We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and OPNsense 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."I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud."
"Advanced routing (RIP, OSPF, BGP, PBR). It gives you a seamless and simple integration into a large network."
"A strong point of FortiGate is the graphical interface is complete and easy to use."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"The license management is very valuable. You can get a new license each year, or you can enroll every two to four years. You can get the logs, and you will get the information on the risk in your network and the entire organization. With this information, you can take action on your actives, computers, or devices. You can bring your own device as an SSE."
"We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"The flexibility and ease of configuration are the most valuable features."
"The security on offer is very good."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"The solution's implementation is pretty easy."
"We have found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"The most useful feature is the performance of the firewalls and networking operations."
"The setup is quite easy."
"I am impressed with the product's antivirus features, strong encryption, policy implementation and easier installation."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"The initial setup is easy. It only takes 15-30 minutes to deploy."
"The initial implementation process is simple."
"It's more secure and more reliable."
"URL blocking, Wireguard, Tail Scale, Engine Blocker, and VPN are the most valuable features for me."
"It's open source."
"We can open a new VPN connection easily. It's much easier than with Fortinet in our experience."
"The solution has high availability."
"The DNS-level filtering is impressive for thwarting time scanners."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"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."
"They are doing good, but they can improve the distributor assignment. The availability of the product and the timeline of delivery are the main things. The distribution should be swift, and the distributor should not reach out to end customers directly. They should work as a distributor. There should also be one more local distributor. Currently, there is only one distributor in Pakistan, and the rest of them are in UAE. It is difficult to work with only one distributor. Sometimes, you don't get along with the same distributor, and that's why they should have one more distributor. Their licensing should also be improved. The activation or renewal of the product should be done from the date of renewal, not from the date on which the license expired."
"It can be a little bit more user-friendly in terms of policy definition and implementation. It seems a little bit complicated, and it could be simplified."
"It would be nice if backups could more easily migrate between different models."
"The solution does not have sandboxing features."
"The IPS feature must be improved."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"One issue we've encountered with Huawei NGFW is that after using a firewall for two or three years, we need to replace it. The new firewalls often have more features and better memory or throughput. However, sometimes, they lack some features that the old ones had."
"I would like to see an antivirus solution included with the product."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"The tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"There needs to be more security equipment for the 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."
"I would like better documentation concerning the provided packages and their integration."
"The reporting part could be better."
"There is room for improvement in SSL inspection."
"You will need additional training before you can actually start to use it."
"The solution could be more secure."
"We did not like the fact that you have to configure everything with the graphic user interface. We have used other firewalls, such as FortiGate, that you can configure via code. OPNsense is not easy to integrate. When you are deploying via GitHub or another source repository, this is not possible. That's one thing we didn't like much."
"The IPS solution could be more reliable."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 20 reviews while OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while OPNsense is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, 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". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Untangle NG Firewall, Sophos UTM and IPFire. See our Huawei NGFW vs. OPNsense report.
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