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| Product | SonicWall TZ Series by SonicWall View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | SonicWall TZ Series by SonicWall: PoE/PoE+ ports. Ideal for desktop next-gen firewall. Deployment: appliance. See how it compares with top 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 | Desktop Next-Gen Firewalls & SD-WAN | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Retail, SMB, Branch Offices, Small Business, Retail Branches, Remote Offices | 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 | Desktop hardware appliance; Compact desktop 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 | Retail BranchesSMBSmall Offices | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | ICSA LabsCommon Criteria | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SonicWall Capture ATPCapture Security CenterCapture Client | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | RetailSMBBranch OfficesSmall BusinessRetail BranchesRemote Offices | 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 TZ Series
SonicWall TZ Series by SonicWall: PoE/PoE+ ports. Ideal for desktop next-gen firewall. Deployment: appliance. See how it compares with top 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 TZ Series
Desktop Next-Gen Firewalls & SD-WANpfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
SonicWall TZ Series
Retail, SMB, Branch Offices, Small Business, Retail Branches, Remote OfficespfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
SonicWall TZ Series
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
SonicWall TZ Series
Free trial: yespfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
SonicWall TZ Series
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
SonicWall TZ Series
Desktop hardware appliance; Compact desktop hardware appliancepfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
SonicWall TZ Series
On-premises deploymentpfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
SonicWall TZ Series
- Desktop next-gen firewall
- Integrated SD-WAN
- Optional Wi-Fi 6
- PoE/PoE+ ports
- Zero-touch deployment
- Zero-touch install
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 TZ Series
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
SonicWall TZ Series
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
SonicWall TZ Series
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
SonicWall TZ Series
Multi-tenant: nopfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
SonicWall TZ Series
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
SonicWall TZ Series
pfSense Plus
Compliance
SonicWall TZ Series
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
SonicWall TZ Series
pfSense Plus
Industries
SonicWall TZ Series
pfSense Plus
Regions
SonicWall TZ Series
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
SonicWall TZ Series
SonicWallpfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
SonicWall TZ Series
Milpitas, California, USApfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
SonicWall TZ Series
1,000+pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
SonicWall TZ Series
1991pfSense Plus
2000