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| Product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product | SonicWall TZ Series by SonicWall 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. | SonicWall TZ Series by SonicWall: PoE/PoE+ ports. Ideal for desktop next-gen firewall. Deployment: appliance. See how it compares with top Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway | Desktop Next-Gen Firewalls & SD-WAN |
| Best for | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail | Retail, SMB, Branch Offices, Small Business, Retail Branches, Remote Offices |
| 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 | Desktop hardware appliance; Compact desktop hardware appliance |
| Data residency | On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure Regions | 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 | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V | Retail BranchesSMBSmall Offices |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA | ICSA LabsCommon Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS | SonicWall Capture ATPCapture Security CenterCapture Client |
| Industries | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail | RetailSMBBranch OfficesSmall BusinessRetail BranchesRemote Offices |
| 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
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.SonicWall TZ Series
SonicWall TZ Series by SonicWall: PoE/PoE+ ports. Ideal for desktop next-gen firewall. Deployment: appliance. See how it compares with top Firewall alternatives.Product type
pfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewaySonicWall TZ Series
Desktop Next-Gen Firewalls & SD-WANBest for
pfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailSonicWall TZ Series
Retail, SMB, Branch Offices, Small Business, Retail Branches, Remote OfficesPricing
Pricing model
pfSense Plus
Contact VendorSonicWall TZ Series
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Plus
Free trial: yesSonicWall TZ Series
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Plus
SonicWall TZ Series
Deployment details
pfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualSonicWall TZ Series
Desktop hardware appliance; Compact desktop hardware applianceData residency
pfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsSonicWall TZ Series
On-premises deploymentKey features
What it offers
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
SonicWall TZ Series
- Desktop next-gen firewall
- Integrated SD-WAN
- Optional Wi-Fi 6
- PoE/PoE+ ports
- Zero-touch deployment
- Zero-touch install
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Plus
API access: yesSonicWall TZ Series
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Plus
SSO: yesSonicWall TZ Series
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Plus
RBAC: yesSonicWall TZ Series
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesSonicWall TZ Series
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
pfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSonicWall TZ Series
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Plus
SonicWall TZ Series
Compliance
pfSense Plus
SonicWall TZ Series
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Plus
SonicWall TZ Series
Industries
pfSense Plus
SonicWall TZ Series
Regions
pfSense Plus
SonicWall TZ Series
Vendor
Company
pfSense Plus
NetgateSonicWall TZ Series
SonicWallHeadquarters
pfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USASonicWall TZ Series
Milpitas, California, USACompany size
pfSense Plus
201-500SonicWall TZ Series
1,000+Founded
pfSense Plus
2000SonicWall TZ Series
1991