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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Azure Firewall by Microsoft View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Azure Firewall is a cloud network firewall for egress filtering, network segmentation and application filtering. See features and Firewall alternatives. | See what pfSense Plus offers: commercial firewall and automated cloud backup. It is built for SD-WAN, supports cloud deployment and competes with other Firewall tools. |
| Product type | Cloud Network Firewall | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Cross-industry | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Azure | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual |
| Data residency | Selected Azure region | On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure Regions |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Azure | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | Azure compliance portfolioregion dependent | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Azure Virtual NetworkAzure MonitorLog AnalyticsMicrosoft Defender for Cloud | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | Cross-industry | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | Azure regions | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Microsoft | Netgate |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 200,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1975 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall is a cloud network firewall for egress filtering, network segmentation and application filtering. See features and Firewall alternatives.pfSense Plus
See what pfSense Plus offers: commercial firewall and automated cloud backup. It is built for SD-WAN, supports cloud deployment and competes with other Firewall tools.Product type
Azure Firewall
Cloud Network FirewallpfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
Azure Firewall
Cross-industrypfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Azure Firewall
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
Azure Firewall
Free trial: nopfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Azure Firewall
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
Azure Firewall
Cloud; AzurepfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
Azure Firewall
Selected Azure regionpfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
Azure Firewall
- Stateful filtering
- Application rules
- Network rules
- DNAT
- Threat intelligence
- TLS inspection options
- Centralized policy
- Network segmentation
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
Azure Firewall
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Azure Firewall
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Azure Firewall
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Azure Firewall
Multi-tenant: yespfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Azure Firewall
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Azure Firewall
pfSense Plus
Compliance
Azure Firewall
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Azure Firewall
pfSense Plus
Industries
Azure Firewall
pfSense Plus
Regions
Azure Firewall
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
Azure Firewall
MicrosoftpfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
Azure Firewall
Redmond, Washington, USApfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Azure Firewall
200,000+pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
Azure Firewall
1975pfSense Plus
2000