Azure Firewall Premium vs NethSecurity
Azure Firewall Premium
azure.microsoft.com
NethSecurity
nethsecurity.orgSide by side
| Figure | Azure Firewall Premium | NethSecurity |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €12.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 5 |
| Spec score · Network Firewall Software | 7.4 (#16) | 8.9 (#4) |
| Spec score · Firewall Software | 7.5 (#60) | 9.0 (#6) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Azure Firewall integrates with Azure Monitor, and its logs can be sent to Log Analytics, Azure Storage, or Event Hubs. | Netify Informatics is a third-party cloud service that uses NethSecurity DPI metadata to provide network intelligence and visibility. |
| What it does | Azure Firewall is a managed, cloud-based network security service that protects Azure Virtual Network resources and enforces and logs application and network connectivity policies. | NethSecurity is an OpenWrt-based unified threat-management Linux firewall aimed at small and medium-sized businesses. |
Plans
Azure Firewall Premium
- Premium deploymentPriced on request
- Premium deploymentPrice not published
- Premium data processingPriced on request
- Premium data processingPrice not published
- Premium capacity unitPrice not published
- Premium capacity unitPriced on request
- Azure Firewall PremiumPrice not published
NethSecurity
- CommunityFree
- PartnerFree
- Personal€150 a year
- Business€297 a year
- Partner +20 active subscriptionsPriced on request
In their own words
Azure Firewall Premium
Azure Firewall Premium has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
NethSecurity
NethSecurity is an OpenWrt-based unified threat management solution for small and medium-sized businesses. It combines firewall, multi-WAN, content filtering, deep packet inspection, intrusion prevention, and VPN capabilities, including IPsec, OpenVPN, and WireGuard. Multi-WAN can balance connections, while traffic shaping applies minimum and maximum bandwidth settings. Threat Shield blocks known malicious IP addresses using named blocklists and confidence scores. NethSecurity is an open-source project and is currently available only for x86-64 systems; minimum requirements are 1 vCPU/core, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB disk, and two Ethernet cards. Its optional Controller runs on NethServer 8 and manages multiple installations remotely. Without a subscription, it can register up to three community firewalls; with a valid subscription, there is no unit limit, but only subscribed firewalls can be registered. Nightly automatic cloud backup is subscription-only. A 30-day trial activates the Business plan, but commercial support cannot be requested during the trial. Professional support response time is one business day during specified Italian business hours, excluding Italian holidays.