Compare Juniper SRX vs. OPNsense
Juniper SRX is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 24 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 4 reviews. Juniper SRX is rated 7.6, while OPNsense is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX writes "Enables us to integrate a firewall and router in a single product but IPS needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Has good performance but I want to see a friendlier user interface". Juniper SRX is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco ASA NGFW and Palo Alto Networks WildFire, whereas OPNsense is most compared with pfSense, Untangle NG Firewall and Sophos UTM. See our Juniper SRX vs. OPNsense report.
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The firepower sensors have been great; they do a good job of dropping unwanted traffic. Unfortunately in Cisco, only the hardware was good. The most important point is the detection engine which is now part of the next-generation firewalls and which is supported by Cisco Talos. The most valuable features are the flexibility and level of security that this solution provides. Integration with all the other Cisco tools is valuable. We moved from a legacy firewall to the ASA with FirePOWER, increasing our Internet Edge defense dramatically. Cisco ASA NGFW significantly improves our bank. It protects any high-value products that we use from hackers, viruses, malware, and script-bots. It gives us metrics on network traffic as well as what kind of attacks we are getting from the outside. Right now, Cisco ASA NGFW has given us a lot of improvement. We are planning to move to a new facility and will be a much larger organization. | I like the routing and firewall features. The solution's stability is very good. I've found the security features, such as IDS and the VPN most valuable. The deployment is quite easy and fast. It helped us with its routing capabilities which eased the cost, because otherwise I would have had to take a router and firewall, and then integrate it. With this, however, it was an integration of firewall and routing services all together in a single product. That was one thing that I loved about it. The most valuable feature is the virtualization because it can be used for customers who are using the mobile data network to request a private connection to a remote site. There is a lot of flexibility in how you can commit, check, and back out of a configuration. On a scale from one to ten, one being the worst and ten being the best I'd give Juniper SRX an overall rating of eight because of its' competitive price. | The initial setup is easy. It only takes 15-30 minutes to deploy. The feature I find most valuable, is that the program helped me to realize all the requested functionality that was needed. I find the solution to be user-friendly. It has a lot of reports and easy settings. We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience. |
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The software was very buggy, to the point it had to be removed. In NGFW, Cisco should be aligned with the new technology and inspection intelligence because Cisco is far behind in this pipeline. Most users do not have awareness of this product's functionality and features. Cisco should do something to make them aware of them. That would be quite excellent and useful to organizations that are still using legacy data-center-security products. There was an error in the configuration, related to our uplink switches, that caused us to contact technical support, and it took a very long time to resolve the issue. With regards to stability, we had a critical bug come out during our evaluation... not good. The product would be improved if the GUI could be brought into the 21st Century. Cisco should improve its user interface design. There is a deep learning curve to the product if you are a newcomer. There is no support here in Georgia. If something goes wrong, support is not always very helpful with the other firewalls or other products. | The workplace management console needs improvement. It should be a little bit more developed. Also, the interface needs a bit more improvement. The big thing is performance. With all the features turned on it slows down. In terms of other features, I'd like to see a web filter, 10 point control, application control and a DNA filter in the next release. The GUI needs improvement. IPS is one that I would definitely want to be improved. I would also like SSL VPN to be integrated. The Juniper product has to improve in terms of innovation. It's a good stable firewall, but it's nowhere near what it needs to be for a next-generation type firewall. Improvements can be made to the GUI. The GUI can be improved by creating policies to handle IPS requirements. The configuration should be a one-step process. This would make it easier to complete the setup to register the time of operation. | On the customer-side, because I'm a small business, I need a cheaper or free solution option. OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server. |
