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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

    UniFi WiFi Access Points

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AUbiquiti Networks in San Jose provides the UniFi wi-fi access points. The enterprise products support 1,000+ client capacity, long-range 6 GHz performance, and 10 GbE PoE connectivity with native high availability architecture for critical enterprise environments.N/A
    Pricing
    pfSenseUniFi WiFi Access Points
    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
    pfSenseUniFi WiFi Access Points
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    pfSenseUniFi WiFi Access Points
    Considered Both Products
    Netgate (Rubicon Communications, LLC)
    Chose pfSense
    Overall, pfSense is the most complete solution in terms of features included even though it currently lack of a centralised management interface.The Ubiquiti firewall offering is often appealing being well integrated within the Ubiquiti dashboard and it is often a solution of …
    Incentivized
    Chose pfSense
    pfSense itself is free and can be installed on just about any hardware so from a hardware cost perspective it can beat out anybody. In terms of features it's above many pro-sumer/small business solutions like Ubiquiti. It can't really stand against high-end gear like Cisco but …
    Incentivized
    Chose pfSense
    While you can get the performance out of other products, pfSense offers the unique ability to put other services on the same device. Products such as Untagle's NG Firewall and SonicWall's TZ series offer cost effective options for firewall and VPN services, having incoming load …
    Incentivized
    Ubiquiti Networks
    Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points
    We've had all kinds of access points and switches in our organization over the years. Between Apple AirPort, NetGear, LinkSys, and Dell, the UniFi access points have been the best ones. The UniFi switches have been good except for some minor mishaps with firmware bugs. We …
    Incentivized
    Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points
    Cisco Meraki's solutions closely provide the benefits Ubiquiti provides with a more consumer-level financial accessibility. Ubiquiti has been exponentially increasing its attention and being implemented by home users means gaining a huge market within users that are attentive …
    Incentivized
    Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points
    One way of looking at network equipment is by grouping all into two categories: Standalone, and Centrally Managed.
    Most home or SOHO network equipment is standalone, meaning each device is configured individually. If you need to adjust settings off-site, you need to allow it …
    Incentivized
    Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points
    As far as meshed wireless networks and point to point antenna's go, Ubiquiti is the best in my opinion. Where else can you purchase a fully meshed wireless network with a single management interface starting at $89? A typical Aruba Networks Access point starts at $500 for just …
    Incentivized
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    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
    pfSenseUniFi WiFi Access Points
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of pfSense and UniFi WiFi Access Points
    Feature
    pfSense
    7.6
    11 Ratings
    UniFi WiFi Access Points
    -
    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
    User Ratings
    pfSenseUniFi WiFi Access Points
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (24 ratings)
    9.0
    (39 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (6 ratings)