Huawei Cloud Firewall vs pfSense
Huawei Cloud Firewall
huaweicloud.compfSense
pfsense.orgSide by side
| Figure | Huawei Cloud Firewall | pfSense |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $420/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 5 |
| Spec score · Network Firewall Software | 7.4 (#19) | 8.0 (#11) |
| Integrations | The product page names Log Tank Service (LTS), SecMaster, Cloud Trace Service (CTS), and Simple Message Notification (SMN) as collaborating cloud services. | The feature page names Azure and name.com as dynamic DNS providers, and RADIUS/LDAP as VPN authentication sources. |
| Intended users | Huawei describes standard as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and professional as suitable for large and medium-sized enterprises with internal network security needs. | Netgate identifies home and remote workers, businesses, government, education, and service providers as users of pfSense Plus. |
| Purpose | Cloud Firewall is a cloud-native firewall that protects Internet and VPC borders with intrusion detection and prevention, access control, traffic analysis, and log auditing. | pfSense is a free, open-source FreeBSD-based firewall and router distribution managed through a web interface. |
Plans
Huawei Cloud Firewall
- Standard$420 a month
- Professional$1,450 a month
pfSense
- pfSense Plus SoftwarePrice not published
- pfSense Community EditionFree
- pfSense Plus CloudPriced on request
- pfSense Plus on third-party hardware$129 a year
- pfSense Plus on Netgate appliances$189, paid once
In their own words
Huawei Cloud Firewall
Huawei Cloud Firewall has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
pfSense
pfSense is a free, open-source firewall and router distribution based on FreeBSD, managed through a web interface. Its firewall uses stateful packet inspection and can block traffic based on policy matches. Routing features include policy-based routing, static routes, and concurrent IPv4 and IPv6 support. Security options include IDS/IPS, Snort packet analysis, Suricata rules, IP block lists, and application detection. It supports IPsec, OpenVPN, and WireGuard for site-to-site and remote-access VPNs. The software can run on selected hardware, virtual machines, and cloud instances, and is available in the Azure and AWS Marketplaces, including their US GovCloud regions. The Community Edition is free and open source. pfSense Plus on third-party hardware starts at $129 a year; on Netgate appliances it starts at $189, paid once, with the software included at no charge with an appliance. The USB installer overwrites the entire hard drive and does not support dual booting.