We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Sophos UTM 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."Initial setup is easy to configure."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"A strong point of FortiGate is that the graphical interface is complete and easy to use, especially if we think there is a list of operations that we are able to perform inside."
"With FortiClient, you can easily connect when you are home, check out what you want to do, and connect to your network when you are not at work. You can switch on servers and you can check what is wrong."
"Easy to implement, and it is also reliable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"The inspection and web security features are most valuable."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"It is a very good solution. I like the dashboard. I can see what is going on and manage it as I like it."
"It's open source."
"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."
"It has firewall and VPN capabilities, which are very valuable features."
"The system in general is quite flexible."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"The most valuable feature is that it is easy to administer."
"Configuration troubleshooting is eased by the use of the color-coded, live firewall log."
"It works well without any maintenance. So far, it has worked pretty well regardless of the traffic."
"It does not take much effort or thinking to understand how it works."
"It is a very good product. The threat monitoring process is the most valuable feature."
"Sophos is a unified solution. We have anti-virus protection, firewall rules, knotting, and DACC all in one box."
"It's a stable solution."
"It helps us with protection, with concurrent use of the VPN."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"Difficult to add or define, and not that easy to configure and manage."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"The command line is complicated, and the interface could be better."
"The support system could be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more storage in the hardware for log data."
"They've become quite expensive."
"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."
"There should be more technical documentation."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
"On the customer-side, because I'm a small business, I need a cheaper or free solution option."
"Its interface should be a little bit better."
"There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products."
"The solution could be more secure."
"There can be a delay when it comes to reaching out to technical support."
"I would like to see Sophos UTM add support for all the new threat-detection technologies and the ability to respond to novel security threats that come along every day."
"I would like to see the SD-WAN feature improved."
"The classification segregation of applications lacks sufficient definition."
"I think that additional metrics features are needed to be able to monitor other areas or to monitor as much as you can, at a fine-grain resolution."
"They could use more SSL VPN support."
"Sophos customer support could use some improvement."
"We need a better VPN client for the customers."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Sophos UTM is ranked 1st in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 110 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.2, while Sophos UTM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of OPNsense writes "Good interface and firewall capabilities and overall easy to use". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos UTM writes "It's a highly stable platform with very few hardware issues". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, WatchGuard Firebox and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Sophos UTM is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall and Untangle NG Firewall. See our OPNsense vs. Sophos UTM report.
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