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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 NSsp 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. | Looking for Firewall software? SonicWall NSsp Series by SonicWall provides 40/100GbE fiber ports for carrier-grade firewall throughput. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Network Firewall & VPN Platform | High-End Carrier-Grade Next-Gen Firewalls |
| Best for | Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch Sites | Enterprise Data Centers, Telecom, Enterprise Core Data Centers, Cloud Providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud images | High-density Chassis Hardware; High-density modular chassis 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 | Enterprise CoreTelecomLarge Data Centers |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS | ICSA LabsCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FreeBSD ecosystemSyslogSNMP | SonicWall Capture ATPCapture Security CenterSIEM platforms |
| Industries | Cross-industrySMBsBranch Sites | Enterprise Data CentersTelecomEnterprise Core Data CentersCloud Providers |
| 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 NSsp Series
Looking for Firewall software? SonicWall NSsp Series by SonicWall provides 40/100GbE fiber ports for carrier-grade firewall throughput. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
pfSense Software
Network Firewall & VPN PlatformSonicWall NSsp Series
High-End Carrier-Grade Next-Gen FirewallsBest for
pfSense Software
Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch SitesSonicWall NSsp Series
Enterprise Data Centers, Telecom, Enterprise Core Data Centers, Cloud ProvidersPricing
Pricing model
pfSense Software
Contact VendorSonicWall NSsp Series
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Software
Free trial: yesSonicWall NSsp Series
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSsp Series
Deployment details
pfSense Software
Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud imagesSonicWall NSsp Series
High-density Chassis Hardware; High-density modular chassis hardware applianceData residency
pfSense Software
On-premises; Cloud VPCsSonicWall NSsp 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 NSsp Series
- Carrier-grade firewall throughput
- 40/100GbE fiber ports
- Active-active clustering
- Massive connection capacity
- 100GbE connectivity
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Software
API access: yesSonicWall NSsp Series
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Software
SSO: yesSonicWall NSsp Series
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Software
RBAC: yesSonicWall NSsp Series
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Software
Multi-tenant: yesSonicWall NSsp Series
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
pfSense Software
Mobile app: noSonicWall NSsp Series
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSsp Series
Compliance
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSsp Series
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSsp Series
Industries
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSsp Series
Regions
pfSense Software
SonicWall NSsp Series
Vendor
Company
pfSense Software
NetgateSonicWall NSsp Series
SonicWallHeadquarters
pfSense Software
Austin, Texas, USASonicWall NSsp Series
Milpitas, California, USACompany size
pfSense Software
201-500SonicWall NSsp Series
1,000+Founded
pfSense Software
2000SonicWall NSsp Series
1991