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."It's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"The solution is very, very easy to use."
"It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"The VPN allows users to connect remotely and securely."
"The solution is fairly scalable when it comes to integrating with other applications and data sets."
"The documentation is very good."
"This solution has helped our organization by protecting our network from attacks."
"The features I have found best are ease of use, GUI, and performance."
"Technical support is perfect, excellent."
"We can run it on any hardware."
"Firewall system for small, medium, and large data networks. It allows you to provide security to your environment: DMZ networks, LAN, WAN, etc."
"The solution is very easy to use and configure."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"Fortinet currently has many products bundled with FortiGate including the basic firewall and load balancer, and I think that that they need to have separate product portfolios for each of these specialized services."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"Multi-factor authentication would have been a plus in security at the time."
"I would like to see SD1 integration into the software. That would be fantastic."
"I expect a better interface with more log analysis because I create my own interface."
"I've never tried it in large environments. All my clients are small businesses with a handful of employees, so I am not sure how it works in large environments. I keep up with recent versions, and there's nothing I'm waiting for, and nothing breaks when I get a new version."
"Ultimately, we'd like something stronger, and something that can handle threats better in real-time."
"In an upcoming release, the reporting could be more user-friendly. For example, the reporting in graphs and charts for the host can be cumbersome."
"The access control aspect of the product could be improved."
"When I checked other packages, it seems they use different tools that are installed on the PSS for functionality. They rely on third-party tools, unlike Fortinet, for example, which has its own tools. In comparison, we also use third-party tools on pfSense. For example, we had a situation where we needed a tool to identify authorized users, and when I searched for a solution, I found a third-party tool. However, using such tools may come with additional costs."
"I would like to see multiple DNS servers running on individual interfaces."
Earn 20 points
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, KerioControl and Cisco Secure Firewall.
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