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| Product | SonicWall NSsp Series by SonicWall View product | pfSense Software by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Firewall software? SonicWall NSsp Series by SonicWall provides 40/100GbE fiber ports for carrier-grade firewall throughput. Compare features and alternatives. | Looking for Network Security software? pfSense Software by Netgate provides perimeter defense and IPsec VPN for firewall / NGFW. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | High-End Carrier-Grade Next-Gen Firewalls | Network Firewall & VPN Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise Data Centers, Telecom, Enterprise Core Data Centers, Cloud Providers | Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch Sites |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | High-density Chassis Hardware; High-density modular chassis hardware appliance | Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud images |
| Data residency | On-premises deployment | On-premises; Cloud VPCs |
| 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 | Enterprise CoreTelecomLarge Data Centers | Bare-metal x86Netgate HardwareVMwareAWSAzure |
| Compliance | ICSA LabsCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2 | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SonicWall Capture ATPCapture Security CenterSIEM platforms | FreeBSD ecosystemSyslogSNMP |
| Industries | Enterprise Data CentersTelecomEnterprise Core Data CentersCloud Providers | Cross-industrySMBsBranch Sites |
| 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 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.pfSense Software
Looking for Network Security software? pfSense Software by Netgate provides perimeter defense and IPsec VPN for firewall / NGFW. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
SonicWall NSsp Series
High-End Carrier-Grade Next-Gen FirewallspfSense Software
Network Firewall & VPN PlatformBest for
SonicWall NSsp Series
Enterprise Data Centers, Telecom, Enterprise Core Data Centers, Cloud ProviderspfSense Software
Cross-industry, SMBs, Branch SitesPricing
Pricing model
SonicWall NSsp Series
Contact VendorpfSense Software
Contact VendorFree trial
SonicWall NSsp Series
Free trial: nopfSense Software
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
SonicWall NSsp Series
pfSense Software
Deployment details
SonicWall NSsp Series
High-density Chassis Hardware; High-density modular chassis hardware appliancepfSense Software
Software; Hardware; Virtual; Hardware; Virtual machines; Cloud imagesData residency
SonicWall NSsp Series
On-premises deploymentpfSense Software
On-premises; Cloud VPCsKey features
What it offers
SonicWall NSsp Series
- Carrier-grade firewall throughput
- 40/100GbE fiber ports
- Active-active clustering
- Massive connection capacity
- 100GbE connectivity
pfSense Software
- Perimeter defense
- IPsec VPN
- High availability clustering
- Traffic monitoring
- VLAN segmentation
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- VPN
Platform & access
API access
SonicWall NSsp Series
API access: yespfSense Software
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
SonicWall NSsp Series
SSO: yespfSense Software
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
SonicWall NSsp Series
RBAC: yespfSense Software
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
SonicWall NSsp Series
Multi-tenant: nopfSense Software
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
SonicWall NSsp Series
Mobile app: nopfSense Software
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
SonicWall NSsp Series
pfSense Software
Compliance
SonicWall NSsp Series
pfSense Software
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
SonicWall NSsp Series
pfSense Software
Industries
SonicWall NSsp Series
pfSense Software
Regions
SonicWall NSsp Series
pfSense Software
Vendor
Company
SonicWall NSsp Series
SonicWallpfSense Software
NetgateHeadquarters
SonicWall NSsp Series
Milpitas, California, USApfSense Software
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
SonicWall NSsp Series
1,000+pfSense Software
201-500Founded
SonicWall NSsp Series
1991pfSense Software
2000