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| Product | WatchGuard Firebox by WatchGuard View product | pfSense Plus by Netgate View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | 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 | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance | Commercial Firewall & Secure Gateway |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, Enterprise | SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; Azure | Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; Virtual |
| Data residency | Global; US; EU | 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: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Network perimeterBranch officeCloud | Netgate AppliancesVMware ESXiAWSAzureHyper-V |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSS | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | WatchGuard CloudDimensionActive DirectorySyslog | Netgate cloudActive DirectoryRADIUS |
| Industries | Cross-industryRetailBranch OfficesEnterprise | SMBsMid-MarketBranch SitesDistributed EnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | WatchGuard | Netgate |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1996 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
WatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.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
WatchGuard Firebox
Next-Generation Firewall AppliancepfSense Plus
Commercial Firewall & Secure GatewayBest for
WatchGuard Firebox
Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, EnterprisepfSense Plus
SMBs, Mid-Market, Branch Sites, Distributed Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
WatchGuard Firebox
Contact VendorpfSense Plus
Contact VendorFree trial
WatchGuard Firebox
Free trial: nopfSense Plus
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
WatchGuard Firebox
pfSense Plus
Deployment details
WatchGuard Firebox
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; AzurepfSense Plus
Software; Virtual Machine; Cloud; Netgate hardware; AWS; Azure; VirtualData residency
WatchGuard Firebox
Global; US; EUpfSense Plus
On-premises; AWS Regions; Azure RegionsKey features
What it offers
WatchGuard Firebox
- Stateful packet inspection
- Deep packet inspection
- IPS
- Gateway antivirus
- Application control
- SD-WAN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
pfSense Plus
- Commercial firewall
- Automated cloud backup
- Multi-gigabit routing
- Zero-touch provisioning
- VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
Platform & access
API access
WatchGuard Firebox
API access: yespfSense Plus
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
WatchGuard Firebox
SSO: yespfSense Plus
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
WatchGuard Firebox
RBAC: yespfSense Plus
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
WatchGuard Firebox
Multi-tenant: yespfSense Plus
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
WatchGuard Firebox
Mobile app: nopfSense Plus
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
WatchGuard Firebox
pfSense Plus
Compliance
WatchGuard Firebox
pfSense Plus
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
WatchGuard Firebox
pfSense Plus
Industries
WatchGuard Firebox
pfSense Plus
Regions
WatchGuard Firebox
pfSense Plus
Vendor
Company
WatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuardpfSense Plus
NetgateHeadquarters
WatchGuard Firebox
Seattle, Washington, USApfSense Plus
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
WatchGuard Firebox
1,001-5,000pfSense Plus
201-500Founded
WatchGuard Firebox
1996pfSense Plus
2000