We performed a comparison between Meraki MX 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 flexibility and ease of configuration are the most valuable features."
"FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is good to use, and most importantly, the pricing. The customer especially likes the discount when they trade up or something like that."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"The technical support is great."
"The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"Deployment takes no more than one working day."
"The technical support people from Meraki are brilliant."
"It prevents us from being hacked and delivers information about who and where the attack came from."
"The most valuable feature is that we didn't have any problems with Meraki MX."
"Traffic Shaping: The device lets you decide how you want to use your internet services. Due to the fact that Meraki can accept dual WAN, you can decide the way you balance the data traffic."
"We've had no issues with the scalability or the stability of this solution"
"Managed centrally over the web: You can manages all your Meraki devices in a single account."
"Site to Site VPN: The device can establish a VPN connection to multiple sites in a mesh environment in seconds, and without complex VPN knowledge."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"The technical support is very good."
"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."
"OPNsense is highly stable."
"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 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 DNS-level filtering is impressive for thwarting time scanners."
"The logs need to be better. They need to be more visible and easier to access."
"It is very expensive, and their support is not very good. I hope that their technical support will be better in the future."
"I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"One of the features that I would like to have is to do with endpoint production, it should be integrated. For example, the firewall gets notified of any kind of forensic event that needs to be done, such as if there is a ransomware attack and how it originated, all those records have to be available from the firewall, which is not."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"Expensive licensing and firewall stops immediately working if the license is not renewed at expiration date."
"The product could incorporate tools like ThousandEyes into the system so we can see things directly."
"Meraki MX can come across as an expensive solution."
"The security is not as strong as it could be"
"An area for improvement in Meraki MX is that it needs some provision, as supplying the unit through Cisco can be tedious at times, but as far as the product itself and its offerings, Meraki MX is five-star all the way."
"We do not have account managers in our region for the solution. Some governments don't use the product since it is attached to the internet."
"It would be nice if the different services, including the SIEM SOC and endpoint detection and response (EDR) were integrated into one, so that I don't have to go to different vendors for different services."
"It would be great if the Meraki devices let us see, in real time, the internet demand on a single device."
"The user interface could be improved, and the DNS section should be more intuitive."
"There are issues with stability and reliability."
"The solution could be more secure."
"Given that OPNsense plays a pivotal role as a firewall, safeguarding against various threats, having a reliable backup ensures uninterrupted protection even if unforeseen events impact the primary virtual machine."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
"The logging could improve in OPNsense."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
"OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server."
Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 58 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. Meraki MX is rated 8.2, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". 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". Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Azure Firewall, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our Meraki MX vs. OPNsense report.
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