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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

47%

Computer & Network Security

27%

Manufacturing

14%

Higher Education

11%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.5

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

9.5

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

9.3

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.4

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.4

Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Computer & Network Security

37%

Information Technology and Services

31%

Financial Services

17%

Banking

15%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.2

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

9.3

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.6

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

8.7

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.9

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

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.6

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

9.9

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

9.6

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.9

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.5

FortiGate-VM NGFW

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

47%

Computer & Network Security

23%

Telecommunications

17%

Financial Services

12%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.3

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

9.8

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

9.4

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.1

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.4

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: 8.7

9.5

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.9

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.3

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.3

Check Point CloudGuard Network Security

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Computer & Network Security

41%

Information Technology and Services

33%

Financial Services

22%

Hospital & Health Care

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.3

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

9.3

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

9.1

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.1

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.2

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

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.5

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

9.5

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

9.7

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.2

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.6

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

42%

Computer & Network Security

29%

Computer Software

15%

Banking

14%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

8.8

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.6

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

8.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.7

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

9.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.2

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

9.0

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

9.9

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.4

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.9

#10

Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Computer & Network Security

45%

Information Technology and Services

29%

Banking

14%

Telecommunications

12%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

8.9

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

8.8

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.3

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

8.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.4

#11

Azure Firewall

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

67%

Computer Networking

13%

Computer & Network Security

13%

Business Supplies and Equipment

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.5

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

9.7

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.8

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.4

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.7

#12

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Virtual Firewall

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Computer & Network Security

38%

Information Technology and Services

35%

Computer Software

14%

Consulting

14%

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: 8.7

8.9

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.6

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

8.7

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.9

#13

WatchGuard Network Security

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

47%

Computer & Network Security

25%

Telecommunications

15%

Computer Networking

13%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.2

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

8.9

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

9.4

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

8.8

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.4

#14

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

41%

Financial Services

24%

Computer & Network Security

18%

Consulting

18%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.3

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

9.7

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.9

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.6

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.0

#15

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

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.3

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

8.9

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.2

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.2

#16

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: 8.7

0.0

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

0.0

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.6

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

0.0

#17

Avast Endpoint Protection

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Computer Software

43%

Financial Services

21%

Information Technology and Services

21%

Computer & Network Security

14%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.3

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

8.8

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.6

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.1

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.6

#18

Zscaler Internet Access

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

47%

Computer Software

22%

Financial Services

17%

Computer & Network Security

14%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

8.9

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

8.2

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.8

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

8.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.6

#19

FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (CNF)

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Information Technology and Services

40%

Insurance

20%

Computer & Network Security

20%

Banking

20%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.1

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

9.6

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

8.6

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.2

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.3

#20

Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv)

Overall Satisfaction Score

Top Industries of Reviewers:

Higher Education

33%

Information Technology and Services

33%

Hospital & Health Care

22%

Consumer Services

11%

Ratings from Reviews (out of 10):

Ease of Use

Average: 9.1

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.3

9.0

Ease of Doing Business With

Average: 8.7

8.6

Ease of Setup

Average: 8.5

9.1

Quality of Support

Average: 9.1

9.2

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.6