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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Syncro

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ASyncro offers an Extended Monitoring and Management (XMM) platform for midsized MSPs and internal IT teams. The platform integrates RMM (endpoint management), professional services automation (PSA), and Microsoft 365 multi-tenant management to help organizations simplify operations, strengthen security, and scale.

    $159

    per month per user

    Untangle NG Firewall

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AUntangle NG Firewall is an open-source firewall and gateway security platform. It offers a free core firewall platform with paid add-ons, and a cloud-based management platform with a variety of deployment options for smaller teams.

    $25

    per month

    Pricing
    SyncroUntangle NG Firewall
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $159
    per month per user
    Team
    $209
    per month per user
    Open Source Firewall
    $0.00
    free under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
    NG Firewall Complete
    $25.00
    per month
    z4 appliance
    $299
    one-time purchase
    z4w appliance
    $329
    one-time purchase
    z4 Plus appliance
    $399.00
    one-time purchase
    z6 appliance
    $1199.00
    one-time purchase
    z12 appliance
    $1999.00
    one-time purchase
    z20 appliance
    $3499.00
    one-time purchase
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SyncroUntangle NG Firewall
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual payment.—
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    Community Pulse
    SyncroUntangle NG Firewall
    Considered Both Products
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Untangle
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    60%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    SyncroUntangle NG Firewall
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Syncro and Untangle NG Firewall
    Feature
    Syncro
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Untangle NG Firewall
    -
    Ratings
    Virtualization monitoring7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery5.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Syncro and Untangle NG Firewall
    Feature
    Syncro
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Untangle NG Firewall
    -
    Ratings
    Remote monitoring8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network device monitoring6.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Syncro and Untangle NG Firewall
    Feature
    Syncro
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Untangle NG Firewall
    -
    Ratings
    Patch Management7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based automation6.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Syncro and Untangle NG Firewall
    Feature
    Syncro
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Untangle NG Firewall
    -
    Ratings
    Attended device access8.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unattended device access7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile device access7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual device access8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple-display support4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Syncro and Untangle NG Firewall
    Feature
    Syncro
    -
    Ratings
    Untangle NG Firewall
    8.2
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Identification Technologies00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Visualization Tools00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Content Inspection00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    VPN00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    High Availability00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Proxy Server00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    SyncroUntangle NG Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.4
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    6.9
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SyncroUntangle NG Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    SyncroMSP is great for MSPs starting out or wanting to keep their costs low. Some RMM software will charge per install - and price breaks only available as your base grows to a significant number. As Syncro is a "per agent" cost, the costs for an MSP are (a) known and (b) easily to manage as the team grows. The third-party integration element is very useful for MSPs looking to be able to not only onsell additional services, but the management of these services is simple for anybody to use
    Incentivized
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    Untangle
    Untangle is very strong in the "traditional" sense of security. That means an edge appliance that either works with an existing router or is the router itself (recommended). This approach has also been adapted well to cloud environments in order to protect virtual servers and VDI workstations. As mentioned earlier, many schools are using cloud-based filtering for their 1:1 solutions for their students. This is an area where Untangle is unable to serve. Some have used an instance of Untangle in the cloud with VPN to serve their remote needs, but it is not the same as solutions that are designed for cloud-based filtering of devices without VPN.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    • Due to the cloud based platform, we could scale the based on our needs relatively with ease.
    • We also utilized the auto billing features which were convenience.
    • The consolidation of both RMM and RSA decreased the amount of software we needed.
    • Also, the user friendliness of the platform allowed employees to use easy.
    Incentivized
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    Untangle
    • Web Filtering is strong, and can also do application fingerprinting to allow Facebook, but not Facebook games. Secondly, a separate partition called a "rack" can be set up to give one subnet or group of users different web filtering policies than another. For example, teachers would get more freedom to browse the web than students at a school.
    • Built-in SD-WAN connectivity as part of your license. IPSEC tunnel creation is also amazingly easy.
    • Will install on any x86 hardware created in the last 5-10 years. Ram and processor requirements per user are very low.
    • Reporting is phenomenal, however you can get death by details very easily.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    • Better project management
    • Ability to create teams
    Incentivized
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    Untangle
    • The full suite can be expensive for business but will be powerful enough.
    • The full suite for home or small office isn't that bad of a price but may be out of reach for most home users but remember the basics are FREE so anyone can get started with it.
    • I would like to see it promoted for mid to large businesses as I think it can handle it.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Untangle
    Service renewal is in Feb 2021. We will be renewing!
    Read full review
    Usability
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    Too expensive for what it is and the lack of support and bug fixes is annoying
    Incentivized
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    Untangle
    Generally works well but seeing more and more bugs with the OpenVPN app.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Untangle
    The phone support reps are highly competent and native-English speakers. big plus vs some other vendors with difficult to understand or less knowledgable support engineers.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    Much easier to learn and use
    Incentivized
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    Untangle
    Untangle NG Firewall has a partnership with third parties to provide an amazing suite of applications. You pay for those. With free software, you have to wait for it to be updated. With Unifi, the hardware was too underpowered to do anything meaningful. I don't mind the monthly fees because these companies update quickly; they have a reputation to maintain.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    • The integrated AV solution with Bitdefender is very cheap - yet very a very high quality NGAV solution. It allows us to ensure our clients have access to an NGAV solution at an affordable price
    • Syncro has allowed us to expend our business into new areas which were not able to be accessed previously. This means that we can now service our clients in different ways than previously.
    • The fixed cost pricing allows our teams to understand what their costs are - but also allow us to grow the business and customer base with no increase in costs until we increase our technical team.
    Incentivized
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    Untangle
    • It's allowed us to be PCI compliant which we need to do business.
    • It's allowed us to not only be PCI compliant but follow best practice to be actually as secure as we can be.
    • It's really presented us with a lot of flexibility in terms of how we connect to other services.
    • There is some maintenance, but it's very minimal.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Syncro Screenshots

    Screenshot of the interface to monitor unlimited endpoints, run scripts, deploy patches, customize alerts, and proactively address potential issues before they become problems.Screenshot of Syncro’s intelligent Smart Ticket Management, which automatically routes tickets and gets information in front of techs, displays relevant context from prior tickets, and surfaces recommended remediation steps to speed up resolution times.Screenshot of where to securely access endpoints and resolve issues anytime, from anywhere, via Splashtop — included with the Syncro subscription at no extra cost.Screenshot of Syncro automating Entra ID tasks and admin work including user syncs, password resets, and license billing.Screenshot of the interface to benchmark M365 tenants against CIS-aligned best practices — offering guided configuration, centralized visibility, drift detection, and automated alerts to help maintain compliance.Screenshot of Microsoft 365 and Entra ID backup, which helps to safeguard against data loss, reinforce compliance, and ensure business continuity without compromise.