We performed a comparison between Netgate pfSense and Sangfor NGAF 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."We have found it to be very reliable and that's why our teams and various users in our company use it as our main firewall every day."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The solution is very, very easy to use."
"The most important feature, normally for small business customers, is link load balancing."
"Customers want to load balance more than eight lines or six internet lines. FortiGate is the only solution that can accomplish this."
"The initial setup is not complex."
"This solution has helped our organization by protecting our network from attacks."
"It is easy to use and has integrity with other systems, such as proxies and quality of service."
"It is a stable solution."
"Super easy to manage. Anyone who has been working with firewalls can handle it."
"The most valuable features of pfSense are the reports, monitoring, filtration, and blocking incoming and outgoing traffic."
"The main features of this solution are customization and ease to use."
"The solution is very robust."
"Sangfor NGAF works accordingly with our customers. The solution has good performance, easy to use, and integrates well with the endpoints."
"While the features are not dissimilar to other brands, configuration is much more simple, which works out great for Indonesian people."
"It is a stable solution."
"It seems to be a durable, stable product."
"The built-in features function as intended, providing exceptional value."
"The VPN connectivity feature is really nice."
"We've found the technical support to be helpful."
"Sangfor NGAF specializes in ransomware detection and helps to protect our network from ransomware threats and malware."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"To some degree, it's almost a question as to why some of this stuff isn't simpler. For example, for an AP deployment, while it's integrated, the number of steps that you have to go through in order to get the AP up, seems like a lot."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding FortiAnalyzer to its solution, we should not have to use another solution. FortiAnalyzer can provide more detailed information."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"The solution could always work at being more secure. It's a good idea to continue to work on security features and capabilities in order to ensure they can keep clients safe."
"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."
"One concern I have with Netgate pfSense is related to packet filtering. Specifically, issues can arise with certain functionalities like GP, and, at times, there may be bugs."
"There are several levels of firewall configuration such as beginner, advanced, and expert configurations. At each level, it becomes more complex and more tricky to set up the firewall. For example, if you want to install the firewall on your computer system, it would be a lot easier if it just tells you that this is the internet NIC and this is the Wi-Fi NIC."
"They could improve their commercial stance and be more agile when it comes to the commercial pricing of enterprise deals."
"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."
"The hotspot and the portal feature in this solution are not stable for WiFi access. We use it at least once or twice every day and it crashes. Some modules can be better by improving detection and having new updates. Additionally, we have some issues with clustering and load balancing that could improve."
"User interface is a little clumsy."
"The web interface needs to be improved, making it more user-friendly."
"Our experience with its customer support was quite challenging."
"They need to increase the number of ports in the firewall."
"Occasional issues with breaches which are dealt with expediently."
"Sangfor could improve by providing better real-time reporting, as the current reports don't offer the level of detail we need, especially for runtime insights."
"The GUI needs to be improved, lacks logic in some areas."
"An area for improvement would be the number of ports defined on the box. In the next release, I would like them to develop their provisioning stage of enrolling end devices."
"The interface and user experience are horrible."
Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 21st in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM, KerioControl and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Check Point NGFW, Fortinet FortiOS and SonicWall NSa. See our Netgate pfSense vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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