Netgate
100% focused on secure networking
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.
| Best for | businesses and service providers |
| Website | netgate.com |
Company facts
| Social profiles | LinkedIn, X, YouTube |
Facilities and features
- 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
Strengths and trade-offs
- The product offers two powerful secure networking solutions for diverse needs.
- The product can be deployed virtually or physically on premises and in the cloud.
Appears in
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NetBird90.0RANKINGfull ranking →How Netgate ranks
#7 in Open-source access control software
How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 12; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; 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
#7 in Web filtering software for small businesses
How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 12; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; 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
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Questions about Netgate
Who is Netgate best for?
Netgate is best for businesses and service providers.
Where does Netgate rank?
Netgate is ranked #7 in Web filtering software for small businesses (Lister Score 84.0) and #7 in Open-source access control software (Lister Score 84.0).
What are the best alternatives to Netgate?
The closest alternatives on Lister are DNSFilter (#1 in Web filtering software for small businesses), Guardz (#2 in Web filtering software for small businesses) and SafeDNS (#3 in Web filtering software for small businesses).
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