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ClearOS vs TNSR

ClearOS

clearos.com

TNSR

netgate.com

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FigureClearOSTNSR
Price fromFree$83.25/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
LinuxYesYes
API—Yes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published83
Spec score · Firewall Software8.6 (#12)8.7 (#11)
Free planYesNo
Outbound controladvancedadvanced
Supported platformslinuxlinux
ProductClearOS is an open source server operating system with a graphical web interface and an application marketplace.TNSR is a terabit software router and VPN concentrator for high-speed routing and VPN workloads.
Rule directionbothboth

Plans

ClearOS

  • CommunityPrice not published
  • Business BronzePrice not published
  • Business SilverPrice not published
  • Business GoldPrice not published
  • Business PlatinumPrice not published
  • ClearOS 7 CommunityFree
  • ClearOS 7 Home$4 a month
  • ClearOS 7 Business$8 a month

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TNSR

  • TNSR AWS/Azure proof of conceptFree
  • TNSR Software Subscription - Renewal$999 a year
  • TNSR softwarePrice not published

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In their own words

ClearOS

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TNSR

TNSR is a software router and VPN concentrator for high-speed routing and VPN workloads. Netgate says its Vector Packet Processing can scale from 1 to 1000 Gbps and beyond on commercial off-the-shelf hardware. Routing options include BGP, OSPF, static and dynamic routing, policy-based routing, carrier-grade NAT, and equal-cost multipath. For VPNs, it supports routed site-to-site IPsec and WireGuard, with IKEv1 and IKEv2. Administrators can manage TNSR through a CLI, RESTCONF API, or NETCONF. Monitoring options include SNMP and a Prometheus exporter for dataplane statistics. Security features listed include access control lists, packet filtering, password or key authentication, RADIUS, and role-based access control. Netgate offers cloud deployments through AWS and Azure marketplaces, as well as its 6100, 8200, and 8300 appliance systems. Subscriptions include 24x7 TAC support. TNSR has firewall capabilities, but Netgate does not position it as a firewall and warns it may lack features customers expect from pfSense Plus.

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