NG Firewall

Kommentare: I needed a FW that could do some basic tasks and then apply more strict policies. I'm really happy with the interface/management, the learning curve does not seem to be too big.

Vorteile: This NG FW is really packing so much features! It has almost what every typical small/medium business would need. It's interface needs some time to understand, but you can configure your first policies and actions right away. It also has a lot of free features that are great in terms of security.

Nachteile: Nothing so far, I'm really excited on what I've seen already.

Kommentare: I have implemented it at my office as the primary UTM, testing it for installation at customer sites. The performance is very good, it will email you a detailed report every day. The protection is on par with competitors, but it is simpler to set up than many of them.

Vorteile: Untangle is available in both free and paid versions. If you want an extra feature beyond basic firewalling, you can pay an annual fee for that feature. They offer a package of all the add-ons for much less than what it would cost to buy them separately, so if you are thinking about using the paid features, they have structured it so it just makes sense to get them all. Even so, the comprehensive bundle price is less than most other UTMs with actively managed security features. The free version does include some lite versions of things like the virus scanner and app control, and includes ad blocking, phishing detection and web monitoring for free. The interface is very easy compared to most UTMs, but you can still dig into the details to accomplish more sophisticated configurations. Even then the system is clearly laid out and easy to navigate.

Nachteile: Like all web-based UIs, it takes a few clicks to get things done.

Vorteile: Support is some of the best I've ever used, very responsive and knowledgable about advanced networking and their product in general, even at T1 support. I love that it can be installed on your own hardware or even a VM if you're feeling fancy. The features of the free version are great foa SOHO and the paid versions are relatively inexpensive if you'd like or need additional features or protection. The UI is intuitive and the oly problem I've had with them is when there's a hardware failure (not often, but at my peak I was managing upwards of 100 of them).

Nachteile: I'm not a huge fan of their pricing model for SMBs. It's easy to be in the "in-between" and requres a lot of overhead; one must exclude MAC addresses of "bypassed devices" (think printers and the like) that will literally bypass the firewall, or they must pay for the higher license tier. Typically licenses like this are per user, seat, etc. - not per mac address.

Kommentare: I was evaluating this as a pfSense alternative, and it has some ease of use pros. Easier to install that is wizard based and with a graphical GUI. Easy to get going, and there is a 30 day evaluation for the paid modules. I can see this being a good fit for some uses.

Vorteile: Very easy to install, with a decent web interface that allows for direct mouse/keyboard graphical browser use, as opposed to text-only console interfaces on other options.

Nachteile: Cost. The modules that you'd need for any real deployment are not exactly cheap. Alternatives give you much more core, out-of-the-box functionality.

Vorteile: This is one of the opensource UTM out there. I used this version for some time. Free version works as expected with certain services are limited. Setup is comparatively easier than other similar opensource UTM. In some areas Untangle has an edge over pfSense, ClearOS etc.

Nachteile: I like to see a lower prices for the paid version.