pfSense is a great open source firewall solution that many use in the home lab, SMB, and even enterprise environments. However, you may be looking for something different. What are good pfSense alternatives that you should try? We look at 5 pfSense alternatives that are worth looking at.

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Introduction 0:00
Overview of pfSense 0:42
Reasons to consider an alternative 0:58
1. OPNsense 1:17
OPNsense pros 2:07
OPNsense cons 2:26
2. Untangle 2:48
Untangle Pros 3:54
Untangle Cons 4:15
3. Unifi Security Devices 4:28
Unifi Security Devices Pros 5:47
Unifi Security Devices Cons 6:10
4. Sophos UTM Home Edition 6:40
Sophos UTM Pros 7:22
Sophos UTM Cons 7:55
5. MikroTik RouterOS 8:17
MikroTik RouterOS Pros 9:19
MicroTik RouterOS Cons 9:43
Be aware of enterprise firewall lab units 10:24
Nextgeneration features are subject to argument 11:00
Wrapping up 5 alternatives to pfSense opensource firewall 11:36