pfSense vs Suricata

pfSense

7.4 #39 in Business VPN Software

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Suricata

7.0 #4 in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software

About Suricata
pfSenseSuricata
Free planYesYes
Free trialYesNo
Paid from—Free
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, self-hosted, WebLinux, macOS, Windows
Free planYesYes
Deployment modelhybridsoftware
Network scope—network
Inline blocking—Yes
Encrypted traffic inspection—Yes
Threat intelligence—Yes
Supported platforms—network

Both are listed in Best Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software. On Everything Xiaomi, pfSense scores higher on our published basis.