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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 | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | 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. | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall from Barracuda Networks focuses on firewall / NGFW. Key capabilities: multi-cloud SD-WAN. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway | Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network Firewall |
| Best for | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail | Enterprise, Retail, Branch Networks |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud |
| Data residency | On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure Regions | On-premises; Cloud VPCs |
| 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 | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V | Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCP |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS | Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzureGCP |
| Industries | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail | EnterpriseRetailBranch Networks |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUUK |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | Barracuda Networks |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Campbell, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2003 |
Overview
What it is
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.Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall from Barracuda Networks focuses on firewall / NGFW. Key capabilities: multi-cloud SD-WAN. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.Product type
pfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network FirewallBest for
pfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Enterprise, Retail, Branch NetworksPricing
Pricing model
pfSense Plus
Contact VendorBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Plus
Free trial: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Plus
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Deployment details
pfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; CloudData residency
pfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
On-premises; Cloud VPCsKey features
What it offers
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
- Multi-cloud SD-WAN
- Next-gen firewalling
- Application control
- Intrusion prevention
- Zero-touch provisioning
- Firewall / NGFW
- IPS
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Plus
API access: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Plus
SSO: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Plus
RBAC: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
pfSense Plus
Mobile app: noBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Plus
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Compliance
pfSense Plus
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Plus
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Industries
pfSense Plus
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Regions
pfSense Plus
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Vendor
Company
pfSense Plus
NetgateBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda NetworksHeadquarters
pfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USABarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Campbell, California, USACompany size
pfSense Plus
201-500Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
1,001-5,000Founded
pfSense Plus
2000Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
2003