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Firewall Software: Compare Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW)
Compare next-generation firewall (NGFW) solutions for networks, branches and cloud. Review threat prevention, throughput, SD-WAN support and central management.
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AWS
Seattle, Washington, USA
Akamai
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Alibaba Cloud
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Barracuda Networks
Campbell, California, USA
Cato Networks
Tel Aviv, Israel
Check Point
Tel Aviv, Israel
Cisco
San Jose, California, USA
Cloudflare
San Francisco, California, USA
Coro
New York, New York, USA
CrowdStrike
Austin, Texas, USA
F5
Seattle, Washington, USA
Forcepoint
Austin, Texas, USA
Fortinet
Sunnyvale, California, USA
HPE
Spring, Texas, USA
Juniper Networks
Sunnyvale, California, USA
Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, USA
NetApp
San Jose, California, USA
Netgate
Austin, Texas, USA
Oracle
Austin, Texas, USA
Palo Alto Networks
Santa Clara, California, USA
Radware
Mahwah, New Jersey, USA
Skyhigh Security
San Jose, California, USA
SonicWall
Milpitas, California, USA
Sophos
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Juniper Security Director
Get the facts on Juniper Security Director: visual threat maps. Built for compliance audit. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft built Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for endpoint protection. Explore EDR, review cloud deployment and compare similar Endpoint Security products.
NetApp Autonomous Ransomware Protection
NetApp Autonomous Ransomware Protection is a storage-level ML ransomware defense for Threat Prevention. See features and Ransomware Protection 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.
Netgate 6100
Netgate 6100 offers pfSense Plus software, multi-gigabit SFP+ ports and Firewall throughput up to 18 Gbps. Use it for firewall / NGFW. See Firewall alternatives.
Netgate Security Gateway
Netgate Security Gateway from Netgate focuses on firewall / NGFW. Key capabilities: WireGuard and snort IDS/IPS. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.
OCI Network Firewall
OCI Network Firewall offers cloud-native next-generation firewall and Palo Alto Networks App-ID. Use it for egress URL filtering. See Network Security alternatives.
Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall
Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall: real-time SQL firewall and SQL grammar analysis. Built for SQL injection prevention. Compare Database Security alternatives.
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention
Palo Alto Advanced Threat Prevention: single-pass scanning and DNS security integration. Built for inline exploit prevention. Compare Network Security alternatives.
Palo Alto NGFW
Palo Alto Networks built Palo Alto NGFW for SSL/TLS inspection. Explore automated policy optimizer, review appliance deployment and compare similar Firewall products.
Palo Alto VM-Series
Palo Alto VM-Series is a virtual next-generation firewall for cloud migration protection and public cloud perimeter defense. See features and Firewall alternatives.
Radware DefensePro
Get the facts on Radware DefensePro: zero-minute defense and SYN flood protection. Built for IPS. Compare it with other DDoS Protection options before you decide.
Skyhigh Cloud Firewall
Skyhigh Cloud Firewall from Skyhigh Security focuses on FWaaS. Key capabilities: DNS security and geo-blocking. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.
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.
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.
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.
Sophos Firewall
What does Sophos Firewall do? It covers SD-WAN and TLS 1.3 decryption. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.
TXOne EdgeFire
TXOne EdgeFire: OT protocol-aware firewall policies and intrusion prevention and virtual patching. Built for IT/OT segmentation. Compare Firewall alternatives.
Tanium Protect
Tanium Protect is a native OS security & antivirus management used for BitLocker key escrow. Highlights include firewall rules. Compare it with other Firewall tools.
Trellix Network Security
Trellix Network Security is a network threat detection & sandboxing used for C2 defense. Highlights include sandboxing. Compare it with other Network Security tools.
Trend Vision One
Trend Vision One delivers cross-layer XDR and exposure management for unified cross-layer XDR. Explore its XDR capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.
VMware NSX
Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Versa NGFW
Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives.
WatchGuard FireCloud
WatchGuard FireCloud is a cloud-delivered firewall & SASE service used for firewall / NGFW. Highlights include IPS. Compare it with other Cloud Security tools.