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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 | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall from Barracuda Networks focuses on firewall / NGFW. Key capabilities: multi-cloud SD-WAN. Compare it with the leading 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 | Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network Firewall | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Enterprise, Retail, Branch Networks | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual |
| Data residency | On-premises; Cloud VPCs | 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 | Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCP | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzureGCP | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | EnterpriseRetailBranch Networks | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | GlobalUSEUUK | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Barracuda Networks | Netgate |
| Headquarters | Campbell, California, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2003 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall from Barracuda Networks focuses on firewall / NGFW. Key capabilities: multi-cloud SD-WAN. Compare it with the leading 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
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network FirewallpfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Enterprise, Retail, Branch NetworkspfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Free trial: yespfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; CloudpfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
On-premises; Cloud VPCspfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
- Multi-cloud SD-WAN
- Next-gen firewalling
- Application control
- Intrusion prevention
- Zero-touch provisioning
- Firewall / NGFW
- IPS
- Network Security
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Multi-tenant: yespfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
pfSense Plus
Compliance
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
pfSense Plus
Industries
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
pfSense Plus
Regions
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda NetworkspfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Campbell, California, USApfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
1,001-5,000pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
2003pfSense Plus
2000