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pfSense Netgate 5.0 out of 5 stars	strongSwan secunet Security Networks AG
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pfSense: 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.	strongSwan: About strongSwan is an open-source implementation of the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocols for securing IP traffic with policy- and route-based IPsec virtual private networks. It supports IKEv2 and IKEv1, IPv4 and IPv6 tunnels, mobility, certificate and pre-shared-key authentication, EAP methods, and a modular plugin system for cryptography, credentials, and networking. Network administrators and developers use it to build VPN gateways and connect network endpoints, from remote-access setups to complex IPsec deployments. The core software runs on Linux and has been ported to FreeBSD, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS. An Android VPN client and a NetworkManager plugin for Linux desktops are also available. The source code is licensed under GPLv2, with commercial licensing available for most components and separate commercial support options. Documentation covers installation, configuration, features, and troubleshooting.
pfSense: 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	strongSwan: Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported
pfSense: Audience With thousands of enterprises using pfSense® software, it is rapidly becoming the world's most trusted open source network security solution.	strongSwan: Audience Network administrators and developers building IPsec VPN gateways, remote-access connections, and other VPN deployments.
pfSense: Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Not Supported	strongSwan: Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
pfSense: API Offers API Not Supported	strongSwan: API Offers API Supported
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pfSense: Pricing No information available. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported	strongSwan: Pricing $0 The core software is available under GPLv2 at no charge. Non-GPL licensing is available for most components, and maintenance and support contracts are available. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
pfSense: Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.0 / 5 support 1.0 / 5 Read all reviews	strongSwan: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software
pfSense: 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.
pfSense: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	strongSwan: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
pfSense: Company Information Netgate Founded: 2002 United States www.netgate.com	strongSwan: Company Information secunet Security Networks AG Founded: 1997 Germany strongswan.org
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pfSense: Categories Firewall Supported Site-to-Site VPNs Supported	strongSwan: Categories Site-to-Site VPNs Supported VPN Supported
pfSense: Show More Features 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
pfSense: Integrations AuthPoint Supported Azure Marketplace Supported BackBox Supported Celerium Supported Centreon Supported Cloud Range Supported Control D Supported DCXV Supported Domotz Supported Elastic Observability Supported Liongard Supported LoginTC Supported MVPS Supported Mindflow Supported NetBird Supported Rublon Supported Whatoblock Supported Show More Integrations View All 19 Integrations	strongSwan: Integrations AuthPoint Not Supported Azure Marketplace Not Supported BackBox Not Supported Celerium Not Supported Centreon Not Supported Cloud Range Not Supported Control D Not Supported DCXV Not Supported Domotz Not Supported Elastic Observability Not Supported Liongard Not Supported LoginTC Not Supported MVPS Not Supported Mindflow Not Supported NetBird Not Supported Rublon Not Supported Whatoblock Not Supported Show More Integrations
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