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Zscaler Cloud FirewallNetgate 42002 of 3 products

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Product	Zscaler Cloud Firewall by Zscaler View product	Netgate 4200 by Netgate View product
Overview
What it is	Shortlisting Firewall tools? Zscaler Cloud Firewall by Zscaler brings DNS filtering and cloud-native NGFW, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.	Netgate 4200 is a desktop firewall appliance with pfsense plus from Netgate. Learn how it supports VPN, what features stand out and which Firewall tools compete.
Product type	Cloud-Delivered Next-Gen Firewall	Desktop Firewall Appliance with pfSense Plus
Best for	Cross-industry, Retail, Enterprise, Financial Services	Small Business, Branch Offices, SOHO
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloud	On-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Cloud-native multi-tenant SaaS on Zero Trust Exchange	Hardware Appliance; pfSense Plus; Desktop hardware appliance
Data residency	Global; US; EU; APAC	Global
Key features
What it offers	Cloud-native NGFW Full DPI for non-web traffic Global policy enforcement DNS filtering Protocol inspection Cloud firewall Non-web traffic filtering Branch firewall replacement	pfSense Plus software 4x 2.5 GbE ports Firewall throughput up to 18 Gbps Encrypted IPsec/WireGuard VPN Firewall / NGFW Network Security VPN
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	CloudBranch NetworksRemote Endpoints	Small business networksBranch officesEdge routing
Compliance	SOC 2ISO 27001FedRAMPPCI DSS	FCCCERoHSUL
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Zscaler Internet AccessSD-WAN partnersMicrosoft Sentinel	pfSense PlusRADIUSSnortSuricata
Industries	Cross-industryRetailEnterpriseFinancial Services	Small BusinessBranch OfficesSOHO
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Zscaler	Netgate
Headquarters	San Jose, California, USA	Austin, Texas, USA
Company size	7,000+	201-500
Founded	2007	2000

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

by Zscaler

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Netgate 4200

by Netgate

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Overview

What it is

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Shortlisting Firewall tools? Zscaler Cloud Firewall by Zscaler brings DNS filtering and cloud-native NGFW, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.

Netgate 4200

Netgate 4200 is a desktop firewall appliance with pfsense plus from Netgate. Learn how it supports VPN, what features stand out and which Firewall tools compete.

Product type

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Cloud-Delivered Next-Gen Firewall

Netgate 4200

Desktop Firewall Appliance with pfSense Plus

Best for

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Cross-industry, Retail, Enterprise, Financial Services

Netgate 4200

Small Business, Branch Offices, SOHO

Pricing

Pricing model

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Contact Vendor

Netgate 4200

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Netgate 4200

Deployment

Deployment options

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

SaaSCloud

Netgate 4200

On-Premise

Deployment details

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Cloud; Cloud-native multi-tenant SaaS on Zero Trust Exchange

Netgate 4200

Hardware Appliance; pfSense Plus; Desktop hardware appliance

Data residency

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Global; US; EU; APAC

Netgate 4200

Global

Key features

What it offers

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Cloud-native NGFW
Full DPI for non-web traffic
Global policy enforcement
DNS filtering
Protocol inspection
Cloud firewall
Non-web traffic filtering
Branch firewall replacement

Netgate 4200

pfSense Plus software
4x 2.5 GbE ports
Firewall throughput up to 18 Gbps
Encrypted IPsec/WireGuard VPN
Firewall / NGFW
Network Security
VPN

Platform & access

API access

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Netgate 4200

Single sign-on (SSO)

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Netgate 4200

Role-based access (RBAC)

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Netgate 4200

Multi-tenant

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Netgate 4200

Mobile app

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Netgate 4200

Supported platforms

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

CloudBranch NetworksRemote Endpoints

Netgate 4200

Small business networksBranch officesEdge routing

Compliance

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

SOC 2ISO 27001FedRAMPPCI DSS

Netgate 4200

FCCCERoHSUL

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Zscaler Internet AccessSD-WAN partnersMicrosoft Sentinel

Netgate 4200

pfSense PlusRADIUSSnortSuricata

Industries

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Cross-industryRetailEnterpriseFinancial Services

Netgate 4200

Small BusinessBranch OfficesSOHO

Regions

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Global

Netgate 4200

Global

Vendor

Company

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Zscaler

Netgate 4200

Netgate

Headquarters

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

San Jose, California, USA

Netgate 4200

Austin, Texas, USA

Company size

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

7,000+

Netgate 4200

201-500

Founded

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

2007

Netgate 4200

2000