User Reviews of Netgate pfSense & WatchGuard Firebox

Updated April 2025

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Netgate pfSense review

Jean-Pierre DAREYS
Jean-Pierre DAREYS
Director, Latin America at Bradmark Technologies, Inc.
Easy to use, configurable, flexible, excellent user group support
I'm not knowledgeable enough to suggest new features. The use has been very straightforward. Whatever questions I've had, I've found videos to help me on YouTube, or I've been able to ask the forums. I've also reached out to technical support and I've received help although there could be more videos or tutorials from Netgate, in addition...
WatchGuard Firebox review

Ronald Lewis
Ronald Lewis
IT Manager at Invest Barbados
Useful VPNs, effective web filtering, and cost effective
The VPN aspect of the WatchGuard Firebox is an area that could potentially benefit from improvement. We encountered difficulties while attempting to integrate Windows 11 laptops into the system, which resulted in unreliable connections. After some research, we discovered that this was primarily due to compatibility issues with Windows 11...

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