We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and Netgate pfSense 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 SD-WAN feature is the most valuable. This feature evolved from link load balancing. It has helped us in terms of our uptime and privatizing applications whenever we experience an outage. The SD-WAN feature has been a plus for us. Two-factor authentication has allowed us to add more users in terms of remote working. We have two-factor authentication for remote workers to authenticate them before they get on the network."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"FortiGate Secure SD-WAN includes best-of-breed next-generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and WAN optimization capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN edge transformation in a unified offering."
"Fortinet offers the latest versions to cater to the needs of enterprises."
"It is useful for protecting and segregating the internal networks from the internet. Most of our customers also use the FortiGate client to connect to their offices by using the VPN client, and of course, they usually activate the antivirus, deep inspection, and intrusion prevention services. They are also using it for web filtering and implementing various policies dealing with forwardings, NAT, etc."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"The most useful feature is the performance of the firewalls and networking operations."
"We have found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"The tool helps us to integrate with other brands."
"The mapping features and traffic logging are good."
"Technical support is perfect, excellent."
"The solution is very robust."
"The solution is very easy to use and has a very nice GUI."
"The initial setup was simple and fast."
"The most valuable feature, for instance, is the ease of migrating configurations between different Netgate devices housed in the same box."
"This solution has increased the level of security, given us more control, provided a deep insight into network traffic, and is a great VPN solution."
"The solution is very easy to use and configure."
"Its scalability is a strong point."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"I think they need to improve more in order to be a competitor with the leaders of the field."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"They sometimes hide some features and if you want to enable them, you have to go in the CLI, enable the feature and configure it through the CLI. Customers, typically, like everything to be done by the GUI."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"With the Huawei firewall, none of the features comes at the top. We found out later that customer support is really not good. For this firewall, because of our customers' routine, for example, every six months they'll do a penetration test to find weaknesses. So whenever they came up with VAPT reports, they are looking to Huawei for help. I think that's basically because it's a different culture. Chinese culture and our culture is different. They have always tried to help find some excuses or say some other things that cannot help you solve the problem immediately."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"The solution does not have sandboxing features."
"I would like to see an antivirus solution included with the product."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"The IPS feature must be improved."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"The solution could always work at being more secure. It's a good idea to continue to work on security features and capabilities in order to ensure they can keep clients safe."
"The technical support needs to be improved."
"Many people have problems setting up the web cache for the web system."
"The solution requires a lot of administration."
"We have not had any problems with it, and we also do not have a need for any new features. If anything, its reporting can be better. Sophos has better reporting than pfSense. Sophos has more detailed information. pfSense is not as detailed. It is summarized."
"The solution could improve by having centralized management and API support online."
"Perhaps the documentation is not clear and because it is supported in the community there is no basic documentation."
"It requires more attention to provide a better alternative for open source to small government or educational institutions with reduced budgets in terms of technology."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 19 reviews while Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Fortinet FortiOS, whereas Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, KerioControl, Sophos UTM and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Netgate pfSense report.
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