We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Palo Alto Networks K2-Series 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 main benefit is the grouping of our security monitoring."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a security device. It can optimize security on the networks of a company. It actually protects the company from attacks from outside. With FortiGate, you can categorize the users. You can create a group of users that can access all of the websites for their work. You can limit other users' access."
"One of the nice things about FortiGate is that it can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises. You can actually do both. That's the biggest reason why I stick with this solution as opposed to something like Cisco Meraki. Another nice thing is that I can log directly into a FortiGate or get to it through their FortiCloud access products. They're pretty reliable and consistent. One of the reasons why I started using the product was their single pane of management. I can deploy their line of firewalls in conjunction with their switching and access points, and I can manage the entire network from one interface. I don't have to log into one interface for the firewall, another one for the access points, and another one for the switches. These firewalls have access point controller functionality built right into the system, so I don't even have to purchase additional devices to manage them."
"Fortinet FortiGate appears to be scalable."
"The pricing is excellent. It's much less expensive than Cisco."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"It's more secure and more reliable."
"The most valuable features are reporting, the Sensei plugin, and firewall capabilities."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"One of the most valuable features is the network checking. Additionally, the firewall and web filtering functionalities are highly useful."
"We have been operating here in our lab for several months, and everything appears to be extremely stable."
"Palo Alto has better and finer controls than, say, Cisco or Check Point."
"I like the tool's WildFire feature."
"This firewall is very good for our customers because they don't have to write their own rules for adding an application."
"I have found the threat profile feature valuable."
"Palo Alto has a unique solution for DNS security, which is very good."
"One of the most valuable features is Palo Alto's firewall management. We find it easier to manage the firewall centrally."
"Simple integrations with the domain controllers and other inventories"
"K2-Series' best features include its scalability, which is the best on the market."
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."
"The UI could be improved."
"We were not able to build a full-mesh VPN; however, I am not sure if this was the fault of Fortinet FortiGate."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having a frequent ask questions(FAQ) area for people to receive quick answers to popular questions. Additionally, it would be beneficial to have an SMS notification feature. For example, if you cannot access your email you could receive an SMS message."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"We did not like the fact that you have to configure everything with the graphic user interface. We have used other firewalls, such as FortiGate, that you can configure via code. OPNsense is not easy to integrate. When you are deploying via GitHub or another source repository, this is not possible. That's one thing we didn't like much."
"The IPS solution could be more reliable."
"An area for improvement in OPNsense is the hardware, which needs to be updated more frequently. DNS blocking is another good feature I want to be added to the solution. pfSense has a peer-blocking feature that I also want to see in OPNsense."
"The user interface could be improved, and the DNS section should be more intuitive."
"The ability to set the VPN IP address would be a welcome addition."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
"Palo Alto doesn't have extended visibility to the end point in their firewalls."
"I'd like to see more data protection on the system."
"The solution needs a series of OS changes."
"I would like to see the threat intelligence capability integrated with other vendors such as Cisco and Forcepoint."
"The tool needs to improve integration with more products from other vendors. I would like the product to add threat intelligence features as well."
"The ease of management and configuration should be improved."
"When it comes to renewing the solution, they tend to try to jack up the pricing."
"It is recommended that the Palo Alto Networks K2-Series be implemented step by step for the Panorama. Sometimes we can't overwrite the configurations because it fails."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 29 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire, whereas Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our OPNsense vs. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series report.
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