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| Product | Cato Cloud Firewall View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cato Cloud Firewall from Cato Networks focuses on cloud-delivered firewall. Key capabilities: application control. 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 | Cloud Next-Generation Firewall | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Distributed Enterprises, Retail, Finance | 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 | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Cloud-native service on Cato global backbone | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual |
| Data residency | Global; 85+ PoP data centers | 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 | Branch OfficesCloud Data CentersRemote Users | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSHIPAA | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cato SASE CloudMicrosoft Entra IDActive Directory | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | Cross-industryDistributed EnterprisesRetailFinance | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cato Networks | Netgate |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2015 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Cato Cloud Firewall
Cato Cloud Firewall from Cato Networks focuses on cloud-delivered firewall. Key capabilities: application control. 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
Cato Cloud Firewall
Cloud Next-Generation FirewallpfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
Cato Cloud Firewall
Cross-industry, Distributed Enterprises, Retail, FinancepfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Cato Cloud Firewall
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
Cato Cloud Firewall
Free trial: yespfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cato Cloud Firewall
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
Cato Cloud Firewall
Cloud; Cloud-native service on Cato global backbonepfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
Cato Cloud Firewall
Global; 85+ PoP data centerspfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
Cato Cloud Firewall
- Elastic cloud-delivered firewall
- Deep packet inspection
- Application control
- Identity-aware rules
- Cloud-delivered firewall
- Branch perimeter defense
- WAN 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
Cato Cloud Firewall
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cato Cloud Firewall
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cato Cloud Firewall
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cato Cloud Firewall
Multi-tenant: yespfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cato Cloud Firewall
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cato Cloud Firewall
pfSense Plus
Compliance
Cato Cloud Firewall
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cato Cloud Firewall
pfSense Plus
Industries
Cato Cloud Firewall
pfSense Plus
Regions
Cato Cloud Firewall
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
Cato Cloud Firewall
Cato NetworkspfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
Cato Cloud Firewall
Tel Aviv, IsraelpfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Cato Cloud Firewall
1,001-5,000pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
Cato Cloud Firewall
2015pfSense Plus
2000