pfSense Firewall/VPN/Router
Netgate | 2.3.4Linux/Unix, Other FreeBSD pfSense 2.3.4/FreeBSD 10.12 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Great alternative to edge firewalls / routers
What do you like best about the product?
pfSense has great documentation and even better support. Even TAC Lite users get to enjoy pretty much immediate professional support with staff based in Texas!
Setup is quite simple. Very sensible defaults out of the box. Uptime is pretty much determined by the frequenc of updates. It's rock stable and solid!
Setup is quite simple. Very sensible defaults out of the box. Uptime is pretty much determined by the frequenc of updates. It's rock stable and solid!
What do you dislike about the product?
Prices of their lower end appliances perhaps.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Netgate appliance with pfSense+ as my Edge firewall.
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Full featured Layer 3 Solution for SME Networks
What do you like best about the product?
Stable routing and firewall solution, supporting HA, IPv4+6, boot environments, multiple routing alternatives, DoH and DoT, Wireguard and other VPN solutions. Firewall supports interface-based rules in addition to address-based ones, which is essential when WAN addresses or GUAs are dynamic. Freedom in selecting hardware platform, either Netgate's or third-party. Boot environment support makes it simple to switch between releases and configurations. Well-documented with a helpful community in addition to paid support. Integrates easily with Layer 2 switching and AP solutions from other vendors.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing. Even the smallest pfSense+ deployments require a yearly fee. pfSense CE is available for those who want a fee-free solution.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Switched to pfSense+ primarily for full-featured v6 support: GUAs + ULAs, interface-based firewall rules that enable firewall rules to track dynamic GUAs. Was previously using another vendors integrated L2+L3 solution. pfSense makes it simple to combine its powerful L3 features with other vendors L2 solutions.
Netgate user review
What do you like best about the product?
Someone that can help support the product when time is of the essence. Once we received our product, it was of high quality with high quality support.
What do you dislike about the product?
Their support is a bit clunky, and the ordering process was opaque.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
A reliable firewall gateway that I can learn once and keep as the main , industry standard firewall so I don't keep having to switch vendors.
Great pleasure to work with Netgate
What do you like best about the product?
We start with community products (pfSense virtual machine) and now with hardware products.
With two products, even with free version, we have lot a features, easy support and great fiablilty.
We has some issues but support come back quickly to us.
With two products, even with free version, we have lot a features, easy support and great fiablilty.
We has some issues but support come back quickly to us.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some issues with update (hardware don't restart after update) or update was not detected by products...
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Great firewall with a lot of features (NAT, GeoIP, IP Reputation, ...)
VPN support compatible with Fortinet VPN
VPN support compatible with Fortinet VPN
Great open source firewall, good hardware
What do you like best about the product?
I have been using pfSense for many years. First on my own hardware and later on netgates hardware. The System is easy enough to use but also gives you the ability to have fine tuned rules.
I think because the pfSense Firewall software is open source and has a very large community you have a higher chance to find solutions to edge cases than with other non-open source firewalls. Some solutions might feel a bit hacky but there's always a way to get the software to behave like you want
I think because the pfSense Firewall software is open source and has a very large community you have a higher chance to find solutions to edge cases than with other non-open source firewalls. Some solutions might feel a bit hacky but there's always a way to get the software to behave like you want
What do you dislike about the product?
I have had a few clients which have the 1000+$ Netgate 7100 hardware firewall which have had heat related problems (total freeze if the temperature exeeds a value that it was easily reaching in normal use).
After opening the case I realized the heat sinks were mounted in the wrong orientation (not with, but against airflow) which seemed to be a production error because later versions of this firewall had the fans on the side and the rotated orientation would make sense there but not with the version my customers had.
After fixing the orientation of the heat sinks I had no more overheating problems though. Thanks to the standard hardware it was easy enough to fix.
After opening the case I realized the heat sinks were mounted in the wrong orientation (not with, but against airflow) which seemed to be a production error because later versions of this firewall had the fans on the side and the rotated orientation would make sense there but not with the version my customers had.
After fixing the orientation of the heat sinks I had no more overheating problems though. Thanks to the standard hardware it was easy enough to fix.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
pfSense is a good blend of a for-profit company and open source software. They benefit from the large community which is there because it is open source, and companies benefit from having Netgate as a primary contact for support.
The market for open source firewall software is not very large and pfSense is the main choice for people who want to use open source and selfhostable software.
The market for open source firewall software is not very large and pfSense is the main choice for people who want to use open source and selfhostable software.
Best firewall
What do you like best about the product?
All in one package. it has firewall and router and other plugins for proxy etc..
What do you dislike about the product?
Pfsense doe3s not have the any network monitoring packages etc..
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
firewall and proxy and it works well
Using pfsense for more then 10 years
What do you like best about the product?
Open source, stable, has everything you need or may need
What do you dislike about the product?
Not being used lot by business also no image for raspberry pi
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Firewall, vpn for users,site to site vpn, and many more.
pfSense is a no-nonsense part of our network security
What do you like best about the product?
I can configure just about anything in pfSense. It is a much better value offering than other vendors, and due to its open source nature, I was even able to fix a bug in the ACME package that handles Let's Encrypt certificate renewing.
The interface is not extremely modern but it is very functional.
I also buy Netgate hardware for my devices, but this is not a requirement, which I love.
The interface is not extremely modern but it is very functional.
I also buy Netgate hardware for my devices, but this is not a requirement, which I love.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is controversy in the community about some of Netgate's historical practices around a competing project called OPNsense, so any time a question or problem is posted, a pack of seagulls descend on the post to say they use OPNsense instead. Great, thanks?
I do hope that Netgate continues to ignore the drama and make a great open source product I can depend on.
I do hope that Netgate continues to ignore the drama and make a great open source product I can depend on.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Provides a configurable, extensible firewall that serves as the backbone of our small business network.
Non-nonsense firewall with powerful protection
What do you like best about the product?
pfSense is very light weight and simple to deploy. It meets the needs for nearly all firewall needs. Community support is very deep and if there has been a question previously asked the Community usually has already answered it. If you are concerned about its open source roots in a production environment you can rest assured that you always have TAC support. TAC support is very knowledgeable and they have the answers. They don't guess or use trial and error methods to solve your problems. The integrations with pfBlocker, OpenVPN and HAProxy make the firewall much more useful without additional costs. Our company install pfSense nearly everywhere because it’s easy to use and it works.
What do you dislike about the product?
I haven't found a significant dislike to pfSense. I suppose the biggest hurdle when deploying pfSense firewalls is dispelling the myth that all open source software is somehow inferior to commercial alternatives.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
pfSense provides a cost effective alternative to commercial firewalls that are poorly documented and supported.
Great open source product
What do you like best about the product?
Used pfSense software on a FreeBSD machine. When I saw Netgate was offering pre-configured hardware that was running it buying it was a no brainer.
What do you dislike about the product?
Did have to contact support when I could not upgrade the Netgate 1100 to the latest build.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Not putting a network onto the Internet without a hardware firewall.
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