Compare products
Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Netgate Security Gateway by Netgate View product | SonicWall NSa Series by SonicWall View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Netgate Security Gateway from Netgate focuses on firewall / NGFW. Key capabilities: WireGuard and snort IDS/IPS. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. | SonicWall NSa Series from SonicWall focuses on SD-WAN. Key capabilities: secure SD-WAN and redundant power supplies. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Enterprise Firewall & VPN Appliance | Mid-Enterprise Next-Gen Firewalls |
| Best for | Mid-Market, Branch Offices, SMBs, Remote Teams | Cross-industry, Campus, Data Centers, Mid-Sized Enterprise, Campus Networks |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance; pfSense Plus; Rackmount & desktop hardware appliances | 1U Hardware appliance; 1U rackmount hardware appliance |
| Data residency | On-premises; Customer Network | On-premises deployment |
| 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: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Hardware AppliancespfSense PlusEdge Networks | Mid-Sized EnterpriseCampusData Centers |
| Compliance | FCCCERoHSULISO 9001 | ICSA LabsCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | pfSense PlusActive DirectoryRADIUS | SonicWall Capture ATPCapture Security CenterActive Directory |
| Industries | Mid-MarketBranch OfficesSMBsRemote Teams | Cross-industryCampusData CentersMid-Sized EnterpriseCampus Networks |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | SonicWall |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Milpitas, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1991 |
Overview
What it is
Netgate Security Gateway
Netgate Security Gateway from Netgate focuses on firewall / NGFW. Key capabilities: WireGuard and snort IDS/IPS. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.SonicWall NSa Series
SonicWall NSa Series from SonicWall focuses on SD-WAN. Key capabilities: secure SD-WAN and redundant power supplies. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.Product type
Netgate Security Gateway
Enterprise Firewall & VPN ApplianceSonicWall NSa Series
Mid-Enterprise Next-Gen FirewallsBest for
Netgate Security Gateway
Mid-Market, Branch Offices, SMBs, Remote TeamsSonicWall NSa Series
Cross-industry, Campus, Data Centers, Mid-Sized Enterprise, Campus NetworksPricing
Pricing model
Netgate Security Gateway
Contact VendorSonicWall NSa Series
Contact VendorFree trial
Netgate Security Gateway
Free trial: noSonicWall NSa Series
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Netgate Security Gateway
SonicWall NSa Series
Deployment details
Netgate Security Gateway
Hardware Appliance; pfSense Plus; Rackmount & desktop hardware appliancesSonicWall NSa Series
1U Hardware appliance; 1U rackmount hardware applianceData residency
Netgate Security Gateway
On-premises; Customer NetworkSonicWall NSa Series
On-premises deploymentKey features
What it offers
Netgate Security Gateway
- Stateful packet inspection
- Snort IDS/IPS
- IPsec/OpenVPN
- WireGuard
- Traffic shaping
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- VPN
SonicWall NSa Series
- Multi-gigabit next-gen firewall
- Wire-speed TLS 1.3 inspection
- Redundant power supplies
- Secure SD-WAN
- Enterprise campus perimeter firewall
- Wire-speed TLS 1.3 decryption
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
Netgate Security Gateway
API access: yesSonicWall NSa Series
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Netgate Security Gateway
SSO: yesSonicWall NSa Series
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Netgate Security Gateway
RBAC: yesSonicWall NSa Series
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Netgate Security Gateway
Multi-tenant: yesSonicWall NSa Series
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Netgate Security Gateway
Mobile app: noSonicWall NSa Series
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Netgate Security Gateway
SonicWall NSa Series
Compliance
Netgate Security Gateway
SonicWall NSa Series
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Netgate Security Gateway
SonicWall NSa Series
Industries
Netgate Security Gateway
SonicWall NSa Series
Regions
Netgate Security Gateway
SonicWall NSa Series
Vendor
Company
Netgate Security Gateway
NetgateSonicWall NSa Series
SonicWallHeadquarters
Netgate Security Gateway
Austin, Texas, USASonicWall NSa Series
Milpitas, California, USACompany size
Netgate Security Gateway
201-500SonicWall NSa Series
1,000+Founded
Netgate Security Gateway
2000SonicWall NSa Series
1991