App Profile: Firewalla

Skidoctor

Rating: 5/5

I have been a Firewalla aficionado since the original kickstarter project. I need to say this is a product that gets better almost on a weekly basis. With every update there are new features that continue to improve your ability to monitor/control/provide security to your network. The app and notifications work very well to allow you to be aware of connections and traffic to your network. Many times I have received a notification that without the Firewalla on the network I would never had a clue that something was going on. If you have kids that might be connecting to websites of a sketchy nature you will know and if the get a “present” that will also start to show in the monitoring. Firewall also allows VPNs to be set up so you can take your Firewalla on that business trip and still be part of your home network. If you have a relative or business office you need to be a part of the Firewalla will also accommodate this situation. Firewalla also tries to make this as simple as possible for the non-network engineer, but some network expertise is suggested. One other benefit is their tech support is actually available and quite good! Bottom line if you are looking for a great network appliance this is a great choice! My only fear is they will get bought out by some big company which will kill their incredible innovationing!!!

bayareasean

Rating: 5/5

I’m a technologist, and a technical product manager who has spent my career working on connected smart devices. The Firewalla Purple (and app) is hands-down the most incredible networking product I have ever experienced, and truly couldn’t be easier to use. I’ve been searching for YEARS for a way to block the violent/sexual/explicit ads that pop up in my toddlers’ iPad games, and there is no solution out there, until Firewalla. We even went so far as to purchase Kindle Fire Kids tablets in hope of eliminating the problematic ads, but the Kindle Fire applications are simply too limited, and the device itself too laggy/complicated to use. I plugged in the Firewalla device and literally 5 minutes later, my problem was solved. Firewalla has achieved the holy grail of networking products; a device that connects to your existing network and doesn’t cause problems, all with the touch of a button, no settings configuration required at all! Seriously amazed by this device and app. The price of the hardware is EASILY justified by the capabilities and ease of use. BUY ONE NOW, the search is over!!!

Piggiey

Rating: 5/5

I’m an IT professional. I’ve been extremely happy with the Firewalla product and support. The consumer products don’t have enough features and configurability for me. I’ve also used Ubiquiti UniFi products and found them to be buggy and unreliable, with poor support. Everything in Firewalla just works - period. I’ve only been a customer for a couple of months and have already received multiple product enhancements which, again, all work! I read many Reddit reviews before switching to Firewalla. Some people complain about price, but many experienced customers write that it’s worth it. I agree 100%. What really got me to take the plunge was when I read of customers that left Firewalla and then came back to it. Another supportive comment was how easy it is to configure VLANs, WireGuard and OpenVPN. I have multiple VLANs, and configuring both VPNs was simple and just works. Just for the heck of it, I added cellular Internet as a backup to my cable Internet service and configured the Firewalla dual WAN capability in failover mode. It just works! I have a Firewalla Gold SE box.