CacheGuard-OS vs Cloudflare Magic Firewall
CacheGuard-OS
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Cloudflare Magic Firewall
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| Figure | CacheGuard-OS | Cloudflare Magic Firewall |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Firewall Management Software | 8.2 (#4) | 7.4 (#12) |
| Deployment | CacheGuard-OS is available for x86 and x64 machines and supports bare-metal or virtual-machine installation, including VMware, Hyper-V and Proxmox. | It runs on Cloudflare’s global network without requiring customers to manage firewall hardware appliances. |
| Headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux, France | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Purpose | CacheGuard-OS is a Linux-based operating system designed to secure and optimize network traffic by turning a machine into a network appliance. | It is a firewall-as-a-service that filters unwanted traffic before it reaches office networks and cloud infrastructure. |
Plans
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
- Cloudflare Network Firewall (formerly Magic Firewall)Priced on request
In their own words
CacheGuard-OS
CacheGuard-OS turns an x86 or x64 machine into a Linux network appliance for securing and optimizing network traffic. Its combined functions include firewalling, IPsec VPN, web application security, content caching, antivirus inspection and traffic shaping. Install it on bare metal or as a virtual machine, including VMware, Hyper-V and Proxmox. Administrators can configure an appliance through a CLI or browser-based Web GUI; a Manager can centrally manage multiple Gateways. The firewall uses stateful packet filtering, NAT and PAT, and the maker says it blocks common attacks such as DoS, SYN flood and IP spoofing by default. URL filtering supports lists and regular expressions, with LDAP or AD/Kerberos authentication. The WAF offers generic and custom filters, IP reputation lists and antivirus scanning. WAN tools include HTTP compression and multi-WAN routing with automatic failover. The OS is free to use. Optional subscriptions cover URL blacklists and extended antivirus signatures; Standard and Premium support also require paid subscriptions.
Cloudflare Magic Firewall
Cloudflare Magic Firewall has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.