I'm using it as a proxy in several scenarios.
OPNsense® Firewall/Router/VPN/IDPS
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Provides network checking, firewall, and web filtering capabilities
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
There are a lot of features I like. One of the most valuable features is the network checking. Additionally, the firewall and web filtering functionalities are highly useful.
What needs improvement?
There are some add-ons that need enhancements to make management easier for users, especially the reporting features. Some reports don't show the level of detail I'm looking for, and I've had trouble installing certain add-ons, especially for Internet bandwidth shaping within my company. So, this is an area of improvement for me.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using OPNsense for more than six years. I currently use the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate stability a seven out of ten. I've encountered some instability after a recent update.
It just doesn't respond, so I have to restart it over and over again to try to figure out what the problem is. I haven't been able to find the problem yet.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability a nine out of ten. There is room for improvement.
In my organization, there are 400 users, and OPNsense serves as our gateway and proxy for all of them. Therefore, all the users go through the gateway.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very easy. The installation just takes minutes, but setting up everything may take a couple of hours.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's reasonably priced. It's not expensive.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I just want to say that it's the best open-source firewall. Strongly recommended.
Rock-solid stability and open source tool
What is most valuable?
It's open source.
What needs improvement?
There are a few weaknesses. For example, there is a lack of some features that I have in certain commercial products.
Some of the features include classified traffic and better blocking of newly registered DNS domains.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with OPNsense for about three years. I use it both in my company and at home.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
OPNsense is very stable, rock-solid.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. We haven't encountered any performance issues.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate OPNsense an eight out of ten. There is still some room for improvement.
A simple and free solution requiring no maintenance while providing stability to its users
What is our primary use case?
We use OPNsense in our company to secure our servers.
What is most valuable?
To be honest with you, I feel that its valuable features are that it is simple and free.
What needs improvement?
The interface of the solution is an area with shortcomings. The interface of the solution could be made better.
The user experience when we create policies can be made easier. Also, maybe some features should be added to the cloud.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using OPNsense for around six years. Also, I don't remember the version of the solution I am using.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 25 users who are all technical people using OPNsense in my organization.
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
As technical people, we have used many solutions previously for our company and customers. For customers, we have used Fortinet, Palo Alto, and others.
I didn't switch from Palo Alto to OPNsense. I use OPNsense because Palo Alto is used for enterprises. For me, I prefer open-source products. It's more flexible for us.
How was the initial setup?
I believe the setup phase was a fusion of straightforwardness and complexity. It's not complicated, so it's fine.
It's deployed on-premises because we put it on our server, and it is hosted in Germany.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's a free solution.
What other advice do I have?
The solution requires no maintenance.
I would recommend OPNsense to others.
Overall, I rate the solution between seven to eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Useful GUI, frequent updates, and free to use
What is our primary use case?
OPNsense is a firewall.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution has helped our organization because we are able to easily set up IPSec and VPN tunnels.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of OPNsense are the GUI and frequent updates.
What needs improvement?
When using the solution at the beginning was difficult. There was a steep learning curve.
In a feature release, it would be helpful to have some features that the new generation firewalls have, such as IPS.
For how long have I used the solution?
I used OPNsense within the last 12 months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the stability of OPNsense a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately two large customers using this solution.
I rate the scalability of OPNsense a seven out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
I needed to use the support twice. They could improve the support.
I rate the support of OPNsense a seven out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I use Fortinet before in another company.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment took approximately two hours.
I rate the initial setup of OPNsense a seven out of ten.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We are using the free open-source version of the solution. There is a paid version that has additional features.
I rate the price of OPNsense a five out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend using this solution.
I rate OPNsense a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
It's opnsense. Works well, if you read the docs.
If you've used opnsense on hardware, which you probably have if you're reading this - you know what to expect. It's a good product and super useful. What I will say is that between the confusion that can be AWS networking and the fact that the initial root password is shown once, it can be challenging. However, the documentation for this AMI is extremely good, and once set up, works exactly like you would expect it to. I would highly recommend it.
no support for nitro systems -> no serial console
instance not reachable after update -> no support for nitro systems (not possible to pick such an instance) -> no serial console -> not working for me.
Full featured open source firewall
OPNsense has a ton of features. Everything I need.
For security reasons there is no default password. This is nice from security point of view but can be confusing for new users. Therefore check documentation https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/installaws.html#step-11-initial-root-password and have a look at console output after first boot.
Not able to Upgrade from 21.7.8
Hi
When I am trying to upgrade the opnsense from 21.7.8 to a newer version it is showing the following error. This is happening for the past few months
***GOT REQUEST TO CHECK FOR UPDATES***
Currently running OPNsense 21.7.8 (amd64/OpenSSL) at Sat Nov 19 13:44:46 IST 2022
Fetching changelog information, please wait... fetch: https://pkg.opnsense.org/FreeBSD:13:amd64/21.7/sets/changelog.txz.sig: Not Found
Updating OPNsense repository catalogue...
pkg: https://pkg.opnsense.org/FreeBSD:13:amd64/21.7/latest/meta.txz: Not Found
repository OPNsense has no meta file, using default settings
pkg: https://pkg.opnsense.org/FreeBSD:13:amd64/21.7/latest/packagesite.txz: Not Found
Unable to update repository OPNsense
Error updating repositories!
pkg: Repository OPNsense cannot be opened. 'pkg update' required
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
Your packages are up to date.
***DONE***
Good
The deployment is easy and hassle free because it come configured out of the box, just need to setup a proper AWS infrastructure for it to funtion. Overall, it works fine for me.
does not work
the default login credentials do not work rendering this useless. if i cant login to opnsense this image is useless
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