We performed a comparison between Netgate pfSense and Stormshield Network Security 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."Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"It increases security posture and is helpful for firewall reporting, intrusion protection, web filtering, and SD-WAN implementation."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is URL filtering."
"Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs."
"Secure, user-friendly, stable, and scalable network security solution. Installation is straightforward."
"It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"I like pfSense's security features."
"It is much simpler than other solutions such as Fortinet."
"The initial setup is not complex."
"The firewall sensor is highly effective, and it's easy to deploy. You can deploy pfSense with limited hardware resources. It's not necessary to have an appliance with much RAM to make it work. It's cost-effective and performs well."
"The plugins or add-ons are most valuable. Sometimes, they are free of charge, and sometimes, you have to pay for them, but you can purchase or download very valuable plugins or add-ons to perform internal testing of your network and simulate a denial-of-service attack or whichever attack you want to simulate. You can also remote and monitor your network and see where the gap is. Did you forget a printer port? Most attacks at the moment are happening through printers, and they can tell you immediately that you forgot to close the port of the printer. There are more than one million printers that are in danger, and everybody knows that hackers are using them to enter the network. So, you can download plugins to protect your network."
"Sophos Intercept X is scalable. Currently, we have almost 30 people using it in our company."
"Technical support is perfect, excellent."
"pfSense is a nice product, and I find that there's a lot of information out there. There are some good tutorials on YouTube and other websites with helpful information."
"The most valuable features are the IPS, the firewall function, and the price."
"Ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"The support system could be improved."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"More documentation would be great, especially on new features because sometimes, when new features come out, you don't get to understand them right off the bat. You have to really spend a lot of time understanding them. So, more documentation would be awesome."
"It would be great to add more to security."
"In terms of areas of improvement, the interface seemed like it had a lot. The GUI interface that I had gotten into was rather elaborate. I don't know if they could zero in on some markets and potentially for small, medium businesses specifically, give them a stripped-down version of the GUI for pfSense."
"Ultimately, we'd like something stronger, and something that can handle threats better in real-time."
"The integration of pfSense with EPS and EDS could be better. Also, it should be easier to get reports on how many users are connecting simultaneously and how sections connect in real-time."
"The integration could be improved."
"The solution could improve by having centralized management and API support online."
"Other solutions provide more scope for growth. For instance, we can have only 10 to 20 employees on VPN, but other solutions can support more users. We also have more capabilities to increase the performance of the solution."
"The product must improve its pricing."
"With Stormshield, there are difficulties joining things, and it can be complex depending on the architecture."
Netgate pfSense is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 22 reviews while Stormshield Network Security is ranked 8th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 2 reviews. Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6, while Stormshield Network Security is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "Feature-rich, well documented, and there is good support available online". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Stormshield Network Security writes "Well-priced solution with good firewall but installation guidance is patchy". Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway, whereas Stormshield Network Security is most compared with Sophos XG, WatchGuard Firebox, Cisco Secure Firewall, OPNsense and Sophos UTM. See our Netgate pfSense vs. Stormshield Network Security report.
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