pfSense

pfSense

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About

IPFire is a hardened, versatile, state-of-the-art Open Source firewall based on Linux. Its ease of use, high performance in any scenario, and extensibility make it usable for everyone. Security is the highest priority in IPFire. It is hardened to protect itself from attacks from the Internet and prevents attacks on your network. Its powerful firewall engine and intrusion prevention system protect your network against attacks from the Internet and denial-of-service attacks. IPFire is free software developed by an open community and trusted by hundreds of thousands of users from all around the world. The primary objective of IPFire is security. It's easy to configure a firewall engine and an intrusion prevention system stops any attackers from breaking into your network. In the default configuration, the network is split into various zones with different security policies such as a LAN and DMZ to manage risks inside the network and have a custom configuration for specific needs.

About

The pfSense project is a free network firewall distribution, based on the FreeBSD operating system with a custom kernel and including third party free software packages for additional functionality. pfSense software, with the help of the package system, is able to provide the same functionality or more of common commercial firewalls, without any of the artificial limitations. It has successfully replaced every big name commercial firewall you can imagine in numerous installations around the world, including Check Point, Cisco PIX, Cisco ASA, Juniper, Sonicwall, Netgear, Watchguard, Astaro, and more.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Beginners and professional users searching for an open source solution to secure their network

Audience

With thousands of enterprises using pfSense® software, it is rapidly becoming the world's most trusted open source network security solution.

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 3.5 / 5
support 4.5 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 1.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • It's simple, fast and rock solid. I'm old school admin so I like that green-blue-orange-red ideology. Of course price/quality ratio is superior :)
  • Can't get any simpler than that. The entire platform designed for safety. And if a particular feature is not present, just look for it among the available addons.

Cons

  • Its one of a kind so there is a learning curve that you must walk trough before you can really use it. WebUI isn't always so practical and sometimes menu stops responding to mouse but that can be passed simply reloading the page.
  • Nothing negative, everything perfect from the assistance system provided by the very present and active community.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Free Tons of features A lot of plugins Ability to run as a service Runs as VPN end points - and supports OpenVPN and IPSEC

Cons

  • Nothing really for what it is. Unpatched security issue on default VPN Certificate.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

IPFire
www.ipfire.org

Company Information

Netgate
Founded: 2002
United States
www.netgate.com

Alternatives

Kerio Control

Kerio Control

GFI Software

Alternatives

CacheGuard

CacheGuard

CacheGuard Technologies
ClearOS

ClearOS

ClearCenter
FortiGate NGFW

FortiGate NGFW

Fortinet

Categories

Firewall Supported

Categories

Firewall Supported

Firewall Features

Alerts / Notifications Supported
Application Visibility / Control Supported
Automated Testing Supported
Intrusion Prevention Supported
LDAP Integration Supported
Physical / Virtual Environment Supported
Sandbox / Threat Simulation Supported
Threat Identification Supported

Integrations

AWS Marketplace Supported
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported
AuthPoint Not Supported
Azure Marketplace Not Supported
Celerium Not Supported
Centreon Not Supported
Cisco AnyConnect Supported
Cloud Range Not Supported
DCXV Not Supported
Domotz Not Supported
Elastic Observability Not Supported
Juniper Identity Management Service Supported
Liongard Not Supported
LoginTC Not Supported
Mindflow Not Supported
NetBird Not Supported
OpenVPN Access Server Supported
Rublon Not Supported

Integrations

AWS Marketplace Not Supported
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Not Supported
AuthPoint Supported
Azure Marketplace Supported
Celerium Supported
Centreon Supported
Cisco AnyConnect Not Supported
Cloud Range Supported
DCXV Supported
Domotz Supported
Elastic Observability Supported
Juniper Identity Management Service Not Supported
Liongard Supported
LoginTC Supported
Mindflow Supported
NetBird Supported
OpenVPN Access Server Not Supported
Rublon Supported
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