point for improvement. If you don't have to adjust, if it's just stamped and it works, that's great."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 19 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, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Fortinet FortiOS, 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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