We performed a comparison between Juniper vSRX and Netgate pfSense 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."
"Overall security features and performance routing is good."
"The customization potential is quite impressive."
"It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"The hardware is stable."
"The product's scalability is good, and my company has 150 users."
"The most valuable features are application filtering, content filtering, the intrusion prevention system (IPS), and definitely the application firewall."
"It's a very powerful solution and the firewalls offer high performance"
"The command feature is valuable."
"It's much faster to deploy a power source. If you need to deploy a firewall in the cloud of software, it's much easier and much faster than deploying the office firewall in a rush."
"The initial setup was very straightforward. There was no problem. The initial deployment took about one hour."
"The tool's most valuable features are routing features and service quality."
"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 intrusion detection feature is the most valuable. It is an open-source firewall, so there is a lot of material on it. I also find the open VPN capability very nice. It is pretty customizable. The clustering and the high availability are the two biggest things to be able to get out of a firewall."
"It is easy to use and has integrity with other systems, such as proxies and quality of service."
"The solution is very robust."
"The interface is straightforward and easy to use."
"The performance and functionality are good."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable feature, for instance, is the ease of migrating configurations between different Netgate devices housed in the same box."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"Usually, we sell the bundle with the UTM or threat management piece with IPS, IDS. Other providers, such as Palo Alto, are ahead in terms of safe functionality. So, for me, delivering truly safe service is probably something that still needs to be improved."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."
"The platform's interface could improve."
"It needs more available central management."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"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 tool's basic license does not cover everything. It needs to improve visibility and availability."
"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."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements made to the GUI because it isn't very good."
"VPN access is an area that needs improvement."
"They really need to improve the GUI."
"The security feature must be improved."
"Reporting and real-time monitoring, since I'm used to Watchguard's reporting features, it would be nice to have an embedded solution for reporting."
"There are some bias issues and some intrusions in our network that have to be addressed. So, we're thinking of changing this firewall to something like a professional hardware-enabled firewall."
"There's a bit of a learning curve during the initial implementation."
"Many people have problems setting up the web cache for the web system."
"The main problem with pfSense is that we have to use proxy solutions."
"Adjustment in the interfaces: I had to adjust those interfaces manually and of course that is a great feature that you can restore it but it is immediately also one point for improvement. If you don't have to adjust, if it's just stamped and it works, that's great."
"The solution’s interface must be improved."
"Netgate pfSense needs to improve the configuration for a VPN."
Juniper vSRX is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 33 reviews while Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews. Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8, while Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, KerioControl, Sophos UTM and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Juniper vSRX vs. Netgate pfSense report.
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