GlassWire vs OPNsense
GlassWire
glasswire.com
OPNsense
opnsense.orgSide by side
| Figure | GlassWire | OPNsense |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.99/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 6 |
| Spec score · Firewall Software | 9.0 (#5) | 9.5 (#1) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Draper, Utah, USA | Middelharnis, the Netherlands |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 50 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews. |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.1 out of 5 from 30.3K reviews | 3.8 out of 5 from 9 reviews for the independent OPNsense Manager app. |
| Support | GlassWire lists email support addresses for activation, help, bugs and business inquiries and maintains a community forum. | Commercial support offers network-design advice, issue solving, and custom development for an annual fee. |
| What it does | GlassWire visualizes current and historical network traffic, logs destination IPs and traffic quantities, and can block traffic. | OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based open-source firewall and routing platform administered through a web interface. |
Plans
GlassWire
- FreeFree
- Personal Plan$2.99 a month
- FreeFree
- Personal Plan$2.99 a month
- Personal$35.88 a year
- Duo$50.16 a year
- Family$89.76 a year
OPNsense
- Business EditionPrice not published
- Business Edition 3YrPrice not published
- Community EditionFree
- OPNsense Business Edition 1yr subscription€149 a year
- OPNsense Business Edition (3Yr)€399, paid once
- OPNsense Business Edition 3Yr€399 a year
In their own words
GlassWire
GlassWire is a network traffic monitor and personal firewall for viewing network activity and controlling app connections. Its desktop traffic analysis breaks usage down by IP or host, app, traffic type, and other categories. Alerts flag unusual network or app changes that could indicate malware and unknown devices joining Wi-Fi. The Android app graphs app data use, alerts when apps access the network, and can block connections over mobile or Wi-Fi. GlassWire says Android app and data usage information stays on the phone and the app itself uses no data. The free tier limits network history to 24 hours, bandwidth usage history to one day, and alert logs to the current day. Premium provides unlimited network history, bandwidth history, and alert logs, along with bidirectional firewall controls, custom profiles, Ask to Connect, and Lockdown Mode. The Personal Plan costs $2.99 per month when billed annually. The desktop download requires Windows 10 or later and supports x64 and ARM64 architectures.
OPNsense
OPNsense is an open-source firewall and routing platform based on FreeBSD, available for self-hosted, web, and API use. Its stateful firewall supports IPv4 and IPv6 and provides live views of passed and blocked traffic. VPN integrations include IPsec, OpenVPN, Tinc, and WireGuard. CARP supports automatic hardware failover with state synchronization, and inline intrusion prevention uses Suricata with Proofpoint Emerging Threats Open rules. The modular Model View Controller framework supports extensions and API functionality. Authentication options include LDAP, Active Directory, RADIUS, captive portal authentication, and 802.1X through a plugin. Community Edition is free at free under the 2-clause BSD license, and installation is limited to x86-64 architecture. Official setup guides cover AWS images, OVA images, and an Azure Virtual Appliance. Business subscriptions add commercial features and support; listed prices are €149 a year or €399 a year for three years. The project began in 2014 as a fork of pfSense and m0n0wall, with its first official release in January 2015.