Netgate pfSense Plus Firewall/VPN/Router
Netgate | 24.03.0Linux/Unix, FreeBSD 14 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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pfSense is the best
What do you like best about the product?
The stable firewall rules and powerful control mechanisms offered by pfSense have allowed us to manage internet access effectively and securely. One of the great things about pfSense is that it provides advanced features, such as creating and managing VPN connections for remote access, handling ACME Certificates and HAProxies, implementing load balancing and failover, and even creating custom captive portal pages for guest access. The web interface is user-friendly and intuitive, and the support community is always available and responsive. I highly recommend pfSense to anyone looking for a flexible and powerful firewall solution."
What do you dislike about the product?
For less experienced administrators, it can be a frustrating experience and may require a steep learning curve. While pfSense is a powerful and flexible firewall solution, it may not be the best fit for those lacking advanced networking skills."
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Site Internet access and Remote Intranet access
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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.
We use pfsense appliances for almost all our customerswes
What do you like best about the product?
The easy to set GUI helps our team to manage all the features we need to meet our clients needs. is a stable and strong Open source
system with a lot of usefull apps available
system with a lot of usefull apps available
What do you dislike about the product?
The complex and inefective voice qos feature , yo should work on this issue and bring a most eficient way to manage qos for voip
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
A low cost and very eficient ipsec /Open vpn 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
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.
pfSense is ideal for any network demanding uptime and reliability.
What do you like best about the product?
Uptime is essential with networks we maintain, such as first responders, in addition to security. These requirements are met with no paywall for other features.
What do you dislike about the product?
Updates don't always go smoothly, sometimes requiring being physically present to reset, but support is excellent in those edge cases.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use pfSense to secure our networks, but it's robust enough to work well with almost any other device at endpoints we don't maintain.
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