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| Product | Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention: single-pass scanning and DNS security integration. Built for inline exploit prevention. Compare Network Security 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 | Inline Deep Learning Intrusion Prevention (IPS) | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Critical Infrastructure | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud-delivered subscription on NGFW / Prisma Access; Cloud-delivered security service on physical, virtual, or cloud firewalls | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual |
| Data residency | In-line traffic processing; cloud intelligence respects regional privacy regulations | 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 | Hardware NGFWsVM-SeriesCN-SeriesPrisma Access | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | Common Criteria, FIPS 140-2, ISO 27001 | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | PAN-OS Next-Gen FirewallsPrisma AccessWildFireAdvanced URL FilteringStrata Cloud Manager | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentCritical Infrastructure | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Palo Alto Networks | Netgate |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 15,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2005 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention: single-pass scanning and DNS security integration. Built for inline exploit prevention. Compare Network Security 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
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Inline Deep Learning Intrusion Prevention (IPS)pfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Critical InfrastructurepfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Free trial: nopfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Cloud-delivered subscription on NGFW / Prisma Access; Cloud-delivered security service on physical, virtual, or cloud firewallspfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
In-line traffic processing; cloud intelligence respects regional privacy regulationspfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
- Inline deep learning detection
- Zero-day exploit blocking
- Command-and-control interruption
- DNS security integration
- Automated signature generation
- Single-pass scanning
- Protocol anomaly detection
- Inline exploit prevention
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Multi-tenant: yespfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
pfSense Plus
Compliance
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
pfSense Plus
Industries
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
pfSense Plus
Regions
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Palo Alto NetworkspfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Santa Clara, California, USApfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
15,000+pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
2005pfSense Plus
2000