OPNsense vs. Sophos UTM
As of June 2019, OPNsense is ranked 30th in Firewalls vs Sophos UTM which is ranked 4th in Firewalls with 38 reviews. The top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "Has a solid state hard drive and can boot in less than sixty seconds". OPNsense is most compared with pfSense, Untangle NG Firewall and Sophos UTM. Sophos UTM is most compared with pfSense, Fortinet FortiGate and Sophos XG.
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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 cost is a bit higher than other competitive solutions on the market. | Information Not Available | The biggest issue with Sophos is the pricing. It's definitely more expensive. As I said, we looked at Webroot, which is a big alternative, and Sophos was almost three times the price of Webroot. That's a pretty big difference. We purchased the appliance with five years onsite support and licenses. Pricing for the upgrade was very competitive as Sophos wanted to retain existing customers. Sometimes more is less, meaning if you want more than three features, take the FullGuard licence. The pricing and licensing are both good and better than Sophos's competitors. This is why we went with the product. The AWS Marketplace product should be a better fit, but it is a little pricier. Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace is pretty straightforward. Because were entirely on AWS and don't have anything anywhere else. It made the most sense for us as a one stop shop. The pricing is pretty reasonable. I don't think that it is overly expensive. |
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| Cisco ASA, Adaptive Security Appliance, ASA | Astaro | |
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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. | 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. | The global network of highly skilled researchers and analysts, protecting businesses from known and emerging malware - viruses, rootkits and spyware. |
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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. | Information Not Available | One Housing Group |
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Financial Services Firm19% Manufacturing Company12% Comms Service Provider11% University7% Comms Service Provider22% Financial Services Firm14% Manufacturing Company11% Transportation Company9% | No Data Available | Financial Services Firm12% Healthcare Company12% Mining And Metals Company6% Media Company6% Manufacturing Company15% Construction Company14% Comms Service Provider10% Financial Services Firm7% |
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Small Business38% Midsize Enterprise27% Large Enterprise35% Small Business42% Midsize Enterprise25% Large Enterprise33% | No Data Available | Small Business64% Midsize Enterprise17% Large Enterprise19% Small Business45% Midsize Enterprise27% Large Enterprise27% |
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