snapper 38 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Hi, Noticed today that Untangle now do a $5/month or $50/year home user licence for their "NG firewall complete". Has anyone used Untangle, how does it compare to Sophos UTM? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Poppapete 104 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Untangle is easier to setup and maintain IMO and can do most things Sophos does but costs money for the complete antivirus package. The Sophos variety talked about here is free for most situations. Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 434 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I'm trying to find how to purchase it like that. Direct link? Link to post Share on other sites
snapper 38 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 I'm trying to find how to purchase it like that. Direct link? http://www.untangle.com/buy/ In the Licenced Devices dropdown, select Home at the top. Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 434 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Ok, Nevermind! https://forums.untangle.com/announcements/36418-new-pricing-here.html Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 434 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Wow. This is impressive. NG Firewall Complete includes: NG Firewall Complete includes all of our paid NG Firewall applications: Web Filter – Premium web content filtering. SSL Inspector – Decrypt HTTPS and SMTP to allow other apps to process the datastream. Live Support – For easy resolution of any technical issues. Includes Configuration Backup! Policy Manager – Create web usage restrictions, such as teacher vs student. Branding Manager – Customize “block” screens with your own messages and logo. WAN Failover – Keep yourself online with multiple ISP’s. WAN Balancer – Leverage multiple ISP’s for better bandwidth utilization. IPsec VPN – Securely connect your network to others. Application Control – Control any application or protocol with a checkbox or use the Integrated Rules Engine to leverage other Untangle apps for complex rules. Web Cache – Save time and money by caching frequently accessed items. Bandwidth Control – Prioritize traffic as you see fit. Virus Blocker – Prevent infections from reaching your network. Spam Blocker – Stop spam before it hits your mail server. Directory Connector – Enforce restrictions and view reports by Active Directory user name. It also includes all of our free NG Firewall applications: Web Filter Lite Application Control Lite Virus Blocker Lite Phish Blocker Intrusion Prevention Firewall OpenVPN Reports Spam Blocker Lite Captive Portal Ad Blocker Link to post Share on other sites
Poppapete 104 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Well I suppose they had to compete with Sophos Home. Looking good and no device limit as long as you are not commercial. Don't know how they police that bit! Bit of work to change back from sophos to UT but it is definitely easier to administer IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites
texasPI 6 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thanks for the heads up. I've used Sophia item before but found the learning curve too steep. I've used untangle in the past but wanted more than the free web filter offered and did not want to pay the price for commercial license. I was considering the Circle device but this new pricing option for untangle will work great for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to post Share on other sites
psykix 27 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Good spot! I've switched to it. Can't argue for $5 per month! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
pcdoc 114 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Having used Untangle for years I can say without reservation that despite the feature list they have listed, it cannot hold a candle to XG. Untangles base features do very little without allot of user input and it is not very user friendly to tweak the settings above the default settings. 98% of what Untangle does without purchasing modules is NAT. Web/application filtering is very poor and not maintained. The AV works well from what I have seen and the VPN works but the rest needs help. The one things is the learning curve is pretty short for the basic setup but even longer than XG for a more thorough setup. Just my two cents from a long time user who swore by untangle. Link to post Share on other sites
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