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| Product | pfSense Software by Netgate View product | Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Network Security software? pfSense Software by Netgate provides perimeter defense and IPsec VPN for firewall / NGFW. Compare features and alternatives. | Evaluating Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall? See how this Firewall tool handles VPC firewall and NAT firewall, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Network Firewall & VPN Platform | Cloud-Native Firewall (Firewall as a Service) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch Sites | E-commerce, Financial Services, Gaming, Internet Services, Enterprise |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud images | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service |
| Data residency | On-premises; Cloud VPCs | Alibaba Cloud regions |
| 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 | Bare-metal x86Netgate HardwareVMwareAWSAzure | Alibaba Cloud |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS | Supports China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001, SOC 2 and PCI DSS portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FreeBSD ecosystemSyslogSNMP | Alibaba Cloud VPCCloud Enterprise NetworkNAT GatewayECSSimple Log ServiceSecurity Center |
| Industries | Cross-industrySMBsBranch Sites | E-commerceFinancial ServicesGamingInternet ServicesEnterprise |
| Regions | Global | GlobalAsia PacificChinese Mainland |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | Alibaba Cloud |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Company size | 201-500 | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2009 |
Overview
What it is
pfSense Software
Looking for Network Security software? pfSense Software by Netgate provides perimeter defense and IPsec VPN for firewall / NGFW. Compare features and alternatives.Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Evaluating Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall? See how this Firewall tool handles VPC firewall and NAT firewall, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
pfSense Software
Network Firewall & VPN PlatformAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Cloud-Native Firewall (Firewall as a Service)Best for
pfSense Software
Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch SitesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
E-commerce, Financial Services, Gaming, Internet Services, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
pfSense Software
Contact VendorAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Software
Free trial: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Software
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Deployment details
pfSense Software
Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud imagesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud serviceData residency
pfSense Software
On-premises; Cloud VPCsAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Alibaba Cloud regionsKey features
What it offers
pfSense Software
- Perimeter defense
- IPsec VPN
- High availability clustering
- Traffic monitoring
- VLAN segmentation
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- VPN
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
- Internet boundary firewall
- VPC firewall
- NAT firewall
- Host firewall
- Intrusion prevention
- Virtual patching
- Threat intelligence
- Asset exposure discovery
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Software
API access: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Software
SSO: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Software
RBAC: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Software
Multi-tenant: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
pfSense Software
Mobile app: noAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Software
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Compliance
pfSense Software
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Software
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Industries
pfSense Software
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Regions
pfSense Software
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Vendor
Company
pfSense Software
NetgateAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Alibaba CloudHeadquarters
pfSense Software
Austin, Texas, USAAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaCompany size
pfSense Software
201-500Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
10,001+Founded
pfSense Software
2000Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
2009