OPNsense

Reader supplied reviews for OPNsense Average rating 9.4 from 7 review(s) What are your thoughts on OPNsense? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- 23.122.7.1021.7.820.7.719.7.1018.7.1017.7.1216.7.1315.7.18 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 23.1 Rating: 9 Date: 2023-10-15 Votes: 2 I have used a lot of FW OS's throughout the years but these days i stick with OPNsense Its been running very well for both on dedicated hw and in VMs. Previously i was using PFsense which is just as good but slightly different, mostly in the UI/features where OPNsense is fresh/uptodate and PFsense is more minimalistic and focused on total reliability. I switched over because OPNsense supported the newer tech which is what i needed, its not totally without issues though.. currently its undergoing some updates and its spitting quite some error logs for no reason. Everything works well though, i've not experienced any breaking changes but thats exactly why many people prefer PFsense. At the end of the day they are both great. Try either and stick with what you enjoy using. OPNsense's biggest weakpoint is easy IDS configuration, PFsense has a great plugin which is easy to setup... but aside the IDS config .. evrything else feels more intuitive and easier to setup/manage. OPNsense has more plugins, PFsense very few in comparison. OPNsense has a great UI, while PFsense has menus that are a mess but its do able. ... agh just try both and see what you like My vote goes to OPNsense Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 22.1.8 Rating: 9 Date: 2022-06-22 Votes: 19 I like this Firewall/Router distro. It is very powerful. It is quick to update which is both good and bad. I've had a few updates break functions needed for my network, I always wait a week before updating because of this. I like this is true BSD. It used to be based on HardnedBSD but not has returned back to FreeBSD, like the other BSD router software which is also very good in its own way. I feel the developers are more focused now and I see a lot of good features added and un-needed ones removed. It has also forked long enough where they are forging their own path with very little legacy code. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 22.1 Rating: 9 Date: 2022-02-02 Votes: 5 I have this running smoothly on a Dell Precision T1700 using on-board NIC and USB Ethernet adapter. The OS had no trouble detecting the hardware and installing the appropriate drivers. Rock-solid stable and full of features. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 7 reader reviews of OPNsense...