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| Product | pfSense Software by Netgate View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate 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. | 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. |
| Product type | Network Firewall & VPN Platform | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch Sites | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud images | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual |
| Data residency | On-premises; Cloud VPCs | On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure 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 | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FreeBSD ecosystemSyslogSNMP | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | Cross-industrySMBsBranch Sites | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | Netgate |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2000 |
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.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.Product type
pfSense Software
Network Firewall & VPN PlatformpfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
pfSense Software
Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch SitespfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
pfSense Software
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Software
Free trial: yespfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Software
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
pfSense Software
Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud imagespfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
pfSense Software
On-premises; Cloud VPCspfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
pfSense Software
- Perimeter defense
- IPsec VPN
- High availability clustering
- Traffic monitoring
- VLAN segmentation
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- VPN
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Software
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Software
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Software
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Software
Multi-tenant: yespfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
pfSense Software
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Software
pfSense Plus
Compliance
pfSense Software
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Software
pfSense Plus
Industries
pfSense Software
pfSense Plus
Regions
pfSense Software
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
pfSense Software
NetgatepfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
pfSense Software
Austin, Texas, USApfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
pfSense Software
201-500pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
pfSense Software
2000pfSense Plus
2000