We performed a comparison between Check Point Power-1 [EOL] and Netgate pfSense based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."Mainly the FortiGate reporting system is very good. It guides us through all the expectations of security. Fortinet provides us all that we need for security. Also, Fortinet FortiGate is a next-generation firewall. It is much more advanced than others."
"Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface."
"The solution is scalable."
"I really like the captive portal feature for our guest network. It has nice VLAN features in terms of separating our network. The anti-virus is also good."
"We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"The VPN allows users to connect remotely and securely."
"It is a better firewall than others and it has better features."
"The initial setup was straightforward, therefore I wanted to continue using the product."
"Technical support is perfect, excellent."
"Centralized administration with multiple services, which allows for execution in several important functionalities of information security."
"pfSense helped us during COVID-19 because we used OpenVPN to connect from home."
"The firewall sensor is highly effective, and it's easy to deploy. You can deploy pfSense with limited hardware resources. It's not necessary to have an appliance with much RAM to make it work. It's cost-effective and performs well."
"This solution has helped our organization by protecting our network from attacks."
"I have found pfSense to be stable."
"Fortinet FortiGate is not very easy to use. The navigation could be improved to make it easier to use."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"It needs more available central management."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."
"Multi-factor authentication would have been a plus in security at the time."
"Adjustment in the interfaces: I had to adjust those interfaces manually and of course that is a great feature that you can restore it but it is immediately also one point for improvement. If you don't have to adjust, if it's just stamped and it works, that's great."
"The stability could be improved."
"Ultimately, we'd like something stronger, and something that can handle threats better in real-time."
"I would like to see multiple DNS servers running on individual interfaces."
"It should integrate with LDAP, Active Directory, etc, to improve the way in which the traces and connections of each IP, or user connected through the firewall, are shown."
"I have been using WireGuard VPN because it is a lot faster and more secure than an open VPN. However, in the latest version of pfSense, they have removed this feature, which is one of the main features that I need. They should include this feature."
"The hotspot and the portal feature in this solution are not stable for WiFi access. We use it at least once or twice every day and it crashes. Some modules can be better by improving detection and having new updates. Additionally, we have some issues with clustering and load balancing that could improve."
"The GUI. There are TONS of plugins for pfSense, as such, if a user wants to add quite a bit of functionality, the GUI will feel a little congested."
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Check Point Power-1 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls with 2 reviews while Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews. Check Point Power-1 [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point Power-1 [EOL] writes "Good intrusion prevention, firewall, and VPN capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". Check Point Power-1 [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM, Cisco Secure Firewall and KerioControl.
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