Cisco Sourcefire Firewalls vs. pfSense
As of February 2019, Cisco Sourcefire Firewalls is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 3 reviews vs pfSense which is ranked 4th in Firewalls with 24 reviews. The top reviewer of Cisco Sourcefire Firewalls writes "Centralized policy creation simplifies matters more than previously. URL, Malware and IPS built-in has been a great help". The top reviewer of pfSense writes "It allows for both v1 and v2 IPSec configurations to secure your connections". Cisco Sourcefire Firewalls is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, FireEye Network Security and Fortinet FortiGate. pfSense is most compared with Sophos UTM, OPNsense and Fortinet FortiGate. See our Cisco Sourcefire Firewalls vs. pfSense report.
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Information Not Available | All costs are low compared to other solutions. The hardware is stable and cheap. There is no licensing fee except for the enterprise support, if you want it. This solution was about $150,000 cheaper than the closest competitor over a three year period. In comparison to a lot of other solutions, it's very inexpensive. It is a great solution that is economical. It scales so the cost per protected MB is almost free. It is a free solution. It is economical (i.e., free). From Sonic Wall, their price is much higher, because for every feature that you want to add, you have to pay. I can do the same things with pfSense, but everything is included in one price. |
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Views 14,012 Comparisons 5,949 Reviews 2 Followers 764 Avg. Rating 7.5 | Views 93,045 Comparisons 53,510 Reviews 24 Followers 2,629 Avg. Rating 8.8 |
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| Sourcefire Firewalls | |
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| Sourcefire Firewalls help ensure your network's availability and the security of your company's resources by protecting the network infrastructure against network- and application-layer attacks, viruses, and worms. | Providing comprehensive network security solutions for the enterprise, large business and SOHO, pfSense solutions bring together the most advanced technology available to make protecting your network easier than ever before. Our products are built on the most reliable platforms and are engineered to provide the highest levels of performance, stability and confidence. |
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Sample Customers | |
| Aegean Motorway, EllisDon Corporation, Linz AG, | Nerds On Site Inc., RKC Development Inc., Expertech, Fisher's Technology, Ncisive, Consulting, CPURX, Vaughn's Computer House Calls, Imeretech LLC, Digital Crisis, Carolina Digital Phone, Technigogo Technology Services, The Simple Solution, SwiftecITInc, Rocky Mountain Tech Team, Free Range Geeks, Alaska Computer Geeks, Lark Information Technology, Renaissance Systems Inc., Cutting Edge Computers, Caretech LLC, GoVanguard, Network Touch Ltd, P.C. Solutions.Net, Vision Voice and Data Systems LLC, Montgomery Technologies, Techforce, Concero Networks, ASONInc, CPS Electronics and Consulting, Darkwire.net LLC, IT Specialists, MBS-Net Inc., VOICE1 LLC, Advantage Networking Inc., Powerhouse Systems, Doxa Multimedia Inc., Pro Computer Service, Virtual IT Services, A&J Computers Inc., Envision IT LLC, CommunicaONE Inc., Bone Computer Inc., Amax Engineering Corporation, QPG Ltd. Co., IT 101 Inc., Perfect Cloud Solutions, Applied Technology Group Inc., The Digital Sun Group LLC, Firespring |
Top Industries | |
No Data Available | University19% Comms Service Provider14% Energy/Utilities Company10% Construction Company10% Comms Service Provider14% Manufacturing Company13% Financial Services Firm11% Individual & Family Service9% |
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No Data Available | Small Business67% Midsize Enterprise20% Large Enterprise12% Small Business51% Midsize Enterprise33% Large Enterprise16% |
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