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 most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is load balancing. It can provide central management and VPNA. Additionally, it has enhanced our security environment."
"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."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."
"The product is easy to configure."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall's design is good...I am very impressed with the product's stability."
"FortiGate NGF is simple compared to other firewalls. It is easy to use and you don't need any training. Any person with basic firewall knowledge can use it."
"The usability of the solution is its best feature."
"It is easy to install. There is not much complexity involved."
"Overall, I am satisfied with the product."
"Routing and reporting are two areas where the product has an added advantage compared to any other product."
"The solution has helped our organization secure our network and connect remote sites."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"The most valuable features in OPNsense are reporting and visibility."
"The DNS-level filtering is impressive for thwarting time scanners."
"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."
"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"One of the most valuable features is the network checking. Additionally, the firewall and web filtering functionalities are highly useful."
"The most valuable features of OPNsense are the GUI and frequent updates."
"The pricing could always be better."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the logging and reporting. Additionally, the next-generation application's policies should be improved. When they were released they had bugs."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"I would like to see improvements in the support from Fortinet. Here in the Philippines, whenever we have problems with a Fortinet product, we mostly ask for support from distributors and resellers and not directly from Fortinet."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
"The non-error conserve mode has room for improvement."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"I see room to explore its integration with Secure Service Automation for a more comprehensive security view."
"The solution needs to integrate VPN features."
"There are some issues with security features and aspects like logs not being up to the mark."
"The management consoles can be improved."
"I see problems with the licensing. If I have to add a new feature, we need to add a license."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall could be made a little less expensive."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"Its load balancing feature could be easy to configure."
"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."
"OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"There should be more technical documentation."
"The reporting part could be better."
"The solution could be more secure."
"On the customer-side, because I'm a small business, I need a cheaper or free solution option."
"There are issues with stability and reliability."
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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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