IPFire
8.7#3 in firewall softwareFrom $1,099 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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Snort
6.5#10 in intrusion detection and prevention softwareFrom $29.99 a yearFree planLinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | IPFire | Snort |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | SourceForge lists Cisco AnyConnect, AWS Marketplace, Amazon Web Services, Exoscale, Juniper Identity Management Service and OpenVPN as integrations. | The site describes integrators as companies distributing Snort or Snort rules in commercial offerings, including vendors, MSSPs, and SIMs. |
| Support | Lightning Wire Labs offers professional support, and the project points users to documentation, community forums, mailing lists, and a bug tracker. | Subscribers can submit false-positive or false-negative reports directly to Talos for support, with a ticket assigned for follow-up. |
IPFire plans
- IPFireFree
- IPFire softwareFree
- IPFire Nano Appliance$749, paid once
- IPFire Mini Appliance (US)$979, paid once
- IPFire Standard Support$1,099 a year
- IPFire Enterprise Appliance (US)$4,299, paid once
Snort plans
- Community RulesetFree
- Snort engineFree
- Personal$29.99 a year
- Business$399 a year
Pick IPFire if…
IPFire suits individuals, businesses, and organizations that need firewall and security tools across home-office or larger network deployments. It is available for Linux, self-hosted, and web environments.
Pick Snort if…
Snort suits people who need rule-based network traffic analysis or inline prevention on Linux and self-hosted deployments. The Personal subscription is for home network or educational use; Business is for production or lab use.