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The Top 20 Easiest To Use Firewall Software

See the top Firewall Software products based on usability ratings. A product’s usability score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that factors in real user satisfaction ratings of how easy the product is to administer, as well as how well the product meets business requirements, among other ratings. Compare products according to their usability scores to streamline the buying process and quickly identify the best products based on real user experiences.

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Sophos Firewall

9.3

Overall Usability Score

9.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

24%

Mid Market

60%

Enterprise

16%

Netgate pfSense

9.1

Overall Usability Score

9.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.9

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

69%

Mid Market

25%

Enterprise

Arista NG Firewall

8.7

Overall Usability Score

8.7

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

59%

Mid Market

41%

Zscaler Internet Access

8.6

Overall Usability Score

8.6

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.9

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

13%

Mid Market

25%

Enterprise

62%

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

8.6

Overall Usability Score

8.6

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.5

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

14%

Mid Market

48%

Enterprise

38%

FortiGate NGFW

8.5

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

17%

Mid Market

63%

Enterprise

21%

Comodo Firewall

8.5

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

74%

Mid Market

13%

Enterprise

13%

Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW

8.5

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.7

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

34%

Mid Market

39%

Enterprise

27%

Check Point CloudGuard Network Security

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

21%

Mid Market

27%

Enterprise

52%

#10

Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)

8.3

Overall Usability Score

8.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

11%

Mid Market

39%

Enterprise

50%

#11

NordLayer

8.3

Overall Usability Score

8.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.3

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

56%

Mid Market

33%

Enterprise

10%

#12

WatchGuard Network Security

8.2

Overall Usability Score

8.2

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

43%

Mid Market

53%

Enterprise

#13

Forcepoint Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.3

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

28%

Mid Market

41%

Enterprise

31%

#14

Azure Firewall

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.5

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

20%

Mid Market

48%

Enterprise

32%

#15

FortiGate-VM

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.0

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

21%

Mid Market

54%

Enterprise

25%

#16

SonicWall

7.9

Overall Usability Score

7.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.0

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.6

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

30%

Mid Market

58%

Enterprise

12%

#17

Avast Endpoint Protection

7.9

Overall Usability Score

7.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

7.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.8

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

60%

Mid Market

22%

Enterprise

18%

#18

FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (CNF)

7.9

Overall Usability Score

7.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

9.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

7.8

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

25%

Mid Market

42%

Enterprise

33%

#19

Cloudflare SSE & SASE Platform

7.8

Overall Usability Score

7.8

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.6

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

37%

Mid Market

34%

Enterprise

29%

#20

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Virtual Firewall

7.7

Overall Usability Score

7.7

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.9

8.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.7

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

24%

Mid Market

27%

Enterprise

49%