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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 | Forcepoint NGFW by Forcepoint View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Forcepoint NGFW offers advanced threat prevention, integrated SD-WAN and high availability clustering. Use it for firewall / NGFW. See 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 | High-Availability Next-Gen Network Firewall | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Global Enterprises, Retail, Critical Infrastructure | 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 appliance; AWS; Azure | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual |
| Data residency | Global; US; EU | 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 | Data centersBranch networksCloud VPCs | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2USGv6 | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Forcepoint Security ManagerSIEMSyslog | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | Cross-industryGlobal EnterprisesRetailCritical Infrastructure | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Forcepoint | Netgate |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 2,500+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1996 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Forcepoint NGFW
Forcepoint NGFW offers advanced threat prevention, integrated SD-WAN and high availability clustering. Use it for firewall / NGFW. See 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
Forcepoint NGFW
High-Availability Next-Gen Network FirewallpfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
Forcepoint NGFW
Cross-industry, Global Enterprises, Retail, Critical InfrastructurepfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Forcepoint NGFW
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
Forcepoint NGFW
Free trial: yespfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Forcepoint NGFW
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
Forcepoint NGFW
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; AzurepfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
Forcepoint NGFW
Global; US; EUpfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
Forcepoint NGFW
- Advanced threat prevention
- Integrated SD-WAN
- High availability clustering
- Deep packet inspection
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Firewall
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
Forcepoint NGFW
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Forcepoint NGFW
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Forcepoint NGFW
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Forcepoint NGFW
Multi-tenant: yespfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Forcepoint NGFW
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Forcepoint NGFW
pfSense Plus
Compliance
Forcepoint NGFW
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Forcepoint NGFW
pfSense Plus
Industries
Forcepoint NGFW
pfSense Plus
Regions
Forcepoint NGFW
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
Forcepoint NGFW
ForcepointpfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
Forcepoint NGFW
Austin, Texas, USApfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Forcepoint NGFW
2,500+pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
Forcepoint NGFW
1996pfSense Plus
2000