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Netgate pfSense Plus Firewall/VPN/Router

Netgate | 24.03.0

Linux/Unix, FreeBSD 14 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

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317 reviews
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5-star reviews ( Show all reviews )

    Elijah L.

Great firewall software

  • October 07, 2022
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
PFsense is very easy to setup and maintain, there are very helpful descriptions for most settings and there is a large community supporting it as well. I have found it much easier to use and navigate than competitors like Watch Guard.
What do you dislike about the product?
Unfortunatly software updates will occasionally brick the firewall and require a reinstall. If you are using netgate hardware such as a sg-3100 then there might not be a removable drive and if there becomes a hardware issue then you are probably sunk unless you can get to a shell to copy the file off of it. It would be nice if the updates were more reliable and if there was at least an mSATA or SATA DOM installed or even a small M.2 so you could get the config file off if the something happened to the hardware.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
At home I needed something capable of VLANS, multiple interfaces and a open source firewall I could learn and trust to protect my home network from my homelab. At work we are able to use it to connect clients to their servers in our datacenter with ease. The OpenVPN is fairly reliable and easy to troubleshoot when it doesn't work. Everything is easy to setup so we don't have to have only one person manageing/setting up and doing all things pfsense whichs saves time for our techincal director.


    Computer Networking

Best network appliance you will ever need

  • October 07, 2022
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use and big community of users to help you do anything you can think of
What do you dislike about the product?
You need to understand that it's not as any other router you know and there is a Linux operating system below that gui. It helps if you know a bit of Linux
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
No problems now but the wireguard vpn issue before. I hope that it's fixed by now.


    Chris T.

A Great High-Performance Full-Feature Firewall

  • October 06, 2022
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Great VPN support for connecting in a mixed vendor environment. High-performance throughput for a reasonable price. No subscription fees.
What do you dislike about the product?
The web interface looks dated, but it works. I was surprised when I discovered it was responsive and worked well from a phone.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We struggled with supporting VPN connectivity to multiple vendors' products. pfSense has options for connecting with all the different protocols without being buried with subscription or licensing fees.


    Aaron S.

feature complete and super reliable

  • October 06, 2022
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
It is rock solid and super reliable. That isn't enough though, you still need enough features to complete the task. pfSense is loaded with every feature I can wish for from a router.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I dislike most is that they refuse to post download links for firmware. You literally have to open a support ticket and wait for them to send you a link, it is ridiculous.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Many commercial routers are ridiculously overpriced, but pfSense is free. Even if you decide to spend on a big commercial router, then you still have to pay annualy for updates. pfSense security updates are free.


    Enetics N.

Top tier enterprise hardware and support

  • October 06, 2022
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Pfsense allows us to use standard deployment and automation tools to quickly configure firewalls. We also love that it's based on FreeBSD so we can leverage the vast package repositories available there for monitoring and security enhancements.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the corporate nonsense where they aired their dirty laundry publicly wasn't very becoming of an enterprise hardware and software vendor.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We deploy hundreds of routers to offices and branch-offices and want to track traffic statistics as well as IDS/IPS statistics. The Pfsense doesn't limit us to whatever single tool they decide to provide... we leverage FreeBSD packages for custom solutions.


    Kamal K. C.

Network security

  • October 06, 2022
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Netgate router with small footprint but fully customizable firewall solution available for home security.
What do you dislike about the product?
Pfsense is advanced firewall and requires network knowledge. There should be additional utility provided for default configuration.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Network security, deployment of virtual lans.


    Business Supplies and Equipment

El servicio de soporte es excelente

  • October 06, 2022
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
La consola deadministración es amigable con el usuario
What do you dislike about the product?
la incompatibilidad con los navegadores, al momento de realizar actualizaciones o instalación de paquetería
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
la comunicación de paquetería


    Dylan S.

Why buy a router when you can build your own open source

  • January 06, 2022
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
It's open-source, heavily supported by the community, and has any feature you could need. I've been using it for years and have not had any issues.
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be a bit of a learning curve to use. There are so many options that it can be challenging to find what you are looking for at first.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are able to build highly capable routers that don't cost our business an arm and a leg


    Carlos Vinicius L.

The best actual Firewall in the world

  • October 21, 2021
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
pfSense it's the best open-source firewall globally; I can't manage a network without pfSense.
What do you dislike about the product?
Hardware prices in Brazil it's so expensive.
the Reports need be more polish
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Multiples, from most simple like VPN's to Extreme redundancies, whit ipSEC
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Only use you Never make a Rollback again.


    Jayesh P.

Open source firewall and content filter UTM.

  • April 11, 2021
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Its open-source and give the same functionality as other paid UTM can provide. IT can be installed at a virtual machine and required minimum resources to operate.
What do you dislike about the product?
When there is any bug identified, users need to wait till the next update to get a solution for that bug. Sometimes proxy services stop themselves i need to do restart manually.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I can restrict my user from surfing websites, download software, create VPN for remote users, get logs of internet surfing. It can be installed as a virtual and physical PC also.