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Best SMB firewall solution hands down
What do you like best about the product?
I have been using pfsense since 2004 when it was monowall. It has changed greatly over the years and has added many enterprise features. It is affordable and scales well depending on the hardware it runs on.
We now have over 50 business customers using pfsense as their primary firewall. The only real problems we have had over the years are from hardware failures, but the software has always been rock solid, stable and secure.
We now have over 50 business customers using pfsense as their primary firewall. The only real problems we have had over the years are from hardware failures, but the software has always been rock solid, stable and secure.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only real issue I would like to see resolved is the backup and restore feature. It works great if you back up and restore the same (or at least the same model) hardware. However, if you are restoring to a system with different NIC's it can because a real pain in the backside as none of the interface names will match up properly. You then have to manually edit the config file with a text editor and change all of the interface names to it will work properly.
I would love to see a restore wizard that compares the backup file to the current hardware and makes it simple to match up the new interface names to the old ones.
I would love to see a restore wizard that compares the backup file to the current hardware and makes it simple to match up the new interface names to the old ones.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use it as a primary firewall/NAT for most customers and secure VPN tunnels between sites, services and end users.
The packages you can install on it also allow for other significant use cases, such as web caching to HA load balancers.
The packages you can install on it also allow for other significant use cases, such as web caching to HA load balancers.
Tremendous support and hardware.
What do you like best about the product?
It is the best choice for network security and configuration
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing yet. The software and SG1100 has been great.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Network security for my unRaid servers and home devices
A versatile cost-effective firewall.
What do you like best about the product?
The strengths of pfSense are its ability to run on various devices and its wide range of dedicated appliances. Also worth mentioning is good community support and the ability to install additional packages, making it a versatile solution.
What do you dislike about the product?
If something doesn't work, then searching for the source of the failure can be tedious. The inability to wrap firewall rules requires long scrolling and perceptiveness.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use pfSense both as a classic firewall and for VPN connections. Depending on the requirements, it works on various devices, including virtualized ones and performs well.
Not promising better future
What do you like best about the product?
open source, free, stable, secure, easy to manage
What do you dislike about the product?
lack of high-quality documentation, lack of essential security features like next-generation firewall capabilities against new threats, unpolite community & support
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Securing home/company networks against cyber threats, providing a secure remote connection.
We use pfSense appliances for almost all our customers.
What do you like best about the product?
The easy-to-set GUI helps our team manage all the features we need to meet our clients' needs. It is a stable and strong open-source system with a lot of useful apps available.
What do you dislike about the product?
The complex and ineffective voice QoS feature, you should work on this issue and bring a more efficient way to manage QoS for VoIP.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
A low-cost and very efficient IPsec/OpenVPN solution that helps us benefit our clients.
Great Product & Great Support
What do you like best about the product?
Very robust product, easy to use and great support
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing on top of my head, but over al is amazing
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
they keep developing the software to make more secure
sophisticated software platform
What do you like best about the product?
A sophisticated & secure software platform. Easily configurable, yet highly customizable. Support & problem-solving of the support team are unparalleled!
What do you dislike about the product?
User Education & understanding of some terms. There could be better explanation of terms with possible examples given for their use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security, Stability & Reliability
One of the few software products I've used that provides a consistently good experience
What do you like best about the product?
pfSense is a feature-rich and very stable software firewall. We use pfSense on both commodity hardware and Netgate appliances; it works very well on both platforms.
It is available in both an open-source version and as a customized Netgate version; this opens the user base to a larger audience, a plus in a security product.
It is available in both an open-source version and as a customized Netgate version; this opens the user base to a larger audience, a plus in a security product.
What do you dislike about the product?
Occasionally the package versions seem out of sync with the standalone versions of some packages.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We like an integrated firewall, router and VPN product
Why pay annual fees for firewall?
What do you like best about the product?
It is an open source based piece of hardware which is high performance and easy to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is a fairly steep learning curve before you can use it most effectively.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We needed both a firewall and hardware VPN for performance. This option allows us to do both without having to pay an annual software license fee.
Reliable, feature rich and affordable for SMBs.
What do you like best about the product?
We use pfSense to guard our mission critical VoIP cluster in a remote lights-out data center. The reliability of its "CARP" feature helps us maintain near-zero downtime for our client's phone calls.
What do you dislike about the product?
Netgate does not provide a central management console for pfSense. Managing multiple installations, for example, requires manual remote access, version tracking, backup consolidation and statistic gathering.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The online support community provides both a quick reference for technical issues and an easy path to master the platform. This allows out business to provide a unique solution to our clients.
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