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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 | VMware NSX by VMware 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. | Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation |
| Best for | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances |
| Data residency | On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure Regions | On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud |
| 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 | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | VMware |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1998 |
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.VMware NSX
Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
pfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayVMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationBest for
pfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailVMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefensePricing
Pricing model
pfSense Plus
Contact VendorVMware NSX
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Plus
Free trial: yesVMware NSX
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Plus
CloudOn-Premise
VMware NSX
Cloud
Deployment details
pfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualVMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesData residency
pfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsVMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudKey features
What it offers
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Plus
API access: yesVMware NSX
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Plus
SSO: yesVMware NSX
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Plus
RBAC: yesVMware NSX
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesVMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
pfSense Plus
Mobile app: noVMware NSX
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Plus
Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V
VMware NSX
VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure
Compliance
pfSense Plus
SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA
VMware NSX
Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Plus
Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS
VMware NSX
VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar
Industries
pfSense Plus
SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail
VMware NSX
Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense
Regions
pfSense Plus
Global
VMware NSX
GlobalUSEUAPAC
Vendor
Company
pfSense Plus
NetgateVMware NSX
VMwareHeadquarters
pfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USAVMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
pfSense Plus
201-500VMware NSX
10,001+Founded
pfSense Plus
2000VMware NSX
1998