We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 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."User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"The product offers very good security."
"I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"It is simple to manage, and there are a lot of functionalities in the same box."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is URL filtering."
"It is a scalable solution."
"I like the IPS. IPS is the master feature. I depend on the firewall and sandbox."
"Forcepoint is a good, stable solution."
"The Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a scalable product."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"It provides decent protection for the LAN, especially in run mode."
"Next Generation Firewall's best feature is that it can be managed on one platform."
"Technical support has been quite helpful in the past."
"It has a very nice web interface, and it is very simple to use. The way policies are working is also good."
"I had some outages in the network and we provide services for our company. We sell mobile credits. The terminal gets access to our own server inside the network and if one internet fails, then the other one is still up and we have a back-up link on the devices."
"I am happy with the EPLS, the radius, and I am happy with the captive portal."
"It is easy to use and has integrity with other systems, such as proxies and quality of service."
"Its scalability is a strong point."
"We've found the stability to be very good overall."
"The interface is straightforward and easy to use."
"This solution has increased the level of security, given us more control, provided a deep insight into network traffic, and is a great VPN solution."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve if it had a cloud-managed solution."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"Something that I've noticed that Forcepoint lacks, is the training that they offer to their end-customers"
"I would like to see more sizing in the next release, and the roadmap should be clear."
"It's a complicated firewall. Until you come to know the firewall inducers, most people don't like the firewall because the components for the firewall are a little bit complex. User-friendliness is a little bit tough. It needs to be user-friendly when creating policies, and pushing policies. Committing takes more time compared to Palo Alto."
"Forcepoint would be improved if there were more training available."
"The security features need to be improved."
"We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation of the product, and to having a proper understanding of the case."
"They need to work on stability, it has not been the best in our experience."
"While they offer a comprehensive bundled solution, some users may prefer on-premise deployments for certain features, such as URL filtering."
"The security could be improved."
"I expect a better interface with more log analysis because I create my own interface."
"Their support could be better in terms of the response time."
"The access control aspect of the product could be improved."
"The stability could be improved."
"A way to clean squid cache from the GUI."
"It was difficult to configure our web printer through the solution. This process could be easier. Additionally, integration with SD-WAN solution."
"The configuration of the solution is a bit difficult."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 41 reviews while Netgate pfSense is ranked 1st in Firewalls with 128 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Netgate pfSense is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netgate pfSense writes "User-friendly, easy to manage the firewall, rule-wise and interface-wise". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Darktrace, whereas Netgate pfSense is most compared with OPNsense, Sophos XG, KerioControl, Sophos UTM and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Netgate pfSense report.
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