We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS 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."With FortiClient, you can easily connect when you are home, check out what you want to do, and connect to your network when you are not at work. You can switch on servers and you can check what is wrong."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the different types of profiling. It has been the most effective for me. The WAF and the antivirus profile are the most effective in network protection."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"FortiGate firewalls are user-friendly, and I like the security profiling features."
"I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"Fortigate represents a really scalable way of delivering perimeter network security, some level of layer 7 security, WAF, and also a way to create a meshed ADVPN solution."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"Compared to other firewalls, the segmentation is much easier in FortiGate."
"I like that the firewall gives me a lot of control in terms of outgoing and inbound traffic, and it scores better in deep packet inspections when compared with the Azure Firewall."
"The solution is very easy to configure and has a good interface, plus it offers more configuration options than other vendors."
"The fact that is it has a UTM, a Unified Threat Management feature is the most valuable aspect for us. It's an all in one product. It's like our one-stop-shop to the internet."
"The SSL VPN is fee for use is most attractive."
"The product is scalable and easily expands."
"What I like about this solution, is that it is the only solution that currently offers VPN for clients."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiOS are the ease of use and user-friendly interface."
"It is a very good solution. I like the dashboard. I can see what is going on and manage it as I like it."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"It's open source."
"It has an open license. It works very well, and there is an update every month."
"The solution has high availability."
"The system in general is quite flexible."
"The most valuable features in OPNsense are reporting and visibility."
"OPNsense is highly stable."
"In terms of what could be improved, the SD-WAN is quite difficult, because if you install the new box, 15 is okay, but if you change from an old configuration, if there is already configuration and a policy when you change to SD-WAN, you must change the whole policy that you see in the interface."
"It could use more templates for third-party site-to-site VPN setups other than FortiGate and Cisco."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"They can do more tests before they release new versions because I would like to be more assured. We had some experiences where they release something new and great, but some of the old features are disabled or they don't work well, which impacts the product satisfaction. The manufacturer should be able to prove that everything works or not only that it might work. This is applicable to most of the other services, software, and hardware companies. They all should work on this. We cannot trust every new release, such as a beta release, on the first day. We wait for some comments on the forums and from other companies that we know. We always wait a few weeks before we use the updated version. They should also extend the VPN client application, especially for Linux versions. Currently, it has an application for Linux devices, but it doesn't work the way we want to connect to the VPN. They use only the old connection, not the new one. They have VPN client applications for Windows and Mac, but they can add more useful features to better manage the devices and monitor the current health of each device. Such features would be helpful for our company."
"They are doing good, but they can improve the distributor assignment. The availability of the product and the timeline of delivery are the main things. The distribution should be swift, and the distributor should not reach out to end customers directly. They should work as a distributor. There should also be one more local distributor. Currently, there is only one distributor in Pakistan, and the rest of them are in UAE. It is difficult to work with only one distributor. Sometimes, you don't get along with the same distributor, and that's why they should have one more distributor. Their licensing should also be improved. The activation or renewal of the product should be done from the date of renewal, not from the date on which the license expired."
"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 inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding enhancements to FortiMail, FortiSOAR, and FortiDeceptor."
"Fortinet FortiOS's integration could be improved."
"In terms of what needs improvements, the troubleshooting could use improvement. When we work with other products like Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, and Check Point, we see a big difference in the troubleshooting. It's not easy to find a report."
"The complexity of the VPNs should be improved."
"The reporting for this solution could be improved. It could also be more stable and offer better pricing."
"FortiOS could provide a more detailed analysis of the network and connected devices."
"They need to integrate more with the SD-WAN."
"Technical support could be better. Some competitors have much more responsive support teams."
"Right now, we have to contend with CLI. We'd like it to be easier. We need the features to be in a UI."
"The only thing that I would like to see improved is the Insight or the NetFlow analysis part. It would be good to have the possibility to dig down on the Insight platform. Right now, we can easily do only a few analyses. If this page becomes more powerful, it surely will be a well-adopted platform."
"The ability to set the VPN IP address would be a welcome addition."
"When using the solution at the beginning was difficult. There was a steep learning curve."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"In terms of improvement, the performance could be enhanced."
"OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server."
"The reporting part could be better."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiOS writes "Provides effective filtering features, good stability but initial setup is moderately challenging". 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". Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiWeb, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our Fortinet FortiOS vs. OPNsense report.
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