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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    pfSense

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ApfSense is a firewall and load management product available through the open source pfSense Community Edition, as well as a the licensed edition, pfSense Plus (formerly known as pfSense Enterprise). The solution provides combined firewall, VPN, and router functionality, and can be deployed through the cloud (AWS or Azure), or on-premises with a Netgate appliance. It as scalable capacities, with functionality for SMBs. As a firewall, pfSense offers Stateful packet inspection, concurrent…

    $179

    per appliance

    SonicWall VPN Clients

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AThe SonicWall VPN Clients present a number of options for secure private access to enterprise network assets.N/A
    Pricing
    pfSenseSonicWall VPN Clients
    Editions & Modules
    SG-1100
    $179
    per appliance
    SG-2100
    $229
    per appliance
    SG-3100
    $399
    per appliance
    SG-5100
    $699
    per appliance
    XG-7100-DT
    $899
    per appliance
    XG-7100-1U
    $999
    per appliance
    XG-1537
    $1,949
    per appliance
    XG-1541
    $2,649
    per appliance
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    pfSenseSonicWall VPN Clients
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    pfSenseSonicWall VPN Clients
    Considered Both Products
    Netgate (Rubicon Communications, LLC)
    Chose pfSense
    Pfsense seemed to always be cheaper and just as good as its competitors.
    Incentivized
    SonicWall
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    pfSenseSonicWall VPN Clients
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of pfSense and SonicWall VPN Clients
    Feature
    pfSense
    7.6
    11 Ratings
    SonicWall VPN Clients
    -
    Ratings
    Identification Technologies5.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visualization Tools7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Inspection4.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console9.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    VPN10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    High Availability10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proxy Server6.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of pfSense and SonicWall VPN Clients
    Feature
    pfSense
    -
    Ratings
    SonicWall VPN Clients
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Kill Switch00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Split Tunneling00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    IP Address Masking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    pfSenseSonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (24 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)