We performed a comparison between Juniper vSRX 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."FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"We like the solution’s protocol and its dashboard system."
"The technical support has been good."
"It's basic functionality is probably the most valuable feature."
"One of Juniper vSRX's most valuable features is its integration with safety applications. It keeps the software secure from developers without relying on third-party solutions."
"This solution works well. Their switches and firewall are good."
"The command feature is valuable."
"It is easy for me to go in and update settings, make changes, or add/remove rules or security."
"The authentication part is seamless and easy for people."
"I have found the solution has some great features overall, such as guest access capabilities, dashboards, and ease of use. There is plenty of documentation and support and it has the plugins that I needed."
"The VPN server feature is the most valuable. It is integrated with Radius and AAA for doing accounting and authentication. Insight view is also an important feature for me at this time. It allows me to assess our network traffic. I also like the firewall feature. The BSD kernel has a packet filter. It is one of the most solid frameworks for firewalls. Its user interface is one of the best interfaces I have used."
"OPNsense is highly stable."
"The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly which makes the product easy-to-use."
"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."
"One of the most valuable features is the network checking. Additionally, the firewall and web filtering functionalities are highly useful."
"The feature I find most valuable, is that the program helped me to realize all the requested functionality that was needed."
"What I like best about OPNsense is that, as a firewall, it's pretty good. I'm quite impressed with it. I had an excellent experience with OPNsense, which helped me achieve the targets I wanted."
"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."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"Some of the features in the graphical user interface do not work, which requires that we used the command-line-interface."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"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."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements made to the GUI because it isn't very good."
"The solution could improve its technical support."
"They could provide support for cloud deployments."
"The GUI really needs a lot of work, and it has got worse with successive version updates."
"We worked with Cisco's support and Juniper's support and there are some differences, to be honest, Cisco is more available and is more competent at addressing our cases."
"We experienced some technical issues during implementation"
"The reporting can be improved."
"I would like to see an activity sensor for malicious content or sensor for viruses and malware."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"There should be more technical documentation."
"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 logging could improve in OPNsense."
"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 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."
"The reporting part could be better."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
Juniper vSRX is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 33 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". 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". Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our Juniper vSRX vs. OPNsense report.
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