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Suraj K.
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What do you like best about OPNsense®?

OPNsense has a user-friendly web interface, making it easy to use even for people who aren’t very technically knowledgeable. The platform gets regular updates, ensuring that security issues are fixed promptly and new features are added. The customer support is good and always available for assistance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OPNsense®?

Currently, we are not facing any challenges. everything is going well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OPNsense® solving and how is that benefiting you?

Previously, we were facing a security challenge, such as unknown websites opening. After implementing this firewall, we can block unknown websites (HTTP sites) and also allow or block websites as per our requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OPNsense® Overview

What is OPNsense®?

OPNsense® is an open source, easy-to-use and easy-to-build FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. OPNsense includes most of the features available in expensive commercial firewalls, and more in many cases. It brings the rich feature set of commercial offerings with the benefits of open and verifiable sources.

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OPNsense® is an open source, easy-to-use and easy-to-build FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. OPNsense includes most of the features available in expensive commercial firewalls, and more in many cases. It brings the rich feature set of commercial offerings with the benefits of open and verifiable sources.


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Karan S.
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Karan S.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"My Experience with OPNSense"
the thing which i liked using OPNsense it has very good contenet filtering and from my seniors i have heard it is very cost effective to our compan...
Suraj K.
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Suraj K.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Secure our network"
OPNsense has a user-friendly web interface, making it easy to use even for people who aren’t very technically knowledgeable. The platform gets regu...
Suraj K.
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Suraj K.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"G2 review"
Good for carrer growth. It has lasrge community
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Karan S.
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What do you like best about OPNsense®?

the thing which i liked using OPNsense it has very good contenet filtering and from my seniors i have heard it is very cost effective to our company also in my personal use i have seen it has good authentication but in the first place it has good user friendly interface also it has a good performance response time is very good also i am using this like everday . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OPNsense®?

there are not much dislike here but one thing i wants to point out is initial setup is quite difficult if you are not aware of much of the tech also for personal use i was going through the documentation but it was not much of help full Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OPNsense® solving and how is that benefiting you?

it has good network security without connecting to this i cant access my company contenet which is very good idea so that some how if some has my laptop with out connecting to OPNsense they cant access the content also as i have mentioned earlier it is cost effective it has good web filtering like my organisation doesnt allow us to open our personal gmail in company laptop so we cant access all thanks to OPNsense Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Suraj K.
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What do you like best about OPNsense®?

Good for carrer growth. It has lasrge community Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OPNsense®?

It should be More proactive. Work on more option for the community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OPNsense® solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy to use interface and frequent updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vandita T.
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What do you like best about OPNsense®?

Amazing software with loaded features...

Ease of use

Easy to implement

Easy to intefrate with other systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OPNsense®?

nothing as such. Product is really good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OPNsense® solving and how is that benefiting you?

OPNsense's focus on security brings unique features such as easy to use one time password authentication for various components. The robust and reliable update mechanism gives OPNsense the ability to provide important security updates in a timely fashion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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