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| Product | Cloudflare Magic Firewall by Cloudflare View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Firewall software? Cloudflare Magic Firewall by Cloudflare provides stateful inspection for branch office network security. Compare features and 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-Native Network Firewall (FWaaS) | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail, Government, Telecom, Healthcare, Telecommunications | 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 Edge Anycast Network; Cloud Edge FWaaS (Anycast) | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual |
| Data residency | Global Anycast edge (330+ cities worldwide) | 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 Data CentersBranch NetworksMulti-cloud VPCs | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001HIPAAGDPR | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cloudflare Magic TransitMagic WANTerraformSplunkDatadog | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | EnterpriseFinancial ServicesRetailGovernmentTelecomHealthcare+1 more | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | Global (330+ edge locations) | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cloudflare | Netgate |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2010 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Looking for Firewall software? Cloudflare Magic Firewall by Cloudflare provides stateful inspection for branch office network security. Compare features and 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
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Cloud-Native Network Firewall (FWaaS)pfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail, Government, Telecom, Healthcare, TelecommunicationspfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Free trial: yespfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Cloud Edge Anycast Network; Cloud Edge FWaaS (Anycast)pfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Global Anycast edge (330+ cities worldwide)pfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
- Cloud Firewall-as-a-Service
- Layer 3-7 packet filtering
- Stateful inspection
- Automated DDoS defense
- Terraform policy automation
- Unified edge console
- Branch office network security
- Cloud perimeter firewalling
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Multi-tenant: yespfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
pfSense Plus
Compliance
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
pfSense Plus
Industries
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
pfSense Plus
Regions
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
CloudflarepfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
San Francisco, California, USApfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
5,000+pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
2010pfSense Plus
2000