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Zenarmor vs Palo Alto NGFW

Pick Zenarmor when

  • Existing OPNsense users
  • Homelabbers on the free tier
  • Small orgs replacing pricey commercial NGFWs
  • Schools and libraries (E-Rate context)

When Zenarmor is not a fit

  • Anyone not running OPNsense
  • Large enterprises needing a full SASE suite with SLAs
  • Homelabbers unwilling to pay for Home edition
  • Teams that need guaranteed vendor support

Sources

  1. Zenarmor Free vs Home Editionszenarmor.com
    official
  2. The OPNsense Plugin You Must Install in 2025virtualizationhowto.com
    review
  3. OPNsense vendor docs: Zenarmor (Sensei)docs.opnsense.org
    official
  4. Zenarmor Home is expensive for a homelab (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  5. Pricing: Am I missing something? (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  6. Deep Disappointment with Zenarmor's Commitment (OPNsense forum)forum.opnsense.org
    review
  7. CVE-2025-14847 Mongo Database thread (OPNsense forum)forum.opnsense.org
    security
  8. Zenarmor wins 2026 SASE Product of the Yearfinance.yahoo.com
    news
  9. Crunchbase: Sunny Valley Networkscrunchbase.com
    news
  10. G2 reviews: Zenarmorg2.com
    review