We performed a comparison between Comodo Dome Firewall [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."The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"The GUI is good."
"We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications."
"The solution has very good threat and content filtering switches."
"Web filtering and two-factor authentication are great features."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"This solution has helped our organization by having strong functions and a reliable firewall."
"This solution is user-friendly."
"The ability to create a VPN allows me to monitor branch offices from a central location."
"At our peak time, we have reached more than 5,000 concurrent connections."
"The classic features such as content inspection, content protection, and the application-level firewall, are the most important."
"I like the connectivity to the open VPN. It's very smooth."
"Is good at blocking IP addresses."
"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."
"The initial setup was straightforward, therefore I wanted to continue using the product."
"We like the fact that the product is open-source. It's free to use. There are no costs associated with it."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"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 renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"There could be more integration between the logging and analytical platforms to make it more seamless and integrated."
"The UI could be improved."
"I haven't seen any feature that will allow me direct authentication for a VPN solution."
"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."
"Lacks instructional videos."
"Layer 7 advanced firewall features are not included in the solution."
"It is not centrally managed, where you log into the website and can see all your services there. We would like to be able to see is all the configurations from a central interface on all our pfSenses."
"My only observation is about the quality of the IPSec logs, which are difficult to interpret and are poor in filters."
"Many people have problems setting up the web cache for the web system."
"We are at the moment looking to use it as a proxy service so that we can limit what websites people go and view and that sort of thing. That's an area I've struggled with a little bit at the moment and it could be a bit easier to set up."
"The solution could improve by having centralized management and API support online."
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Comodo Dome Firewall [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls while Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews. Comodo Dome Firewall [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Comodo Dome Firewall [EOL] writes "User-Friendly, improves security, and gives me more control over my VoIP". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". Comodo Dome Firewall [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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