User Reviews of Netgate pfSense & Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls

Updated March 2024

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Netgate pfSense review

Eduardo Monteiro.
Eduardo Monteiro.
IT Manager at Prologica
Good performance, reliable, and open source
There are several levels of firewall configuration such as beginner, advanced, and expert configurations. At each level, it becomes more complex and more tricky to set up the firewall. For example, if you want to install the firewall on your computer system, it would be a lot easier if it just tells you that this is the internet NIC and...
Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls review

Simon Webster
Simon Webster
Security Architect at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
We get reports back from WildFire on a minute-by-minute basis
The biggest thing that needs to be improved with them is their training. I took a training class for the 8.0 build, then I took it again for the 9.0 and 10 builds. They add new features every time that they do a new major release, but the training doesn't keep up. It is the same basic training that probably was with the 3.0 build, and they...

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