I currently do not have a full UTM (Unified Threat Management) device for my Home Network. I only have a wired UTM Firewall (No Antivirus). For several years, I have been thinking about building my own UTM hardware and installing/configuring Sophos UTM, but have never done the work. I see that very recently a new hardware appliance (NG-Micro Untangle Firewall Appliance) that comes with Untangle Free installed on it has been released. https://nexgenappliances.com/ng-fir...e-firewall-appliance.html#/video_adapter-none https://forums.untangle.com/commerc...firewall-appliance-359-nexgen-appliances.html I also see that recently Untangle has came out with Home pricing ($5 per month, $50 per year) for their 'NG Firewall Complete' package. https://forums.untangle.com/announcements/36418-new-pricing-here.html These look tempting. Are there any experienced Untangle Users here? If yes, please comment on Untangle. Please give your opinions/comments on the above UTM Operating System/Hardware combination. Thanks in Advance.
My advice, is to spend the money of the appliance + license, in a good hardware and install on it pfsense or sophos XG in a virtual instance, and the use the remainin power of the machine for server purposes, owncloud, syncthing, music/video/images server... For a home use unless you need something very specific there is no a big difference between the features you would use from a UTM and the features of your home router or a good router.
Or take the hardware you already have and install one of the Sophos free-for-home-use firewalls. You've been thinking about it for years - time to give it a try. (The Astaro-based UTM 9 is easier to configure (and more full-featured) than the current XG, but XG appears to be the future for Sophos, so take your pick.)
