We performed a comparison between Netgate pfSense 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 pricing is great and very reasonable."
"Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"Consolidated our network environment at all locations, but mainly at our datacenter."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"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."
"Fortigate is very scalable to serve our customers' needs. We have scaled already from fifty to more than a hundred instances of Fortinet FortiGate. Around 20 staff are required for deployment and maintenance, mostly engineers."
"This version is stable. I don't have any issues with this solution, in our environment, it works well."
"It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it."
"Great extensibility of the platform."
"It is very easy to use. The interface is quite understandable. There is a good community, and I can take over at any time I want. If there is anything wrong with it, I could just reinstall the whole thing and start all over again, and I'll be up again in less than a few minutes"
"The solution is very robust."
"Super easy to manage. Anyone who has been working with firewalls can handle it."
"The product’s documentation is good."
"The most valuable feature, for instance, is the ease of migrating configurations between different Netgate devices housed in the same box."
"For everyday tasks, we just get alerts. It's anything that's suspicious, including from our Netgate. So, it's part of how we maintain cybersecurity in our school. This is working alongside our endpoint security solution."
"Is good at blocking IP addresses."
"Simple integrations with the domain controllers and other inventories"
"I have found the threat profile feature valuable."
"I like the tool's WildFire feature."
"It caters to typical use cases across various technologies. MDR and XDR, for example, focus on user and endpoint protection. It's pretty straightforward."
"This firewall is very good for our customers because they don't have to write their own rules for adding an application."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is its management abilities. Additionally, the updates are very good."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is the performance which is above their competitors. The throughput they have delivered is good. When we used other solutions they failed the deployment when we were using different rules. They have a theory perform performance light and performance degradation. However, Palo Alto Networks K2-Series never fails in that scenario."
"Palo Alto has an approach that makes the configuration easier not only for the customers but also for the IT help for the customers."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"Its price could be better."
"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."
"They've become quite expensive."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"The renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"The user interface could be improved."
"In terms of areas of improvement, the interface seemed like it had a lot. The GUI interface that I had gotten into was rather elaborate. I don't know if they could zero in on some markets and potentially for small, medium businesses specifically, give them a stripped-down version of the GUI for pfSense."
"The configuration of the solution is a bit difficult."
"Adjustment in the interfaces: I had to adjust those interfaces manually and of course that is a great feature that you can restore it but it is immediately also one point for improvement. If you don't have to adjust, if it's just stamped and it works, that's great."
"The solution’s interface must be improved."
"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."
"I would like to see different graphs available in the reporting."
"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."
"The integration of pfSense with EPS and EDS could be better. Also, it should be easier to get reports on how many users are connecting simultaneously and how sections connect in real-time."
"The product should get frequent updates allowing us to add new signatures."
"I'd like to see more data protection on the system."
"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."
"The ease of management and configuration should be improved."
"The technical support, and how they provide it to the client, needs to be improved."
"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 licensing cost is a typical complaint with many clients. The solution is expensive."
"They could improve by providing more features in the solution."
Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 28th in Firewalls with 29 reviews. Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6, while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4. 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 Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, KerioControl, Sophos UTM and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Netgate pfSense vs. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series report.
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