We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Palo Alto Networks PA-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."It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it."
"The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"Fortigate represents a really scalable way of delivering perimeter network security, some level of layer 7 security, WAF, and also a way to create a meshed ADVPN solution."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"OPNsense is easy to use and open source."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"The most valuable features in OPNsense are reporting and visibility."
"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."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"It is a very good solution. I like the dashboard. I can see what is going on and manage it as I like it."
"I have found the solution has some great features overall, such as guest access capabilities, dashboards, and ease of use. There is plenty of documentation and support and it has the plugins that I needed."
"The direct profiles is a valuable feature."
"The solution is robust."
"The most effective features for threat prevention in the PA-Series are its integration with Cortex and the use of machine learning AI for advanced threat detection."
"The solution is used for security and IoT security."
"Palo Alto Networks firewalls offer single-mode panel processing with live scanning."
"It is scalable. But that depends on what model you are using."
"The product's initial setup process was simple."
"The solution provides good customer support."
"I haven't had a single issue since using Fortinet."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"It should be more stable. There should be full integration within Fortinet products themselves as well as with other third-party products. Especially when you're not dealing with SIEM and the correlation of the security box, we want Fortinet to be able to share that information with as many other products as it can."
"It can be a little bit more user-friendly in terms of policy definition and implementation. It seems a little bit complicated, and it could be simplified."
"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."
"An area for improvement in OPNsense is the hardware, which needs to be updated more frequently. DNS blocking is another good feature I want to be added to the solution. pfSense has a peer-blocking feature that I also want to see in OPNsense."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
"I would like to see better SD-WAN performance."
"The ability to set the VPN IP address would be a welcome addition."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"The user interface could be improved, and the DNS section should be more intuitive."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"Compared to other vendors, the solution's community should be strong enough to solve the problems engineers face."
"The solution's licensing price could be improved."
"As we migrate fully into the cloud, additional features like capacity upgrading and improvements to hardware resources will be necessary, especially since our equipment consists of older-generation switches and routers."
"With Palo Alto Networks PA-Series, I find that the support team takes a long time to resolve the issues that a user may face during the use of the product."
"Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is complicated to configure compared to one of its competitors."
"Utilizing these features as a unified solution can require additional setup, particularly when incorporating Panorama for centralized management, which may involve extra costs."
"Currently, they are not protected with any data security when they work from home or outside the network. They surf the Internet directly and should implement a proxy or firewall to monitor the data between the endpoint and the internet."
"The web interface is slow."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is ranked 16th in Firewalls with 28 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is rated 8.6. 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 Palo Alto Networks PA-Series writes "Offers trained customer support, stability and ease of use ". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire, whereas Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is most compared with SonicWall NSa, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense and WatchGuard Firebox. See our OPNsense vs. Palo Alto Networks PA-Series report.
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