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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 Software by Netgate View product | SonicWall NSa Series by SonicWall 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. | SonicWall NSa Series from SonicWall focuses on SD-WAN. Key capabilities: secure SD-WAN and redundant power supplies. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Network Firewall & VPN Platform | Mid-Enterprise Next-Gen Firewalls |
| Best for | Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch Sites | Cross-industry, Campus, Data Centers, Mid-Sized Enterprise, Campus Networks |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud images | 1U Hardware appliance; 1U rackmount hardware appliance |
| Data residency | On-premises; Cloud VPCs | On-premises deployment |
| 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: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Bare-metal x86Netgate HardwareVMwareAWSAzure | Mid-Sized EnterpriseCampusData Centers |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS | ICSA LabsCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FreeBSD ecosystemSyslogSNMP | SonicWall Capture ATPCapture Security CenterActive Directory |
| Industries | Cross-industrySMBsBranch Sites | Cross-industryCampusData CentersMid-Sized EnterpriseCampus Networks |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | SonicWall |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Milpitas, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1991 |
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.SonicWall NSa Series
SonicWall NSa Series from SonicWall focuses on SD-WAN. Key capabilities: secure SD-WAN and redundant power supplies. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.Product type
pfSense Software
Network Firewall & VPN PlatformSonicWall NSa Series
Mid-Enterprise Next-Gen FirewallsBest for
pfSense Software
Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch SitesSonicWall NSa Series
Cross-industry, Campus, Data Centers, Mid-Sized Enterprise, Campus NetworksPricing
Pricing model
pfSense Software
Contact VendorSonicWall NSa Series
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Software
Free trial: yesSonicWall NSa Series
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSa Series
Deployment details
pfSense Software
Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud imagesSonicWall NSa Series
1U Hardware appliance; 1U rackmount hardware applianceData residency
pfSense Software
On-premises; Cloud VPCsSonicWall NSa Series
On-premises deploymentKey features
What it offers
pfSense Software
- Perimeter defense
- IPsec VPN
- High availability clustering
- Traffic monitoring
- VLAN segmentation
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- VPN
SonicWall NSa Series
- Multi-gigabit next-gen firewall
- Wire-speed TLS 1.3 inspection
- Redundant power supplies
- Secure SD-WAN
- Enterprise campus perimeter firewall
- Wire-speed TLS 1.3 decryption
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Software
API access: yesSonicWall NSa Series
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Software
SSO: yesSonicWall NSa Series
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Software
RBAC: yesSonicWall NSa Series
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Software
Multi-tenant: yesSonicWall NSa Series
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
pfSense Software
Mobile app: noSonicWall NSa Series
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSa Series
Compliance
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSa Series
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSa Series
Industries
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSa Series
Regions
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSa Series
Vendor
Company
pfSense Software
NetgateSonicWall NSa Series
SonicWallHeadquarters
pfSense Software
Austin, Texas, USASonicWall NSa Series
Milpitas, California, USACompany size
pfSense Software
201-500SonicWall NSa Series
1,000+Founded
pfSense Software
2000SonicWall NSa Series
1991