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Firewalla

Firewalla

Brand Publisher · Routers, mesh Wi-Fi & networking · 31 mentions · 4 subreddits · discussed in r/HomeNetworking, r/Ubiquiti, r/homelab, r/VPN

Reddit take

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Pros

  • I'm admittedly seduced by some of the hype for stuff like Firewalla or Ubiquiti because of the assumed firewall benefits
  • If you have some money to throw around and you want something that has a lot of cool features but yet it's easy to configure I would try firewalla. It's right up the same alley as this product you're looking at but with many more features.
  • use a wired router there, or a basic firewall router like Firewalla, connected to a switch that feeds each room, where you now just need basic AP's, not routers.
  • I like Unifi a lot, but I would recommend looking into Firewalla as it meets more of your needs (IDS, malware domain blacklisting, adguard, VLANs, etc). I use Unifi APs with my Firewalla Gold, which has been rock solid for about 5 years.
  • the box is solid and very well supported (even here on reddit). It's expensive, but worth it, imo.

Cons

  • depends on ones skills can use open source eg opnsense, or firewalla or a complete solution with unifi.
  • I did it through a firewall, specifically the Firewalla brand.
  • Hi Folks, I am looking at a Firewalla firewall which can support OpenVPN or Wireguard protocols.
  • People also mention firewalla for its simplicity, but just worried it might not be as transferable to enterprise gear.
  • You could also check out Firewalla, which are supposed to be simple and have good features. I think they’re absurdly overpriced for what you get, however.

Sentiment

26 positive (84%) · 5 mixed (16%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +84% · raw score 84%

What redditors said (10 of 31)

depends on ones skills can use open source eg opnsense, or firewalla or a complete solution with unifi.
mixed · u/j****1 · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Jan 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I'm admittedly seduced by some of the hype for stuff like Firewalla or Ubiquiti because of the assumed firewall benefits
positive · u/C****n · r/HomeNetworking · Dec 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
If you have some money to throw around and you want something that has a lot of cool features but yet it's easy to configure I would try firewalla. It's right up the same alley as this product you're looking at but with many more features.
positive · u/N****8 · r/homelab · comment · Dec 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
use a wired router there, or a basic firewall router like Firewalla, connected to a switch that feeds each room, where you now just need basic AP's, not routers.
positive · u/J****9 · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Dec 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I like Unifi a lot, but I would recommend looking into Firewalla as it meets more of your needs (IDS, malware domain blacklisting, adguard, VLANs, etc). I use Unifi APs with my Firewalla Gold, which has been rock solid for about 5 years.
positive · u/b****1 · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Dec 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
the box is solid and very well supported (even here on reddit). It's expensive, but worth it, imo.
positive · u/C****4 · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Dec 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
It's pricy but it's the absolute best parental control. They just introduced 'disturb' mode which makes your kids phone act like it's on a 56k modem. There is also focus mode and many other features.
positive · u/d****s · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Nov 18, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Unify, Firewalla, Gl Net, high end Asus, these are where I would start
positive · u/w****1 · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Nov 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Lots of people prefer the Firewalla for it's parental control features and filtering. You can run both a Unifi controller for WiFi access points and all the other stuff Unifi does and a Firewalla in bridge mode for it's internet filtering abilities.
positive · u/M****c · r/Ubiquiti · comment · Aug 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I did it through a firewall, specifically the Firewalla brand.
mixed · u/L****r · r/homelab · comment · Aug 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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