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pfSense Plus: The world’s leading open-source-driven firewall, router, and VPN solution

Posted: Tue Jan 16 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of network security and management, pfSense stands out as a robust and versatile solution. It caters to the diverse needs of organizations and individuals alike as an open-source firewall and router platform based on FreeBSD. As such, pfSense has long been celebrated for its reliability and performance.

The introduction of pfSense Plus leaps forward, offering enhanced features and capabilities that further solidify pfSense's position as a leading choice for network administrators.

Get to Know pfSense Plus

pfSense Plus is the leading open-source-driven firewall, router and VPN solution made into a robust, reliable, dependable product by Netgate.

pfSense+ software provides industry-leading price-performance and total cost of ownership, making it the world’s most trusted firewall. It also garners the respect and adoration of users worldwide by providing the same functionality or more, of common commercial firewalls, without any artificial limitations. It has successfully replaced big-name commercial firewalls in numerous installations around the world, including Check Point, Cisco PIX, Cisco ASA, Juniper, SonicWALL, Netgear, Watchguard, Astaro, and more.

Why pfSense Plus is the world’s most trusted firewall

Being the world’s most trusted firewall, pfSense Plus software has garnered the respect and adoration of users worldwide - Over 7 million installations protecting homes, businesses, governments, educational institutions and service providers.

It’s not just talk, here’s why pfSense Plus is the world’s most trusted firewall:

Open-Source Technology

Open-Source technology is trusted and preferred by many organizations for the simple fact that it avoids vendor lock-in, and you get a faster response to critical security vulnerabilities. This in turn reduces the total cost of ownership up to 5x, compared to traditional solutions

Deployment Flexibility

pfSense Plus gives users the flexibility of deployment to meet their needs in different contexts like home, remote office, headquarters and data center premises. This flexibility also stretches to solution packaging to include physical appliances, virtual machine instances, and the cloud (AWS or Azure Marketplaces).

Business Assurance

With pfSense Plus, organizations are assured of 24/7 global support options for prompt responses to critical issues from Netgate experts who consistently exceed SLA expectations. What’s more, businesses also get professional services and training for specialized needs to ensure their needs are fully met.

Proven Success

With over 7 million installs serving every continent, pfSense Plus has widely been deployed in critical business, government and educational IT infrastructures, powered by 15+ years of continued innovation across 53 releases and counting.

What Sets pfSense Plus Apart?

1. Advanced Security Features:

Stateful firewall: pfSense Plus employs stateful packet filtering, ensuring that only authorized and legitimate connections are allowed.

VPN Support: The platform provides robust support for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), including OpenVPN and IPsec, enabling secure communication over untrusted networks.

Intrusion Detection and Prevention: pfSense Plus includes tools for detecting and preventing network intrusions, safeguarding against potential security threats.

2. Performance Optimization:

High Availability: pfSense Plus offers high availability features, ensuring continuous network operation even in the event of hardware failures.

Traffic Shaping: Network administrators can optimize bandwidth usage with built-in traffic shaping tools, allowing for efficient utilization of available resources.

3. User-Friendly Interface:

Web-based Management: pfSense Plus features a user-friendly web interface that simplifies the configuration and management of the firewall and routing capabilities.

Centralized Logging and Reporting: Administrators can easily monitor network activities and generate reports through a centralized logging system.

Who uses pfSense Plus software?

Homes / The Remote Worker - The 2020 pandemic changed our world forever. An extraordinary number of office workers are now home-bound - many permanently. The need for improved firewall, router and VPN performance at affordable prices makes pfSense Plus the ideal solution.

Businesses - Businesses of all sizes and in every vertical can use pfSense Plus - especially those who expect features found in enterprise-class solutions, at budget-friendly consumer / SMB-level price points.

Government - Local municipalities, state agencies, defense and non-defense agencies and departments can rely upon pfSense Plus for its robust feature set, resilience and reliable performance.

Service Provider - Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) use pfSense Plus within their own IT infrastructure as well as for their own customers’ edge and cloud secure networking needs.

pfSense Plus; Empowering Networks, Protecting Businesses

In network security, pfSense Plus stands out as a robust and flexible solution. With its comprehensive features, intuitive interface, and commitment to open-source principles, pfSense Plus is an excellent choice for individuals, businesses, and organizations seeking to fortify their networks against the ever-growing array of cybersecurity threats.

Whether you're a seasoned IT professional or a network enthusiast, exploring the power of pfSense Plus opens up a world of possibilities for securing and optimizing your digital infrastructure.

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