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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 | SonicWall NSa Series by SonicWall View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | 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. | 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 | Mid-Enterprise Next-Gen Firewalls | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Campus, Data Centers, Mid-Sized Enterprise, Campus Networks | 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 | On-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | 1U Hardware appliance; 1U rackmount hardware appliance | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual |
| Data residency | On-premises deployment | 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: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Mid-Sized EnterpriseCampusData Centers | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | ICSA LabsCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2 | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SonicWall Capture ATPCapture Security CenterActive Directory | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | Cross-industryCampusData CentersMid-Sized EnterpriseCampus Networks | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | SonicWall | Netgate |
| Headquarters | Milpitas, California, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1991 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
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.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
SonicWall NSa Series
Mid-Enterprise Next-Gen FirewallspfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
SonicWall NSa Series
Cross-industry, Campus, Data Centers, Mid-Sized Enterprise, Campus NetworkspfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
SonicWall NSa Series
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
SonicWall NSa Series
Free trial: yespfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
SonicWall NSa Series
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
SonicWall NSa Series
1U Hardware appliance; 1U rackmount hardware appliancepfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
SonicWall NSa Series
On-premises deploymentpfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
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
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
SonicWall NSa Series
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
SonicWall NSa Series
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
SonicWall NSa Series
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
SonicWall NSa Series
Multi-tenant: nopfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
SonicWall NSa Series
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
SonicWall NSa Series
pfSense Plus
Compliance
SonicWall NSa Series
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
SonicWall NSa Series
pfSense Plus
Industries
SonicWall NSa Series
pfSense Plus
Regions
SonicWall NSa Series
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
SonicWall NSa Series
SonicWallpfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
SonicWall NSa Series
Milpitas, California, USApfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
SonicWall NSa Series
1,000+pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
SonicWall NSa Series
1991pfSense Plus
2000