We performed a comparison between GajShield Next Generation Firewall and OPNsense 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."FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"The performance is good."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"It increases security posture and is helpful for firewall reporting, intrusion protection, web filtering, and SD-WAN implementation."
"There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites."
"FortiGate firewalls are user-friendly, and I like the security profiling features."
"GajShield has improved our mobile device-based connectivity."
"The solution's outcome is very high, and we often use it in a very high-traffic environment."
"Gajshiled's enterprise cloud and DLP-level features give it an advantage over other products."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall's best feature is the network DLP."
"The most valuable feature of the GajShield Next Generation Firewall is the user-friendly settings, dashboards, and anti-threat protection. Additionally, the solution upgrades frequently which is good because we receive new features."
"It is an easily scalable solution...The initial setup was very easy."
"It is a stable solution."
"OPNsense is easy to scale when running on the hardware."
"The initial setup is easy. It only takes 15-30 minutes to deploy."
"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."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"The solution is good for a basic firewall for a small business or for home use."
"The most valuable features of OPNsense are the GUI and frequent updates."
"We have been operating here in our lab for several months, and everything appears to be extremely stable."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"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."
"Technical support is good but the response time could be faster."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve the user interface. There should be more functionality and options through the GUI."
"Sometimes you do need to know some CLI commands, so it's a bit harder for technicians or new people that don't know it."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"The process of configuring firewall rules appears excessively complex."
"The renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"We raised a support ticket, and the project didn't get a proper response. There was a skill issue in TAC support."
"Gajshield can improve SD-WAN compatibility at an enterprise cloud level."
"Sometimes, we have to use SD-WAN support for the solution, which can be improved by adapting some features that will help our approach to network services."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall would be improved with the addition of a load-balancing feature."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall could improve the flow of the settings. If somebody's using a Cisco firewall or any other brand and they want to use GajShield Next Generation Firewall the platform's UI is a bit different. If it was more similar to the others it would be better."
"We face issues with some configuration parts that we don't understand in the solution, and sometimes we face issues with the VPN connection."
"The firewall configuration and administration screens could use some improvement."
"The IPS solution could be more reliable."
"OPNsense showed me some problems when using it in different environments. The problem is integration with a virtual server."
"There is room for improvement in SSL inspection."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"The only thing that I would like to see improved is the Insight or the NetFlow analysis part. It would be good to have the possibility to dig down on the Insight platform. Right now, we can easily do only a few analyses. If this page becomes more powerful, it surely will be a well-adopted platform."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
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GajShield Next Generation Firewall is ranked 29th in Firewalls with 7 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 35 reviews. GajShield Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.8, while OPNsense is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of GajShield Next Generation Firewall writes "User-friendly settings, frequent updates, and responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Good interface and firewall capabilities and overall easy to use". GajShield Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Sophos XG, WiJungle and Netgate pfSense, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our GajShield Next Generation Firewall vs. OPNsense report.
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