Hi Vhinz;
Great start,
but i think it’s incomplete, as an example i’m pretty sure all those distro offer DNS and DHCP service and captive portal just to name those.
How we could help you, I wasn’t able to edit the google document.
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Try to comment it.
Thanks @JOduMonT, I’ve already incorporated your comments. I do agree that it is very much incomplete, very raw at this state…that’s why I am asking for help (and I also have limited time to complete this).
It would be much better if the tickmarks will be replaced by module names for detailed list (tickmarks will do to show its supported).
If you do have other comments (or a sizeable inputs) and wouldn’t mind sending (via PM) your Gmail account so I can give you permision.
Ehi guys @Nas @kayazeren @fasttech @transocean @AZChas @warren_midgley @malvank @medworthy @mabeleira @dz00te @Technet @warren_midgley @enrilor @JOduMonT @Matteo_Contoli
please, could you help @vhinzsanchez with his comparison? It could be a great piece of work!
I’he sent the request to modify spreadsheet
I’he added some features in Table 
Thanks @Nas! @mabeleira, I’m not very knowledgeable with Linux, I just know enough working my way mostly through GUI, I’m a Windows guy trying my hands in Linux. I’ve just had an idea of side-by-side comparison of other similar UTMs or SMB servers as there have been several comparisons scattered here.
I should also say that I just don’t have the luxury of time for a complete comparison. I’ve started this because of the above reason, I wanted comparison which will include all in one place. It may also be used as a basis of NS to add some features if some would request because others have it 
. I’ve, however, enabled comments on the spreadsheet should you so wish to ad something. But if you do have some considerable amount of edits, I would suggest to PM me your gmail account so I can add you up as collaborator.
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my gmail is mabeleira add me and i’ll be glad to help you.
Just a quick glance and there’s quite a few features that should be checked but are not in the free version of Untangle.
I too don’t understand why UTM’s are included, but then I wouldn’t be inclined to bind a UTM and office server in the same package, not when it’s silly easy to run them side by side in a vm host. Even if I was going to use NS as a gateway, I would not use it as an office server.
@fasttech, I do understand that UTM and office features should not and must not be mixed together. Others without budget “might” deploy this kind of solution however discouragement effort we put into it. But a better implementation is to separate UTM with office/collab features on different server…preferrably both NS
What I’m trying to accomplish here are feature listing for easy comparison of similar products. As I noticed, there are some comparisons requested and some already done but is scattered. Lacking time, knowledge and skills, I am asking for inputs from community to chime in.
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That’s real! We know a lot of people who are used to have a unique installation… So I Iike your document, structure
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I think that’s a great idea, although I don’t think I am the best one to ask because I have limited use if any with most of these products. I did try to use Zentyal several years ago.
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I do agree with most of what your saying, but you have to remember that the regular user (lame-man) like me mostly cares if it can do what they need it to do with minimal effort. How it works on the back end is over looked as long as it does not brake every five min’s : )
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Correct, however, atleast we should have had a warning message that best practice is not to have security appliance with other features. BTW, regular user wouldn’t built himself a UTM, a hobbyist or junior IT (which, in some cases, can be considered hobbyist) perhaps, but not a regular joe.
Is there anyone who can help with Koozali features? @telekomiker @panzerphreak @jfranco @flatspin @kieronrob @Bluelake @i_combo
@alefattorini, i used SME before, so templatesystem is similar. Main difference IMO is the softwarecenter and the GUI of nethserver . I’m using almost the same features in nethserver as before in SME. Proxy, firewall, openvpn, squidguard, samba shares, snort, virtualbox. But in SME you have to install everything follwing the instructions in the contrib of the feature and always on commandline. This is not as comfortable as with nethserver-softwarecenter. The GUI of SME is really old-fashioned. IMO Nethserver is faster with updates because of directly centos mainstream updating. AND with SME you always have to reboot after updating.
Main advandage of SME is the really good documentation of the contribs themselfs.
But @stephdl knows SME best i think.
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