Zenarmor, NextDNS & Apple Relay dilemma

[scrappydoo]

I am new to OPNsense and firewalls in general. I've spent the last month getting up to speed on basics and stabilising my device. I am running 25.7.2 with Zenarmor and Crowdsec. I use NextDNS configuration profiles on my Apple devices. I also use iCloud's private relay feature (a VPN, basically).

After I recently discovered two Mac trojans on one of my hard drives, I am taking the security of my network and devices more seriously. I have played around with different combinations of Zenarmor, iCloud Private Relay, and NextDNS, turning them on and off. When I tested ZenArmor alone for a day, it blocked 104 potentially dangerous sites, of which 17 were malware-related. This makes me reluctant to disable it by using superceding services. I also like the way that Zenarmor helps me visualise the outgoing traffic on my LAN. I find it helpful.

I am currently on the Free version of Zenarmor, but from what I understand, upgrading to the Home version won't allow me to perform deep packet inspection. Given that DNS encryption and VPNs are so useful, should I just write off ZenArmor? I know that NextDNS touts malware protection but the dashboard can't compare with Zenarmor's granularity. Is there possibly some happy medium here?

[sy]

Hi,

Actually for the full TLS inspection, Zenarmor has SASE Starter license tier for home users. Did you check it?

[Taunt9930]

Hi,

Actually for the full TLS inspection, Zenarmor has SASE Starter license tier for home users. Did you check it?

I can't see that on the website - are you able to link to it so we can take a look?

[sy]

Hi,

Please contact to the sales team for further details via Help section in the following link

https://www.zenarmor.com/plans

[scrappydoo]

Hi,

Please contact to the sales team for further details via Help section in the following link

https://www.zenarmor.com/plans

Thank you so much. I will do that now.

[n0ahg]

Hi,

Please contact to the sales team for further details via Help section in the following link

https://www.zenarmor.com/plans

How long do sales take to get back to you?  I contacted them about the SASE Starter license tier for home users and have yet to receive a response.

[sy]

Hi,

Sorry to hear that. Could you please share the ticket number so I can follow up with them?

[n0ahg]

Hi,

Sorry to hear that. Could you please share the ticket number so I can follow up with them?

I used the web form to submit a request but I can't find an email with a case number.  Either my gmail is playing up or the request didn't get submitted correctly.

Edit:  I sent another request almost 24 hours ago and I have not received a ticket number.

[sy]

Hi n0ahg,

I have reviewed, and there are no new or unanswered requests. I've sent a private message to your forum account.