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| Product | pfSense Software by Netgate View product | VMware NSX by VMware 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 VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Network Firewall & VPN Platform | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation |
| Best for | Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch Sites | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud images | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances |
| Data residency | On-premises; Cloud VPCs | On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud |
| 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 | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FreeBSD ecosystemSyslogSNMP | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | Cross-industrySMBsBranch Sites | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | VMware |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1998 |
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.VMware NSX
Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
pfSense Software
Network Firewall & VPN PlatformVMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationBest for
pfSense Software
Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch SitesVMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefensePricing
Pricing model
pfSense Software
Contact VendorVMware NSX
Contact VendorFree trial
pfSense Software
Free trial: yesVMware NSX
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
pfSense Software
VMware NSX
Deployment details
pfSense Software
Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud imagesVMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesData residency
pfSense Software
On-premises; Cloud VPCsVMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudKey features
What it offers
pfSense Software
- Perimeter defense
- IPsec VPN
- High availability clustering
- Traffic monitoring
- VLAN segmentation
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- VPN
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
Platform & access
API access
pfSense Software
API access: yesVMware NSX
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
pfSense Software
SSO: yesVMware NSX
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
pfSense Software
RBAC: yesVMware NSX
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
pfSense Software
Multi-tenant: yesVMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
pfSense Software
Mobile app: noVMware NSX
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
pfSense Software
VMware NSX
Compliance
pfSense Software
VMware NSX
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
pfSense Software
VMware NSX
Industries
pfSense Software
VMware NSX
Regions
pfSense Software
VMware NSX
Vendor
Company
pfSense Software
NetgateVMware NSX
VMwareHeadquarters
pfSense Software
Austin, Texas, USAVMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
pfSense Software
201-500VMware NSX
10,001+Founded
pfSense Software
2000VMware NSX
1998