We performed a comparison between OPNsense and Untangle NG Firewall based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: The two solutions have similar ratings in each of the categories. However, Untangle NG Firewall users mention they have seen a positive ROI.
"Easy to use support and licensing portal as well as activation process."
"Easy to implement, and it is also reliable."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate was straightforward."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"Initial setup is easy to configure."
"We are very happy with the general bandwidth agility we have seen from one website to another website."
"I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free."
"One of the most valuable features is the network checking. Additionally, the firewall and web filtering functionalities are highly useful."
"URL blocking, Wireguard, Tail Scale, Engine Blocker, and VPN are the most valuable features for me."
"The technical support is very good."
"We have found pretty much all the features of the solution to be valuable."
"The graphic user interface is very good and it is user-friendly which makes the product easy-to-use."
"The IDS and IPS features are valuable. From the usability perspective, there is a lot of good documentation. As IT professionals, we found it very easy to configure the firewall. It was easy to configure and use."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"The web blocking for my clients and the application control are valuable."
"The product helps small and medium enterprises secure their networks from intrusions. It also has features like DNS blocking."
"NG Firewalls allow us to permit or deny applications we don't want to run. We also use content filtering, SSL inspection, and all the other things we run on the firewall to keep our clients protected and ensure they're not going where they shouldn't. It's a great firewall that works as intended."
"What I like about this product, which is the reason that we continue to use it, is that you can install the software version on your own hardware. In case there is a problem with the hardware, we can just install the firewall in another machine and restore the configuration."
"The interface is very good."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The product is easy to implement."
"I would like to have logs, monitoring, and reporting for a month without extra fees."
"The solution lacks multi-language support."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"It is very expensive, and their support is not very good. I hope that their technical support will be better in the future."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"Scalability is one of the disadvantages. When it comes to scalability, you have to actually change the box. If you want to upgrade it, you need to actually change the existing box and probably you take the system off to other sites."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"OPNsense could improve by making the configuration more web-based rather than shell or command-line-based."
"When using the solution at the beginning was difficult. There was a steep learning curve."
"Its interface should be a little bit better."
"The logging could improve in OPNsense."
"In terms of improvement, the performance could be enhanced."
"The support for OPNsense is good because we have documents available on the internet. The support could improve a little."
"I would like to see better SD-WAN performance."
"The solution could be more secure."
"There is room for improvement in the logs. Like with Cisco, I can do almost everything and know almost anything about what's running. Untangle works very much out of the box. It's very user-friendly, but it's not engineer-friendly. So, it's good for a home user. For something fairly easy, but at the same time, with good technology to have at home, because at home, I'm not a millionaire or anything like that. So it's not like I'm worried to get hacked. I didn't want something like a Cisco firewall; it would be a bit overkill to have at home. So that's why I went for Untangle. But it lacks a few features. It's just a tick-box kind of thing. So they have apps and turn on and off the apps. The VPN's configuration is all very ticked. They have a few custom configurations, but it's not that much."
"The hardware can be improved."
"The common center facility that Untangle provides should be available on-premises. There are great corporations here in Mexico that like the Untangle solution, but they don't like the fact that the monitoring and access to the appliance are in the cloud. They request for the common center facility to be available and installed on-premises."
"It would be much easier if there was a mobile app."
"The product must improve its reporting features."
"The storage is minimal, so we have to set the system to delete data after seven days."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"Whenever there are a large number of endpoint VPN clients, connectivity becomes slow."
OPNsense is ranked 3rd in Firewalls with 36 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. OPNsense is rated 8.4, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. 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 Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". OPNsense is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM, IPFire and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM, SonicWall TZ and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our OPNsense vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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