# Netgate pfSense vs Twingate Comparison

| | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 325 | 76 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (68.7% of reviews) | Mid-Market (52.1% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Starting at $10.00 1 user, per month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Netgate pfSense

Pros:
- Ease of Use (4 reviews)
- Customizability (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Difficult Learning Curve (3 reviews)
- Complex Configuration (2 reviews)

### Twingate

Pros:
- Security (9 reviews)
- Ease of Use (8 reviews)

Cons:
- Performance Issues (9 reviews)
- Complex Configuration (3 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.4 (260 reviews) | 9.1 (53 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (267 reviews) | 9.7 (54 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (246 reviews) | 9.2 (47 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (243 reviews) | 9.2 (46 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.1 (208 reviews) | 9.1 (48 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.2 (197 reviews) | 9.3 (45 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (261 reviews) | 9.1 (51 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Netgate pfSense

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Twingate

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Business

Price: Starting at $10.00 1 user, per month

Description: For larger teams that need more advanced access controls

Key Features:
- Up to 150 users
- 5 devices per user
- 10 remote networks

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/twingate/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Network Access Control (NAC)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Netgate pfSense** | N/A | N/A |
| **Twingate** | 8.9/10 | 16 |

#### Data

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Protection** | Not enough data | 9.0 (16 reviews) | 
| **Remote Access** | Not enough data | 9.4 (16 reviews) | 
| **Network Access** | Not enough data | 9.2 (16 reviews) | 

#### Network

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security** | Not enough data | 9.3 (15 reviews) | 
| **Scaling** | Not enough data | 9.1 (15 reviews) | 
| **Audit** | Not enough data | 8.8 (13 reviews) | 

#### Logistics

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Processes** | Not enough data | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **Blockage** | Not enough data | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **IoT** | Not enough data | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 

### Zero Trust Networking

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Netgate pfSense** | N/A | N/A |
| **Twingate** | 7.7/10 | 34 |

#### Network Management

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Network Segmentation** | Not enough data | 9.0 (30 reviews) | 
| **Network Mapping** | Not enough data | 8.3 (24 reviews) | 
| **Security Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.5 (19 reviews) | 
| **API/Integrations** | Not enough data | 8.2 (21 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security Automation** | Not enough data | 8.3 (22 reviews) | 
| **Application Security** | Not enough data | 8.8 (23 reviews) | 
| **Workload Protection** | Not enough data | 8.8 (23 reviews) | 
| **Data Protection** | Not enough data | 8.4 (23 reviews) | 

#### Identity Management

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.8 (19 reviews) | 
| **Identity Scoring** | Not enough data | 7.7 (17 reviews) | 
| **User Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.4 (19 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 4.4 (6 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 3.9 (6 reviews) | 

### Firewall Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Netgate pfSense** | 8.3/10 | 243 |
| **Twingate** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Policy Management** | 8.8 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Logging and Reporting** | 8.3 (209 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Application Gateway** | 8.4 (179 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Concurrent Sessions** | 9.0 (200 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Firewall Software

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Virtual Private Network (VPN)** | 9.1 (217 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Antivirus** | 6.6 (136 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **URL Filtering** | 7.9 (167 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | 9.3 (200 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Load Balancing** | 8.5 (163 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Analysis** | 8.2 (168 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Intrusion Prevention** | 8.7 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Intrusion Detection** | 8.4 (181 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | 6.7 (73 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Artificial Intelligence - Firewall

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Firewall** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Netgate pfSense** | N/A | N/A |
| **Twingate** | 8.7/10 | 18 |

#### Administration

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Network Segmentation** | Not enough data | 9.0 (14 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 
| **Global Access** | Not enough data | 8.9 (14 reviews) | 

#### Protection

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Policy Enforcement** | Not enough data | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
| **Security Audit** | Not enough data | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.4 (13 reviews) | 
| **User Authentication** | Not enough data | 9.6 (14 reviews) | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.1 (12 reviews) | 
| **Vulnerability Monitoring** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Configuration Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.9 (11 reviews) | 
| **Observability** | Not enough data | 7.8 (12 reviews) | 

### Cloud Edge Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Netgate pfSense** | N/A | N/A |
| **Twingate** | 8.5/10 | 11 |

