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Best Firewalla Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from network firewall software ranked against Firewalla on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    NethSecurity Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 7.7
    Firewalla vs NethSecurity
  2. 2
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 7.7
    Firewalla vs pfSense
  3. 3
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo7.1
    Firewalla vs Arista NG Firewall
  4. 4
    WatchGuard FireCloud Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $8.15/mo7.1
    Firewalla vs WatchGuard FireCloud
  5. 5
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.9
    Firewalla vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  6. 6
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Firewalla vs OPNsense
  7. 7
    Sangfor EasyConnect AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.8
    Firewalla vs Sangfor EasyConnect
  8. 8
    IPFire Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    Firewalla vs IPFire
  9. 9
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.7
    Firewalla vs Zscaler Private Access
  10. 10
    Cato SASE Platform AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.6
    Firewalla vs Cato SASE Platform
  11. 11
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Firewalla vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  12. 12
    Forcepoint ZTNA Macself-hostedWebWin 6.2
    Firewalla vs Forcepoint ZTNA
  13. 13
    Endian Firewall Community Linux 6.1
    Firewalla vs Endian Firewall Community
  14. 14
    Palo Alto Networks Panorama apiself-hostedWeb 6.1
    Firewalla vs Palo Alto Networks Panorama
  15. 15
    AWS Network Firewall apiWeb $0.07/mo6.0
    Firewalla vs AWS Network Firewall
  16. 16
    FortiGate 5.9
    Firewalla vs FortiGate
  17. 17
    Juniper Security Director self-hostedWeb 5.9
    Firewalla vs Juniper Security Director
  18. 18
    Stormshield Management Center Web 5.8
    Firewalla vs Stormshield Management Center
  19. 19
    Versa Cloud NGFW Web 5.8
    Firewalla vs Versa Cloud NGFW
  20. 20
    WatchGuard Firebox Web 5.8
    Firewalla vs WatchGuard Firebox

Firewalla alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1NethSecurity7.7Free plan—Linux, self-hosted, Web
2pfSense7.7Free plan—Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Arista NG Firewall7.1Free plan$22.50/moWeb
4WatchGuard FireCloud7.1No$8.15/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.9Free planFreeAPI, Web
6OPNsense6.8Free plan—API, self-hosted, Web
7Sangfor EasyConnect6.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8IPFire6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
9Zscaler Private Access6.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Cato SASE Platform6.6No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Check Point DDoS Protector6.5No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
12Forcepoint ZTNA6.2No—Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Endian Firewall Community6.1No—Linux
14Palo Alto Networks Panorama6.1No—API, self-hosted, Web
15AWS Network Firewall6.0No$0.07/moAPI, Web
16FortiGate5.9No——
17Juniper Security Director5.9No—self-hosted, Web
18Stormshield Management Center5.8No—Web
19Versa Cloud NGFW5.8No—Web
20WatchGuard Firebox5.8No—Web
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Questions about Firewalla alternatives

What is the best alternative to Firewalla?

NethSecurity, number 1 in network firewall software with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: pfSense, Arista NG Firewall, WatchGuard FireCloud and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Firewalla?

NethSecurity is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.