Intego NetBarrier vs NethSecurity
Intego NetBarrier
intego.com
NethSecurity
nethsecurity.orgSide by side
| Figure | Intego NetBarrier | NethSecurity |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.08/mo | €12.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 5 |
| Spec score · Firewall Software | 8.1 (#27) | 8.9 (#8) |
| Firewall | Its personal firewall filters data packets entering or leaving a Mac through the Internet or a local TCP/IP network. | The product provides stateful firewall rules and groups rules by category. |
| Purpose | NetBarrier X9 is Intego’s firewall program for macOS that filters network activity to protect against intrusions and alerts users to suspicious activity. | NethSecurity is an OpenWrt-based unified threat management solution designed for small and medium-sized businesses. |
| Support | Intego provides a product Support Center and live chat with a specialist. | The subscription page states that professional support response time is one business day during Monday-to-Friday business hours in the Italian time zone, excluding Italian holidays. |
Plans
Intego NetBarrier
- Mac Internet Security X9$24.99 a year
- Mac Premium Bundle X9$39.99 a year
NethSecurity
- CommunityFree
- PartnerFree
- Personal€150 a year
- Business€297 a year
- Partner +20 active subscriptionsPriced on request
In their own words
Intego NetBarrier
Intego NetBarrier has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
NethSecurity
NethSecurity is an OpenWrt-based unified threat management solution for small and medium-sized businesses. It combines firewall, multi-WAN, content filtering, deep packet inspection, intrusion prevention, and VPN capabilities, including IPsec, OpenVPN, and WireGuard. Multi-WAN can balance connections, while traffic shaping applies minimum and maximum bandwidth settings. Threat Shield blocks known malicious IP addresses using named blocklists and confidence scores. NethSecurity is an open-source project and is currently available only for x86-64 systems; minimum requirements are 1 vCPU/core, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB disk, and two Ethernet cards. Its optional Controller runs on NethServer 8 and manages multiple installations remotely. Without a subscription, it can register up to three community firewalls; with a valid subscription, there is no unit limit, but only subscribed firewalls can be registered. Nightly automatic cloud backup is subscription-only. A 30-day trial activates the Business plan, but commercial support cannot be requested during the trial. Professional support response time is one business day during specified Italian business hours, excluding Italian holidays.