We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and Netgate pfSense 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."The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"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."
"It can expand easily."
"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."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"We have found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"It enables us to configure different policies and restrictions for specific users within the same subnet."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"We make use of the new data center, specifically the containerized data center which is built and reviewed by Huawei, including all the device's infrastructure."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"The support for the solution has been excellent. If we ever had an issue they would send an engineer to help us with our problem."
"The UI is quite good."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"The ability to create a VPN allows me to monitor branch offices from a central location."
"Good basic firewall features."
"pfSense allows us to spread the hours of connection and do the filtering on the pfSense site."
"My company mainly works in the health and educational domain, schools and universities. I prevent the improper use of content from schools and universities. I defend the medical records for the patients in our hospitals. That is the main use case for me for the firewall."
"It has a good web cache. I used to use a DHCP server and DNS server. For my company, I use pfSense as a load balancing application."
"The initial setup is not complex."
"It is a stable solution."
"Improved service performance and availability through redundancy."
"I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more capabilities for troubleshooting VPN connections. For example, I do get some feedback about the current status, but I could use some history and logging of important events. The information is logged in our Syslog server, but I could use that information from the device. If they could provide a GUI to have some more insight on what's going with my VPN would be useful."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve if it had a cloud-managed solution."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"The solution doesn't seem to be very mature. Our networking team says they are experiencing a lot of issues in the firewalls and some routers."
"The tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly."
"There needs to be more security equipment for the solution."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"The IPS feature must be improved."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"The integration of pfSense with EPS and EDS could be better. Also, it should be easier to get reports on how many users are connecting simultaneously and how sections connect in real-time."
"The router monitoring needs improvement when compared with Sonicwall."
"Ease of use is a problem for a user who is unfamiliar with this product because, in the interface, everything has to be set manually."
"Layer 7 advanced firewall features are not included in the solution."
"The configuration of the solution is a bit difficult."
"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."
"There are some bias issues and some intrusions in our network that have to be addressed. So, we're thinking of changing this firewall to something like a professional hardware-enabled firewall."
"Network monitoring and device inventory could use some improvements. I'm using SpiceWorks for this because it never really worked in pfSense."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 30th in Firewalls with 18 reviews while Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Meraki MX, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Sophos XG, whereas Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM, KerioControl and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Netgate pfSense report.
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