We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Palo Alto Networks K2-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."The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"It is a good source for firewall protection."
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"Fortinet FortiGate has many valuable features, such as IDS, and intrusion detection. It has security features that are in part with the technologies that are available in the market."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The VPN server feature is the most valuable. It is integrated with Radius and AAA for doing accounting and authentication. Insight view is also an important feature for me at this time. It allows me to assess our network traffic. I also like the firewall feature. The BSD kernel has a packet filter. It is one of the most solid frameworks for firewalls. Its user interface is one of the best interfaces I have used."
"I find the solution to be user-friendly. It has a lot of reports and easy settings."
"What I like best about OPNsense is that, as a firewall, it's pretty good. I'm quite impressed with it. I had an excellent experience with OPNsense, which helped me achieve the targets I wanted."
"The interface and the dashboard are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly which makes the product easy-to-use."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to configure."
"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."
"Palo Alto has a unique solution for DNS security, which is very good."
"As long as the solution is kept updated, it's pretty stable."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is the performance which is above their competitors. The throughput they have delivered is good. When we used other solutions they failed the deployment when we were using different rules. They have a theory perform performance light and performance degradation. However, Palo Alto Networks K2-Series never fails in that scenario."
"The solution is reliable and scales well."
"Overall, this is a very simple and very effective firewall, and I am satisfied with it."
"This is a very reliable firewall and we have never had problems with it."
"The IPS system is the best in the field."
"I have found that Palo Alto Networks K2-Series has the best security. They are more user-friendly, older firewalls used to have to be configured using the command-line interface, but in this solution, it can be done in the GUI."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"In terms of what could be improved, the SD-WAN is quite difficult, because if you install the new box, 15 is okay, but if you change from an old configuration, if there is already configuration and a policy when you change to SD-WAN, you must change the whole policy that you see in the interface."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"There are some add-ons that need enhancements to make management easier for users, especially the reporting features. Some reports don't show the level of detail I'm looking for, and I've had trouble installing certain add-ons, especially for Internet bandwidth shaping within my company."
"There should be more technical documentation."
"The user interface could be improved, and the DNS section should be more intuitive."
"There are issues with stability and reliability."
"There is room for improvement in SSL inspection."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
"The reporting part could be better."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"Palo Alto doesn't have extended visibility to the end point in their firewalls."
"They could improve by providing more features in the solution."
"The scalability of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is good. It is good for larger environments over smaller ones."
"The solution needs a series of OS changes."
"It would be nice if it could easily be integrated with Elasticsearch or Nagios."
"There are a lot of bugs in this solution."
"In the past, we've had trouble with Palo Alto's application filtering not getting it right. I would not be recommending layer 7 application filtering yet."
"Its networking features could be better."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 28th in Firewalls with 29 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4. 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 K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire, whereas Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our OPNsense vs. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series report.
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