Netgate pfSense ROI

it_user224304 - PeerSpot reviewer
Corporate Trainer / Systems Administrator at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

It's very high. I have replaced high-end Cisco, Juniper and Sonicwall systems with pfSense on very low-scale machines, and VMs. I have also created networks that are far more complex than any of those are capable of handling without some sort of annual license costing thousands of dollars.

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DA
Acting Manager IT at National Insurance Company Limited

We only paid for the hardware and savings were quite high.

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RO
CEO at Private

If you haven't invested a lot of money, you will definitely see the return on investment with pfSense because you hardly spend anything, except for the hardware. 

With the appliances, pfSense should look into longevity issues. Your hardware should take, like Cisco's and others, years before they break. In terms of other retailer equipment, it's a safe bet towards pfSense.

That's why I purchased it but I have to look into the high availability. There is documentation of people that I know that are going to get it to work. I'm going to test it because that is our business that we are talking about also.

It should work because of the resale mobile credit for our customers. Another thing I will definitely try is the virtual IP because the virtual IP feature can bridge the two interfaces. The SSL certification is from Google. 

That was it for me, I'm 100% happy.

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Netgate pfSense
March 2024
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GC
Chef at a media company with 11-50 employees

There is a big return on investment because FortiGate is 60 to 70 times more expensive, which could be a big problem for me. It is more expensive than my car. I have a small budget and a small car.

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AC
Chief Technology Officer at Xpro Networks

Our return on investment is fast. We see a return on investment from day one, it's a fairly cheap router.

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NR
IT Manager & Sr. Application Programmer with 11-50 employees

From day one you get a 100% ROI. If all you have is an older server you recently decommissioned, with multiple NICs, I strongly recommend installing this software on it and giving it a shot. Doing that alone will beat out any competitor hands down.

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TO
VP of Business Development at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

With a firewall, typically we only charge between $25 and $75 a year to manage the firewall. That allows us to keep our price points low, and with minimal administrative overhead, we can maximize our profits.

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it_user222798 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support Specialist at Tech Solutions

You can invest as little or as much as you want. Granted, some features require more hardware than others but some end users use old machines that no longer have a purpose.

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LP
Consultant and Head of Services at ILANZ LLC

Too early to comment... Though all I needed to invest was a small desktop and ofcourse, time and effort to configure it... 

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BO
CEO at In.sist d.o.o.

The return on investment depends on the predicted cost of failures of the system, or intrusion of the system, which is hard to give a straight answer on. In part, this is because different companies put a different value on their data.

For example, with medicine, if somebody were to steal the data related to the latest CORONA vaccine then the cost would be tremendous. On the other hand, if there is a company that is making chairs, stealing the design of the chair probably wouldn't be as high when compared to an application in medicine. So, there is not a straight answer for that.

Return on investment, in any case, I think for every company, this is a must. Put in a straightforward way, they can count just the possibilities of having an attack on their system with a cryptovirus. If they can save their data from attackers then it would save them at least two days of not working plus the cost of recovery, which would be much more than the cost of the system and maintenance.

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BO
CEO at In.sist d.o.o.

For any compnay, ROI can be seen even if they look at the basic possibility of a crypto virus or the like. The savings on that would be at least two days of lost work and the cost would be more than the cost of the whole system plus maintenance. 

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HT
Founder and MD at Smart Solution

Free. Would purchase for better customer support.

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AO
Systems Administrator at AB Edsbyverken

This solution was about $150,000 cheaper than the closest competitor over a three year period. 

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it_user224253 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at TLCWEB S.R.L.

We've a strong know how, and we've use this solution with our customers so we can be more competitive than hardware solutions.

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it_user485088 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager at a engineering company with 501-1,000 employees

The power to use old hardware allows an exceptional ROI the investment is little just a few network cards

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it_user277146 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

System is totally free. I spent two days to implement it.
As hardware, I used old workstations which were prepared to scrap.
So ROI = use some cheap hardware with 2 NICs and you will get a professional firewall/router.

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it_user284163 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
it_user221874 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees

It's positive.

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it_user223023 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Well it was great as I didn't need to buy a new firewal..

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Buyer's Guide
Netgate pfSense
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Netgate pfSense. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.