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The Top 20 Firewall Software

Check out this list of the top Firewall Software products based on user satisfaction. A product's satisfaction score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that factors in real-user satisfaction ratings from review data. Software buyers can compare products according to their satisfaction scores to streamline the buying process and quickly identify the best products based on the experiences of their peers.

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Sophos Firewall

100

Overall Satisfaction Score

100

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

43%

Computer & Network Security

30%

Manufacturing

15%

Higher Education

12%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.4

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.4

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.3

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.3

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.4

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

45%

Computer & Network Security

29%

Banking

14%

Computer Software

12%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.1

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

8.8

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

8.5

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

8.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

8.7

Netgate pfSense

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

50%

Computer & Network Security

25%

Computer Software

15%

Telecommunications

10%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.6

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.4

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.0

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.4

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.1

FortiGate NGFW

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

50%

Computer & Network Security

22%

Telecommunications

17%

Computer Software

11%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.1

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.4

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.7

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.4

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.1

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.3

Arista NG Firewall

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Hospital & Health Care

40%

Computer & Network Security

20%

Computer Software

20%

Automotive

20%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.8

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.9

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.7

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.9

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.7

Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Computer & Network Security

32%

Information Technology and Services

31%

Financial Services

19%

Banking

17%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.8

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.2

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.3

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

8.8

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

8.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.0

Check Point CloudGuard Network Security

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

35%

Computer & Network Security

33%

Financial Services

27%

Telecommunications

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.7

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.3

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.4

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.3

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.4

Azure Firewall

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

64%

Computer Networking

14%

Computer & Network Security

14%

Business Supplies and Equipment

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.6

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.8

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

8.8

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.4

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

8.7

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Virtual Firewall

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

38%

Computer & Network Security

34%

Consulting

16%

Computer Software

13%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.1

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

8.7

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

8.4

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

8.7

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

8.5

#10

Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Computer & Network Security

45%

Information Technology and Services

31%

Banking

14%

Financial Services

10%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

8.9

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

8.8

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

8.3

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

8.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

8.5

#11

GlassWire Firewall

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

33%

Computer & Network Security

33%

Computer Software

17%

Education Management

17%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.8

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.0

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.9

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.3

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

8.9

#12

FortiGate-VM

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

35%

Telecommunications

24%

Computer & Network Security

24%

Financial Services

18%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.1

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.6

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.1

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.0

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.4

#13

NordLayer

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Computer Software

44%

Information Technology and Services

31%

Financial Services

13%

Construction

13%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.4

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.4

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.5

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.0

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.4

#14

Cloudflare SSE & SASE Platform

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

35%

Computer & Network Security

31%

Financial Services

23%

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

12%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

9.1

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.4

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.4

#15

Zscaler Internet Access

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

50%

Computer Software

20%

Computer & Network Security

17%

Financial Services

13%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

7.5

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.4

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

8.6

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

8.2

#16

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

50%

Food Production

17%

Computer Software

17%

Financial Services

17%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

7.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.4

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

10.0

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

9.1

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.9

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

8.2

#17

WatchGuard Network Security

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

48%

Computer & Network Security

24%

Telecommunications

15%

Computer Networking

13%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

8.7

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

8.9

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

8.7

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.1

#18

Huawei Firewall

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

33%

Computer Networking

33%

Computer & Network Security

22%

Government Administration

11%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

10.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

0.0

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

0.0

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.6

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

0.0

#19

ditno Network Firewall

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Legal Services

50%

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

17%

Facilities Services

17%

Consumer Services

17%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.7

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

0.0

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

0.0

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.7

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

0.0

#20

Forcepoint Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

47%

Computer & Network Security

27%

Computer Software

13%

Airlines/Aviation

13%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

8.5

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.3

8.7

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.2

8.3

Quality of Support

Average: 9.2

9.4

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.1

9.3