Network Firewall Software

Alternatives to Sangfor Athena NGFW

The tools Specifiction weighs against Sangfor Athena NGFW, from its list of network firewall software, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.

01 IPFire
IPFire suits individuals, businesses, and organizations that need a self-hosted firewall for networks ranging from home offices to larger deployments.

From $91.58/mo Free plan Open source Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
9.0 Visit Specs
02 OPNsense
Community Edition may suit users seeking a self-hosted firewall and routing platform on x86-64.

Free plan Open source Web · iOS · Android · API
9.0 Visit Specs
03 Arista NG Firewall
NG Firewall suits organizations seeking network security and management capabilities across hybrid deployments.

From $22.50/mo Free plan Web
8.9 Visit Specs
04 NethSecurity
NethSecurity is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses needing firewall, traffic management, threat protection, and VPN capabilities.

From €12.50/mo Free plan Open source Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
8.9 Visit Specs
05 Cato SASE Platform
Cato SASE Platform suits organizations seeking networking, security, and private-application access in one cloud-based platform.

From $0.08/mo Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
8.8 Visit Specs
06 OpenWrt
OpenWrt suits users who want to customize embedded devices such as wireless routers and are familiar with GNU/Linux and basic networking concepts.

Free plan Open source Web · Linux · Android · API
8.6 Visit Specs
07 TNSR
TNSR may suit businesses, ISPs, internet telephone providers, hosting providers, managed service providers, and SaaS providers with routing or VPN workloads.

From $83.25/mo Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted
8.5 Visit Specs
08 Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
From $0.36/mo Free trial Web · API
8.4 Visit Specs
09 Little Snitch
From €59/mo Free trial macOS
8.1 Visit Specs
10 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
OCI Secret Management is aimed at application and cloud environment operators who need centrally managed credentials.

Free plan Web · API
8.1 Visit Specs
11 pfSense
pfSense may suit home and remote workers, businesses, government, education, and service providers.

Free plan Web · Linux · Self-hosted
8.0 Visit Specs
12 AWS Network Firewall
From $0.07/mo Web · API
7.9 Visit Specs
13 Cisco Catalyst Center
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
7.7 Visit Specs
14 Firewalla
Web · iOS · Android
7.7 Visit Specs
15 FortiGate
Free trial Self-hosted
7.7 Visit Specs
16 Azure Firewall Premium
Web · API
7.4 Visit Specs
17 Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Web · API
7.4 Visit Specs
18 Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall
It is aimed at large enterprises, campus networks, data centers, offices, branches, remote sites, and stores.

Windows · macOS · Linux · Android
7.4 Visit Specs
19 Huawei Cloud Firewall
From $420/mo Web
7.4 Visit Specs
20 Sophos Central Firewall Management
Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted
7.4 Visit Specs
21 Juniper Security Director
It suits organizations managing Juniper SRX environments across on-premises, cloud, or hybrid infrastructure.

Web · Self-hosted
7.2 Visit Specs
22 Google Cloud Secret Manager
From $0.01/mo Free plan Web
7.0 Visit Specs
23 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS
Web · Linux · API
7.0 Visit Specs
24 Endian UTM
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
6.3 Visit Specs
25 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certificates
Web
6.0 Visit Specs
26 Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
5.9 Visit Specs
27 Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Windows · Self-hosted
5.9 Visit Specs
28 Check Point Quantum Spark
Web · Self-hosted
5.8 Visit Specs
29 Cisco Meraki Dashboard
Web
5.8 Visit Specs
30 Versa Cloud NGFW
Web
5.7 Visit Specs

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