by KrisLeslie. Sure, not quite the same use-case product, but lots of people are on AWS spending big bucks because they don't want to eat the large cost of getting dedicated hardware, when open source tools available today make it trivial to just use cheap used hardware and scale wide, making a platform that's EASY to scale vertically once profits permit. My queues are pretty much always under control and my packet quality stays in a VERY happy range. Ubiquiti has a nice interface and DPI has some interesting insights but pfSense is far more powerful as far as complex configurations go. We do plan on implementing a guest network because we are also renting out some office space for clients (think small gatherings from 20-150 people and those who host these events may need internet). I also use BandwidthD which can usually help me see viral issues before a user alters me (I watch off-hour traffic religiously). Per Ubqt test, they blew Sonic Wall out the water (I'm not skeptical but I did pay attention they do have a valid point) and cost less. Linksys is ok, but I don't go around bragging about them anymore. Wie groß ist das ganze denn? My problem is having an idea of the budget we will have to operate on. I use all 3 and have had very little issues with them. I have old Linksys WRT's and even with DD-WRT they aren't all that useful anymore. Zero downtime is a MUST. I guess that the majority of pfSense users isn't even aware 1) of PF specifically 2) where it comes from and 3) of its status in FreeBSD. Does the time it takes to setup PFSense worth the drop in box of Sonicwall? I have to restart it every 3-4 weeks, even with the latest trunk OpenWRT firmware. KrisLeslie Here's a decent article to get most people started: http://www.marcoach.nl/pfsense-utm-firewall. pfSense oder Ubiquiti Security Gateway. The wireless / access point side to this question I kinda do favor Ubiquiti because they are reasonably priced, enterprise grade, and seems to me like the Controller aspect would definitely be easier to provision and grow with out needs. I plan on bringing more pfSense into production at work but I value all opinions and I for one am very happy to hear both sides. UBQT would seem like a spot on replacement other than going with a linux distro. Very very interesting. The cost of that machine, based on their recommendations would run at least $600. Für eine bessere Darstellung aktiviere bitte JavaScript in deinem Browser, bevor du fortfährst. Still debating. Given the choice between pfSense and Ubiquiti gateways I would take pfSense nearly every time if I am running the network. But I have a MSP that will hopefully go to bat for me with management. The <$100 EdgeRouter Lite will handle 1 Gb/sec of traffic, if you're lucky enough to have an Internet connection that fast. The IPS protection that PFSense offers called SNORT has been merged with CISCO so that can be an indication that it offers very good protection. As the title says I am between the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite (£74.51) and a home made pfSense router. reporting. I tested it out in a short evening with no experience and worked fine. So many people use pfSense for home and business, yet here we have a knowledgeable person, a firewall junkie, voicing an opinion against. We have roughly 100 employees, 200ish devices that want IP's, some hardcore video editing traffic which also comes with some huge transfer needs on a regular basis. It seems it can run a bit high per user if you get their full package. Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite Vs Home made pfSense router. You can VLAN real easy as well. I agree it is easier to defend from a security perspective one device vs many. It can use AD or use the built in account management. No need for extra hardware with that. Right now I use pfSence for VLans and a SG200-26 with LAG on some connections.I have 2 ISPs coming into the pfSence as well for backup / certian packet trafic. So far it looks like Sonic Wall will be where we are steering. Soo I was looking at the USG Pro and was wondering on how much of a difference is there in the 2? I paid around $1200 on one of my Sonicwalls with 2yrs of services.