We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Palo Alto Networks WildFire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate was straightforward."
"It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"It's very easy to configure."
"The customization potential is quite impressive."
"A strong point of FortiGate is that the graphical interface is complete and easy to use, especially if we think there is a list of operations that we are able to perform inside."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"I like that they have given me a solution at a fair price."
"The system in general is quite flexible."
"The initial implementation process is simple."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"We have been operating here in our lab for several months, and everything appears to be extremely stable."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"The most valuable features are reporting, the Sensei plugin, and firewall capabilities."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"I love the idea of Palo Alto Networks WildFire. It's more geared toward preventing malware. If someone's laptop or phone is malware-infected, the tool prevents it from uploading valuable corporate data outside the corporate network. That's what I love about Palo Alto Networks WildFire. It stops malware in its tracks."
"They have many different options with Palo Alto WildFire and the set-up is quick. If you have all the details in hand, it does not take more than 15 minutes to deploy a firewall."
"The backup is the best feature."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"High availability with active-active and active-passive modes."
"The most valuable feature is the Automatic Verdict, to recognize whether something is a threat, or not."
"Intuitive threat prevention and analysis solution, with a machine learning feature. Scalable, stable, and protects against zero-day threats."
"The most valuable features of Palo Alto Networks WildFire are the good URL and file analysis that uses artificial intelligence. It has different interfaces, such as rest, SMTP protocol, and HTTPS. The Security incidents and event management are very good. Additionally, there are many file types that are supported and there is no limit to the number of files it can handle simultaneously. It integrates well with SIEM solutions."
"Its filtering is sometimes too precise or strict. We sometimes have to bypass and authorize some of the sites, but they get blocked. We know that they are trusted sites, but they are blocked, and we don't know why."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having a frequent ask questions(FAQ) area for people to receive quick answers to popular questions. Additionally, it would be beneficial to have an SMS notification feature. For example, if you cannot access your email you could receive an SMS message."
"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"Bandwidth usage in reporting could be improved for Fortinet FortiGate."
"There is room for improvement related to the logging and reporting aspect."
"Usually, we sell the bundle with the UTM or threat management piece with IPS, IDS. Other providers, such as Palo Alto, are ahead in terms of safe functionality. So, for me, delivering truly safe service is probably something that still needs to be improved."
"There are issues with stability and reliability."
"An area for improvement in OPNsense is the hardware, which needs to be updated more frequently. DNS blocking is another good feature I want to be added to the solution. pfSense has a peer-blocking feature that I also want to see in OPNsense."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"The ability to set the VPN IP address would be a welcome addition."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"There is room for improvement in SSL inspection."
"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."
"In terms of improvement, the performance could be enhanced."
"High availability features are lacking."
"The global product feature needs improvement, the VPN, and we need some enhanced features."
"The configuration should be made a little bit easier. I understand why it is as it is, but there should be a way to make it easier from the user side."
"The automation and responsiveness need improvement."
"There are some formats that the solution cannot support ."
"The technical support response needs improvement."
"The system performance degrades after the solution has been deployed for some time. The data that it gives us becomes a little bit slow. When you try to get some data for troubleshooting, it seems like it's working hard to extract that data."
"The product's false positive logs could be more user-friendly to understand. They could provide examples of precious cases to learn."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 58 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire, whereas Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Proofpoint Email Protection, Fortinet FortiSandbox and Check Point SandBlast Network.
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