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| Product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product | pfSense CE by Netgate 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. | pfSense CE is an open source firewall & router software from Netgate. Learn how it supports firewall / NGFW, what features stand out and which Firewall tools compete. |
| Product type | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway | Open Source Firewall & Router Software |
| Best for | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail | Cross-industry, SMBs, Homelab, Small Business, IT Admins |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual | Software; Open Source; Bare-metal; Bare-metal x86 hardware; Virtual machines |
| Data residency | On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure Regions | On-premises; Customer Network |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: no |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: no |
| 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 | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V | x86 Bare-metalVMware ESXiProxmoxHyper-VKVM |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA | Open Source ComplianceGPL/Apache-style |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS | FreeBSDOpen-source packagesSyslog |
| Industries | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail | Cross-industrySMBsHomelabSmall BusinessIT Admins |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | Netgate |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2000 |
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.pfSense CE
pfSense CE is an open source firewall & router software from Netgate. Learn how it supports firewall / NGFW, what features stand out and which Firewall tools compete.Product type
pfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewaypfSense CE
Open Source Firewall & Router SoftwareBest for
pfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailpfSense CE
Cross-industry, SMBs, Homelab, Small Business, IT AdminsPricing
Pricing model
pfSense Plus
Contact VendorpfSense CE
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Plus
Free trial: yespfSense CE
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Plus
pfSense CE
Deployment details
pfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualpfSense CE
Software; Open Source; Bare-metal; Bare-metal x86 hardware; Virtual machinesData residency
pfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionspfSense CE
On-premises; Customer NetworkKey features
What it offers
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
pfSense CE
- Stateful firewall
- OpenVPN/WireGuard
- Suricata/Snort
- DNS resolver
- DHCP server
- CARP HA
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Plus
API access: yespfSense CE
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Plus
SSO: yespfSense CE
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Plus
RBAC: yespfSense CE
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yespfSense CE
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
pfSense Plus
Mobile app: nopfSense CE
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Plus
pfSense CE
Compliance
pfSense Plus
pfSense CE
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Plus
pfSense CE
Industries
pfSense Plus
pfSense CE
Regions
pfSense Plus
pfSense CE
Vendor
Company
pfSense Plus
NetgatepfSense CE
NetgateHeadquarters
pfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USApfSense CE
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
pfSense Plus
201-500pfSense CE
201-500Founded
pfSense Plus
2000pfSense CE
2000