Item: pfSense
Rating: 10
Author: Mario Matinelli

Overall Satisfaction with pfSense

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are one of the only Authorised Netgate Partner in the UK offering access to the Netgate range of products as well as expert support and solutions for complex requirements. We sell Netgate appliances because they run pfSense® that we love and
trust. It is reliable and tested specifically on Netgate appliances. We
use pfSense® in all our projects and our pfSense® certified staff would
be excited to work together with you on your pfSense® project and to
help you support your pfSense® setup.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Firewall
VPN
IDS/IPS

Cons

Centralised management interface
Web Filters

Return on Investment

ROI
Security
Reliability

Alternatives Considered

Ubiquiti Networks UniFi and Untangle NG Firewall

Overall, pfSense is the most complete solution in terms of features included even though it currently lack of a centralised management interface.The Ubiquiti firewall offering is often appealing being well integrated within the Ubiquiti dashboard and it is often a solution of choice when only basic firewall functionalities are required. Untangle is often chosen when filtering is a key requirement for the design of a security solution.

Key Insights

Do you think pfSense delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with pfSense's feature set?

Yes

Did pfSense live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of pfSense go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy pfSense again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Zabbix, FreePBX, Citrix Hypervisor (formerly XenServer)

Likelihood to Recommend

pfSense is the most complete solution in terms of features included even though it currently lack of a centralised management interface. pfSense is the most secure System because it is open source. Its code can be reviewed by anyone so any bugs and especially back doors would not go unnoticed. When it comes to security transparency and openness has been proven to be the most effective model. Many large and well known names in the market have been caught several
times using poor security practices. The use of back door or poorly
written code was discovered when it was already too late due to the lack of transparency.

pfSense Feature Ratings

Comments

Please log in to join the conversation

pfSense - Security guaranteed by transparency

Software Version

Modules Used