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| Product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product | Versa NGFW 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. | Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) |
| Best for | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail | Cross-industry, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Service Providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual | Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Firewall as a Service; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Firewall as a Service |
| Data residency | On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure Regions | Customer-controlled or selected Versa cloud gateways |
| 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 | Versa appliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA | FIPS 140-2 (select platforms) |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS | Versa ConcertoVersa DirectorMicrosoft Entra IDOktaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSIEM tools |
| Industries | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail | Cross-industryRetailFinancial ServicesHealthcareService Providers |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | Versa Networks |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Santa Clara, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2012 |
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.Versa NGFW
Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives.Product type
pfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayVersa NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)Best for
pfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailVersa NGFW
Cross-industry, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Service ProvidersPricing
Pricing model
pfSense Plus
Contact VendorVersa NGFW
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Plus
Free trial: yesVersa NGFW
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Plus
CloudOn-Premise
Versa NGFW
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
pfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualVersa NGFW
Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Firewall as a Service; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Firewall as a ServiceData residency
pfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsVersa NGFW
Customer-controlled or selected Versa cloud gatewaysKey features
What it offers
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Versa NGFW
- Single-pass inspection
- Application identification
- User and device-aware policies
- Intrusion prevention
- Anti-malware
- URL and DNS filtering
- SSL/TLS decryption
- AI-based threat detection
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Plus
API access: yesVersa NGFW
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Plus
SSO: yesVersa NGFW
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Plus
RBAC: yesVersa NGFW
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesVersa NGFW
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
pfSense Plus
Mobile app: noVersa NGFW
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Plus
Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V
Versa NGFW
Versa appliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud
Compliance
pfSense Plus
SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA
Versa NGFW
FIPS 140-2 (select platforms)
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Plus
Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS
Versa NGFW
Versa ConcertoVersa DirectorMicrosoft Entra IDOktaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSIEM tools
Industries
pfSense Plus
SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail
Versa NGFW
Cross-industryRetailFinancial ServicesHealthcareService Providers
Regions
pfSense Plus
Global
Versa NGFW
Global
Vendor
Company
pfSense Plus
NetgateVersa NGFW
Versa NetworksHeadquarters
pfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USAVersa NGFW
Santa Clara, California, USACompany size
pfSense Plus
201-500Versa NGFW
1,000+Founded
pfSense Plus
2000Versa NGFW
2012