We performed a comparison between Juniper vSRX 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."The solution is very easy to understand. It's not overly complex."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"A strong point of FortiGate is the graphical interface is complete and easy to use."
"The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"Juniper is more flexible with the commit check and the commit confirmed command. The design of the forwarding and contract plan in the operating system is very important for the performance when we have very big traffic."
"The tool's most valuable features are routing features and service quality."
"The product’s quality and performance are better than other vendors."
"The architecture of the OS in Juniper is very good. It's flexibility, scalability, and the technicality is also good."
"It's basic functionality is probably the most valuable feature."
"This solution works well. Their switches and firewall are good."
"It is easy for me to go in and update settings, make changes, or add/remove rules or security."
"It is deployed on the customer site, and we manage the firewalls on this side."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"The solution is good for a basic firewall for a small business or for home use."
"The solution has high availability."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It's open source."
"I find the solution to be user-friendly. It has a lot of reports and easy settings."
"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 system in general is quite flexible."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"Some of the features in the graphical user interface do not work, which requires that we used the command-line-interface."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"They've become quite expensive."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"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."
"I've talked to people that say Juniper now, as a device, can be a solution for a data center, but in the past, I have not seen this as being possible."
"They really need to improve the GUI."
"I would like to see an activity sensor for malicious content or sensor for viruses and malware."
"Fortinet is more user friendly than Juniper. In terms of remote access, I actually prefer using Fortinet. It's much easier to configure."
"Some people complain that the solution tends to have a steep learning curve. It could be because most people have basic familiarity with Cisco or other similar products and maybe have never worked closely with Juniper products."
"The solution could improve its technical support."
"We experienced some technical issues during implementation"
"The security feature must be improved."
"I would like better documentation concerning the provided packages and their integration."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"I would like to see better SD-WAN performance."
"The interface isn't so friendly user. But we have some technicians here who are quite confident with this tool. OPNSense could maybe add sets of rules so it's simpler to manage different groups with particular needs."
"Given that OPNsense plays a pivotal role as a firewall, safeguarding against various threats, having a reliable backup ensures uninterrupted protection even if unforeseen events impact the primary virtual machine."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"The user interface could be improved, and the DNS section should be more intuitive."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
Juniper vSRX is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 30 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Good interface and firewall capabilities and overall easy to use". Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our Juniper vSRX vs. OPNsense report.
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