Netgate
100% focused on secure networking
Ranked #7 in Web filtering software for small businesses, and on 1 more ranking.
Netgate provides secure networking solutions including firewalls, VPNs and routing software. These are available as appliances, bare metal or virtual machine software, and cloud options.
At a glance
| Best for | businesses and service providers |
From Netgate's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | LinkedIn, X, YouTube |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- API
What stands out
The product offers two powerful secure networking solutions for diverse needs.
“Netgate offers two very powerful, but different, secure networking solutions - pfSense Plus and TNSR.”Netgate, own website
The product can be deployed virtually or physically on premises and in the cloud.
“Netgate secure networking solutions can be deployed virtually or physically on premises, and virtually in the cloud.”Netgate, own website
How it ranks
Netgate is ranked 7th of 10 in Web filtering software for small businesses (Lister Score 84.0) and 7th of 10 in Open-source access control software (Lister Score 84.0).
#7 in Web filtering software for small businesses · Lister Score 84.0
Offers two powerful secure networking solutions for diverse needs.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 12; buying information on its own site 12.
“Highly extensible with 3rd party packages to support block lists, content filtering, intrusion prevention, policy-based routing and more”Netgate, own website
“Our open source software roots and intimate knowledge of hardware design enable us to provide enterprise-caliber solutions at home and small business price points.”Netgate, own website
| Rank | Web filtering software for small businesses | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DNSFilter | 98.0 |
| 2 | Guardz | 98.0 |
| 3 | SafeDNS | 90.0 |
| 4 | FlashStart | 88.0 |
| 5 | TitanHQ | 88.0 |
| 6 | ADAMnetworks | 84.0 |
| 7 | Netgate | 84.0 |
| 8 | Lockwell | 82.0 |
| 9 | NextDNS | 82.0 |
| 10 | quickheal.co.in | 82.0 |
#7 in Open-source access control software · Lister Score 84.0
Offers two powerful secure networking solutions for diverse needs.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 12; buying information on its own site 12.
“Firewall Protection Monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic and configure settings to allow or block specific traffic based on a defined set of security rules.”Netgate, own website
“Netgate is an open-source driven secure networking company that provides high-performance and affordable appliance and software-based firewall,”Netgate, own website
| Rank | Open-source access control software | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud-IAM | 96.0 |
| 2 | authentik | 94.0 |
| 3 | NetBird | 90.0 |
| 4 | Permit.io | 88.0 |
| 5 | Zitadel | 86.0 |
| 6 | Aqua | 84.0 |
| 7 | Netgate | 84.0 |
| 8 | SpecterOps | 84.0 |
| 9 | Keycloak | 76.0 |
| 10 | Gitolite | 66.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Netgate rank on Lister?
Netgate is ranked 7th of 10 in Web filtering software for small businesses (Lister Score 84.0) and 7th of 10 in Open-source access control software (Lister Score 84.0).