We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"We are very happy with the general bandwidth agility we have seen from one website to another website."
"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."
"The interface is very good."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome."
"The most valuable features in OPNsense are reporting and visibility."
"It is a very good solution. I like the dashboard. I can see what is going on and manage it as I like it."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The IDS and IPS features are valuable. From the usability perspective, there is a lot of good documentation. As IT professionals, we found it very easy to configure the firewall. It was easy to configure and use."
"What I like best about OPNsense is that, as a firewall, it's pretty good. I'm quite impressed with it. I had an excellent experience with OPNsense, which helped me achieve the targets I wanted."
"We have been operating here in our lab for several months, and everything appears to be extremely stable."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"The solution is good for a basic firewall for a small business or for home use."
"The solution can scale well."
"This is a capable appliance and the standard features work well for us."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding FortiAnalyzer to its solution, we should not have to use another solution. FortiAnalyzer can provide more detailed information."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"We'd like more management across other integrations."
"There are issues with stability and reliability."
"When using the solution at the beginning was difficult. There was a steep learning curve."
"I would like to see better SD-WAN performance."
"I would like better documentation concerning the provided packages and their integration."
"The solution could be more secure."
"There should be more technical documentation."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"In terms of improvement, the performance could be enhanced."
"Sometimes it reboots when you least expect it, and that's the main issue."
"Although manageable, the user interface is a little bit slow and could be improved."
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OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is ranked 10th in Unified Threat Management (UTM). OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is rated 6.0. 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 Zyxel Unified Security Gateway writes "A robust appliance that is reasonably priced and straightforward to set up". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall and Sophos UTM, whereas Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, WatchGuard Firebox, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX.
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