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At a Glance
Netgate pfSense
Netgate pfSense
Star Rating
(325)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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OPNsense®
OPNsense®
Star Rating
(5)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OPNsense®
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Netgate pfSense
No pricing available
OPNsense®
No pricing available
Free Trial
Netgate pfSense
Free Trial is available
OPNsense®
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
260
9.3
5
Ease of Use
8.5
267
9.0
5
Ease of Setup
8.7
246
8.3
5
Ease of Admin
8.8
243
Not enough data
Quality of Support
9.1
208
9.0
5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
197
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
261
Not enough data
Features by Category
8.3
243
9.4
5
Administration
8.8
188
9.0
5
8.3
209
9.3
5
8.4
179
8.7
5
9.0
200
10.0
5
Agentic AI - Firewall Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
217
Not enough data
6.6
136
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
9.3
200
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.5
163
9.7
5
8.2
168
9.7
5
8.7
188
9.3
5
8.4
181
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
73
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Firewall
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
181
Not enough data
Usage
9.2
146
Not enough data
9.5
162
Not enough data
9.3
165
Not enough data
9.4
156
Not enough data
7.9
110
Not enough data
8.5
113
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
Miscellaneous
8.1
109
Not enough data
9.3
147
Not enough data
8.2
97
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Netgate pfSense
Netgate pfSense
OPNsense®
OPNsense®
Netgate pfSense and OPNsense® are categorized as Firewall Software
Unique Categories
Netgate pfSense
Netgate pfSense is categorized as Business VPN
OPNsense®
OPNsense® has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Netgate pfSense
Netgate pfSense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
68.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.3%
OPNsense®
OPNsense®
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
60.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Netgate pfSense
Netgate pfSense
Information Technology and Services
20.2%
Computer & Network Security
11.0%
Computer Software
6.3%
Telecommunications
4.1%
Computer Networking
3.8%
Other
54.6%
OPNsense®
OPNsense®
Computer & Network Security
40.0%
Retail
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Computer Software
20.0%
Other
0.0%
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Discussions
Netgate pfSense
Netgate pfSense Discussions
Can pfSense be used as a router?
11 Comments
Sean G.
SG
pfSense is an open-source firewall and router software distribution based on FreeBSD. It supports NAT and different types of interfaces (WAN, LAN, DMZ). It...Read more
What is pfSense used for?
7 Comments
Frederic B.
FB
router, firewall, vpn serverRead more
Is pfSense still free?
5 Comments
Subin D.
SD
yes its available in both free and paid version Read more
OPNsense®
OPNsense® Discussions
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