We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Palo Alto Networks VM-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."We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"Customers are more inclined towards FortiGate because of application control, web filtering, and anti-spam features. The support from the FortiGate team is good, and price-wise, it is affordable."
"The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well."
"The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface."
"The product offers very good security."
"The most important features with FortiGate are the web filter and application controls. We can control our internet usage and use the web filter for application purposes."
"The most useful functionality of Fortinet FortiGate is the user interface, multiple engines, and their cloud with the latest integrations. Additionally, the Security Fabric tool is very good."
"I find the solution to be user-friendly. It has a lot of reports and easy settings."
"The VPN server feature is the most valuable. It is integrated with Radius and AAA for doing accounting and authentication. Insight view is also an important feature for me at this time. It allows me to assess our network traffic. I also like the firewall feature. The BSD kernel has a packet filter. It is one of the most solid frameworks for firewalls. Its user interface is one of the best interfaces I have used."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly which makes the product easy-to-use."
"The solution is good for a basic firewall for a small business or for home use."
"The solution has high availability."
"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."
"OPNsense is easy to use and open source."
"We can monitor the traffic manually and detect threats. Additionally, we can block different IP addresses and URLs."
"The Palo Alto VM-Series is nice because I can move the firewalls easily."
"App-ID and User-ID have repeatedly shown value in securing business critical systems."
"The most valuable features are web control and IPS/IDS."
"The most valuable feature is the Posture Assessment."
"It allows us to see all our traffic to properly secure it and only allow what is needed through the firewall."
"The main advantage of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series stems from the fact that you can access it with the help of cloud services."
"It is reliable and the support is very good."
"The UI could be improved."
"Its price could be better."
"The reports are very basic."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"Bandwidth usage in reporting could be improved for Fortinet FortiGate."
"Some of the web policy reports could be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the logging and reporting. Additionally, the next-generation application's policies should be improved. When they were released they had bugs."
"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."
"There are some add-ons that need enhancements to make management easier for users, especially the reporting features. Some reports don't show the level of detail I'm looking for, and I've had trouble installing certain add-ons, especially for Internet bandwidth shaping within my company."
"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."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"The reporting part could be better."
"I think the most important thing is that it should be easily accessible, but currently, that doesn't seem to be the case. We need a hardware platform that's based on common standards and open computing principles, which would be like a commodity and benefit us greatly."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"It can definitely improve on the performance."
"It is not very easy to scale up the solution."
"The current licensing model can be a sore point as we're paying for features we're not fully utilizing."
"The tool is very costly."
"There is no proper support channel to follow up on cases."
"The solution needs to have more easily searchable details or documentation about it online, so it's easier to Google if you have queries."
"They made only a halfhearted attempt to put in DLP (Data Loss Prevention)."
"I would like to have automatic daily reporting, such as how many users have connected via SSL VPN."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 50 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.2, while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Good interface and firewall capabilities and overall easy to use". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Juniper SRX Series Firewall. See our OPNsense vs. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series report.
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