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Always consider what you might need to reduce your wasted time and invest it in other solutions. Watch out for hidden licensing and incredibly high annual maintenance costs. We paid about $7,000 for the Cisco firewall, plus another small Cisco router and the lead switch. It was under the combined license. It's a final agreement. The cost is a big factor for us. This is why we are using it only in our restricted area. They are very much higher than their competitors in the market. Licensing is expensive compared to other solutions. Pricing is high, but it is essentially a corporate decision. The cost is a bit high compared to other solutions in the market. Cisco recently has become very expensive. | The price of this solution is more than other products, but it's stable, and the technical support is better than I have seen with others. There was no additional licensing cost because there were no IPS services. It was just a firewall IP circuit router so they have the default licensing. We just need to renew the support yearly. While the price of support is expensive, the price of the solution, itself, is not. The pricing is perhaps half, probably forty percent, of Cisco. The direct support with Juniper is expensive. When you stop using the solution and miss one year of payments, if you want the support back on a specific node, they ask you to pay for the year that you haven't used the node. In terms of pricing, Juniper is in the middle. The most expensive firewall is Palo Alto. If a customer wants the cheapest price they should go for FortiGate. Juniper is in between these products. It has a low price. It is not that expensive. | There are no licensing costs for OPNsence. It costs about $1000. We are not paying any licensing fees. OPNsense is completely free for us. |
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| Cisco ASA, Adaptive Security Appliance, ASA | SRX | |
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Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is Cisco's end-to-end software solution and core operating system that powers the Cisco ASA product series. This software solution provides enterprise-level firewall capabilities for all types of ASA products, including blades, standalone appliances and virtual devices. Adaptive Security Appliance provides protection to organizations of all sizes, and allows end-users to access information securely anywhere, at any time, and through any device. Adaptive Security Appliance is also fully compatible with other key security technologies, and so provides organizations with an all-encompassing security solution. Block more threats and quickly mitigate those that do breach your defenses with the industry’s first threat-focused NGFW. | High-performance security with advanced, integrated threat intelligence, delivered on the industry's most scalable and resilient platform. SRX Series gateways set new benchmarks with 100GbE interfaces and feature Express Path technology, which enables up to 1 Tbps performance for the data center. | OPNsense is an open source, easy-to-use and easy-to-build FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. OPNsense includes most of the features available in expensive commercial firewalls, and more in many cases. It brings the rich feature set of commercial offerings with the benefits of open and verifiable sources. |
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| There are more than one million Adaptive Security Appliances deployed globally. Top customers include First American Financial Corp., Genzyme, Frankfurt Airport, Hansgrohe SE, Rio Olympics, The French Laundry, Rackspace, and City of Tomorrow. | 7-Eleven, AARNet Pty Ltd, Allegro Networks, alltours GmbH, Apollo Hotel Papendrecht, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Atlantech Online, Availity, Bajaj Capital, Baloise Insurance, BancABC, BAS Group, Black Lotus, Blue Box, Borealis, Carilion Clinic, Catholic Health System, CATV, Champlain College, Chinas Ministry of Railways, China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), Cloud Dynamics, CloudSeeds, Cloudwatt, CODONiS, Colt Technology Services, Cork Internet Exchange, CSS Versicherung AG, CyrusOne, Danish Crown, Deloitte Belgium, Department of Energy, Divona Telecom, DQE Communications, DreamHost, European Government Agency, Expedient, Financial Market Information Services Provider, Fluidata, Fonality, Fox Sports, Global Financial Institution, Global Investment Bank, Global Investment Company, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), Goethe University, HEAnet, High Performance Networks Inc., Hillenbrand | Information Not Available |
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Financial Services Firm17% Comms Service Provider11% Manufacturing Company11% University8% Software R&D Company28% Comms Service Provider15% Media Company8% Manufacturing Company6% | Comms Service Provider53% Financial Services Firm18% Energy/Utilities Company12% University6% Software R&D Company29% Comms Service Provider23% Media Company10% Construction Company6% | Software R&D Company29% Retailer12% Comms Service Provider11% Manufacturing Company10% |
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Small Business36% Midsize Enterprise25% Large Enterprise38% Small Business37% Midsize Enterprise24% Large Enterprise39% | Small Business41% Midsize Enterprise18% Large Enterprise41% | No Data Available |
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