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| Product | Check Point Quantum Security Gateway by Check Point View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Free trial available. Check Point Quantum Security Gateway by Check Point offers anti-bot defense. Compare features, use cases and 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 | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Hardware Series | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Enterprise, Government, Cross-industry, Finance, Education | 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 | On-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance / Virtual Appliance; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (Gaia OS) | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual |
| Data residency | Global appliance deployment | 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 | Enterprise PerimetersBranch OfficesData Centers | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | Common Criteria EAL4+FIPS 140-2PCI-DSSHIPAAISO 27001 | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SmartConsoleInfinity PortalMicrosoft SentinelSplunkVMware NSX | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | Financial ServicesRetailHealthcareEnterpriseGovernmentCross-industry+2 more | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Check Point | Netgate |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1993 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Free trial available. Check Point Quantum Security Gateway by Check Point offers anti-bot defense. Compare features, use cases and 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
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Hardware SeriespfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Enterprise, Government, Cross-industry, Finance, EducationpfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Free trial: yespfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Hardware Appliance / Virtual Appliance; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (Gaia OS)pfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Global appliance deploymentpfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
- Next-generation firewall
- SandBlast threat prevention
- SSL/TLS inspection
- Autonomous Threat Prevention
- Anti-bot defense
- High availability clustering
- Perimeter network defense
- Encrypted traffic inspection
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Multi-tenant: yespfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
pfSense Plus
Compliance
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
pfSense Plus
Industries
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
pfSense Plus
Regions
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Check PointpfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Tel Aviv, IsraelpfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
5,000+pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
1993pfSense Plus
2000