#### Management

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multicloud Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **DLP Configuration** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Dynamic Scaling** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **Policy Enforcement** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Center Networking** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Multicloud Visibility** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | 7.1 (7 reviews) | 

#### Protection

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Firewall-as-a-Service** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Cloud Application Brokerage** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Web Gateway** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Adaptive Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.2 (10 reviews) | 

### Cloud Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Netgate pfSense** | N/A | N/A |
| **Twingate** | N/A | N/A |

#### Cloud Visibility

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Registry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Gap Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data loss Prevention** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Identity

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSO** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Business VPN

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Netgate pfSense** | 8.8/10 | 181 |
| **Twingate** | 8.4/10 | 31 |

#### Usage

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Device Usage** | 9.2 (146 reviews) | 9.3 (28 reviews) | 
| **Multiple Concurrent Connections** | 9.5 (162 reviews) | 8.8 (27 reviews) | 
| **Protocol Choices** | 9.3 (165 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Unlimited Bandwidth** | 9.4 (156 reviews) | 8.8 (28 reviews) | 
| **No Log Storage** | 7.9 (110 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Varied Server Locations** | 8.5 (113 reviews) | 8.8 (26 reviews) | 
| **Unlimited Server Switches** | 8.5 (108 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 

#### Miscellaneous

| Feature | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Live Customer Support** | 8.1 (109 reviews) | 7.0 (23 reviews) | 
| **Open Source Code** | 9.3 (147 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Multiple Payment Methods** | 8.2 (97 reviews) | 7.4 (19 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Business VPN Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-vpn)

**Unique to Netgate pfSense (1):** [Firewall Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/firewall-software)

**Unique to Twingate (4):** [Cloud Edge Security Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-edge-security), [Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-defined-perimeter-sdp), [Zero Trust Networking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-networking), [Network Access Control Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/network-access-control-nac)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Netgate pfSense | Twingate | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 68.7% | 42.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 25.0% | 52.1% | 
| **Enterprise** | 6.3% | 5.5% | 

### By Industry

#### Netgate pfSense

- **Information Technology and Services:** 20.2%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 11.0%
- **Computer Software:** 6.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 4.1%
- **Computer Networking:** 3.8%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 3.5%
- **Education Management:** 3.2%
- **Government Administration:** 3.2%
- **Higher Education:** 2.8%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 40.1%

#### Twingate

- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 13.7%
- **Computer Software:** 13.7%
- **Financial Services:** 12.3%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.5%
- **Computer Games:** 4.1%
- **Education Management:** 2.7%
- **Pharmaceuticals:** 2.7%
- **Entertainment:** 2.7%
- **Information Services:** 2.7%
- **Other:** 21.9%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Netgate pfSense

- [Sophos Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (619 reviews)
- [Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-next-generation-firewalls-ngfws/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (583 reviews)
- [WatchGuard Network Security](https://www.g2.com/products/watchguard-network-security/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (267 reviews)
- [FortiGate-VM NGFW](https://www.g2.com/products/fortigate-vm-ngfw/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (230 reviews)
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- [NordLayer](https://www.g2.com/products/nordlayer/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (126 reviews)
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- [Absolute Secure Access](https://www.g2.com/products/absolute-secure-access/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (225 reviews)
- [BetterCloud](https://www.g2.com/products/bettercloud/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (481 reviews)
- [Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-next-generation-firewalls-ngfws/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (583 reviews)
- [ThreatLocker Allowlisting](https://www.g2.com/products/threatlocker-allowlisting/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (474 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Netgate pfSense

- Title: [Can pfSense be used as a router?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-pfsense-be-used-as-a-router) — 11 comments
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [What is pfSense used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-pfsense-used-for) — 7 comments
  > **Top comment:** "router, firewall, vpn server"
- Title: [Is pfSense still free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-pfsense-still-free) — 5 comments
  > **Top comment:** "yes its available in both free and paid version "
- Title: [What is pfSense software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-pfsense-software) — 4 comments
  > **Top comment:** "It's a firewall/firewall."
- Title: [Is pfSense any good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-pfsense-any-good) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, it's excellent "

### Twingate

No discussions available for this product.

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