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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 | WatchGuard Firebox by WatchGuard 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. | WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. |
| Product type | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance |
| Best for | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail | Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, Enterprise |
| 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; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; Azure |
| Data residency | On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure Regions | Global; US; EU |
| 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 | Network perimeterBranch officeCloud |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS | WatchGuard CloudDimensionActive DirectorySyslog |
| Industries | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail | Cross-industryRetailBranch OfficesEnterprise |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | WatchGuard |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 2000 | 1996 |
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.WatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Product type
pfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayWatchGuard Firebox
Next-Generation Firewall ApplianceBest for
pfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailWatchGuard Firebox
Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
pfSense Plus
Contact VendorWatchGuard Firebox
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Plus
Free trial: yesWatchGuard Firebox
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Plus
WatchGuard Firebox
Deployment details
pfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualWatchGuard Firebox
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; AzureData residency
pfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsWatchGuard Firebox
Global; US; EUKey features
What it offers
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
WatchGuard Firebox
- Stateful packet inspection
- Deep packet inspection
- IPS
- Gateway antivirus
- Application control
- SD-WAN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Plus
API access: yesWatchGuard Firebox
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Plus
SSO: yesWatchGuard Firebox
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Plus
RBAC: yesWatchGuard Firebox
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesWatchGuard Firebox
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
pfSense Plus
Mobile app: noWatchGuard Firebox
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Plus
WatchGuard Firebox
Compliance
pfSense Plus
WatchGuard Firebox
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Plus
WatchGuard Firebox
Industries
pfSense Plus
WatchGuard Firebox
Regions
pfSense Plus
WatchGuard Firebox
Vendor
Company
pfSense Plus
NetgateWatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuardHeadquarters
pfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USAWatchGuard Firebox
Seattle, Washington, USACompany size
pfSense Plus
201-500WatchGuard Firebox
1,001-5,000Founded
pfSense Plus
2000WatchGuard Firebox
1996