We performed a comparison between OPNsense 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."Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well."
"The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"It's very easy to configure."
"It's a firewall that secures our internal network. I have been using it since 2013, and I find that most of the features are advanced, and very user friendly."
"It's open source."
"The most valuable features in OPNsense are reporting and visibility."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the Dual WAN in OPNSense, which offers advanced capabilities."
"The initial setup is easy. It only takes 15-30 minutes to deploy."
"The DNS-level filtering is impressive for thwarting time scanners."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"OPNsense is easy to use and open source."
"The solution has improved my organization because I can see what traffic is happening and I can use it to block and prevent attacks."
"I can see what traffic is going on. I can easily block any programs from attacks."
"I like how you can configure the rules. There is the task for the rules and a task for the network configuration. It also provides SMD filtering, and it can be integrated with the active directory for the users, their mission, and the VPN configuration. We are here in Sudan, and Stormshield didn't work in Sudan for more than a decade. Stormshield is a very strong firewall and very easy to configure and maintain. I am just working with the firewall solution, and we don't have any other solutions like endpoint solutions or something like that."
"I like that it works fine. Stormshield is a very good solution."
"Easily manageable in a variety of environments."
"Our organization's main concern is stability, and this is a stable solution."
"This solution is quick and easy to configure."
"Ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the logging and reporting. Additionally, the next-generation application's policies should be improved. When they were released they had bugs."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"Some of the web policy reports could be improved."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings."
"The IPS solution could be more reliable."
"They should improve IPEs for security in the future."
"The interface needs to be simplified. It is not user-friendly."
"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."
"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."
"Stormshield Network Security is quite expensive."
"The filtering configuration could be better. We have some difficulties with the filtering configuration and the filter extension. It's not that easy. It's not that straightforward. In the next release, I would like to see a reporting system. Stormshield doesn't have any tutorials on how to do the configuration and things like that. They just have documentation on the website. If you want to configure, for example, Cisco or Fortinet, you can find tutorials on YouTube. They show you how to configure the features, and so on. In Stormshield, there is nothing on social media or the internet on how to configure different things. The lack of documentation or the lack of material makes it difficult for others to adopt this solution."
"The biggest issue was their support department was not able to help us, then everything stops. This is a no-go area for me."
"The SD card could be more secure."
"A more user-friendly interface would be helpful."
"This is not a next-generation firewall."
"Improvement is needed in terms of the technical support of the manufacturer."
"With Stormshield, there are difficulties joining things, and it can be complex depending on the architecture."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Stormshield Network Security is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 16 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Stormshield Network Security is rated 7.8. 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 Stormshield Network Security writes "Handles monitoring, collection, analysis, and reporting of data in our HQ and branches". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire, whereas Stormshield Network Security is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, WatchGuard Firebox and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our OPNsense vs. Stormshield Network Security report.
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