Google Cloud NGFW vs nftables
Google Cloud NGFW
cloud.google.comnftables
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| Figure | Google Cloud NGFW | nftables |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.02/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 12 | 0 |
| Spec score · Firewall Software | 8.8 (#9) | 7.2 (#69) |
| Documentation and support | Cloud NGFW documentation provides quickstarts, guides, references, troubleshooting help, quotas and limits, billing questions, training, and code samples. | The project points users to the nftables HOWTO, a man page, and Netfilter mailing lists. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Outbound control | advanced | advanced |
| Supported platforms | web,api | Linux |
| Rule direction | both | both |
Plans
Google Cloud NGFW
- Free usage tierFree
- Cloud NGFW Standard$0.02 a month
- Active secret versions$0.06 a month
- Cloud NGFW Enterprise$0.02 a month
- Access operations$0.03 a month
- Rotation notifications$0.05 a month
- Cloud NGFW EssentialsFree
- Cloud NGFW Standard$0.02 a month
- Firewall Insights overgranting analysis$0.20 a month
- Firewall Insights configuration analysis$1 a month
In their own words
Google Cloud NGFW
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