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The world’s most popular, feature-rich and robust firewall, router and VPN solutions. Ideal for personal users, professional users, and organizations looking for easy-to-use, powerful, flexible, proven solutions for safely connecting to the Internet.

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[H6] Prioritized office, IoT, and entertainment traffic

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[H6] Prevent intrusions into your personal network

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[H6] Secure network access for work-from-home

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[H6] Stay connected with speed and reliability

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[H6] Affordable next-gen firewall protection

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[H6] Secure remote access to other offices and cloud

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[H6] High-speed inter- or intra-cloud connectivity

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[H6] Protect cloud-hosted applications and data

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[H6] Run your own VPN service, or setup high speed site-to-cloud secure connections

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[H6] All-in-one network firewall, router, and VPN solution

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Ideal for home, remote worker, business, and service provider network connectivity and protection
Equipped with many router and firewall features typically found only in expensive commercial routers
Flexible VPN solution options
Known for robustness and stability
Highly extensible with 3rd party packages to support block lists, content filtering, intrusion prevention, policy-based routing and more
Easy to install and maintain via web GUI
Available for on-premises and cloud deployment
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"We've been using pfSense for our Firewall/IDS for five years - across multiple work sites with HA CARP configured - and it is outstanding. Just does most things exceptionally well."

Stephen D.
FINANCIAL SERVICES

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[H6] High-performance software router with industry-leading price-performance, scalability

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Ideal for demanding service provider and business edge, campus, data center and cloud connectivity environments - where high-speed routing and encrypted traffic handling are required
Vector Packet Processing (VPP) with Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) enable up to two orders of magnitude speed gain over traditional kernel-based packet processing solutions
Software scalable to 10, 25, 40, 100 Gbps and beyond
Suitable for edge and core routing, site-to-site VPN, cloud connectivity, large scale NAT applications
Managed through CLI and/or RESTCONF API
Achieves super-scale routing without the six-figure price tag.
Contact sales for pricing.
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"I really put TNSR through the paces. What I found was that I’m incapable of generating enough traffic to stress the box - without a lot of effort - and that frankly, I’ll never generate real-world traffic anywhere near its capacity."

Torstein S.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

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[H4] Firewall Protection
Monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic and configure settings to allow or block specific traffic based on a defined set of security rules.
pfSense Plus

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[H4] Secure VPN
Encrypt your traffic so no one can see what you do online, or interfere with your traffic - to and from your location, across the Internet, to its far-end destination.
pfSense Plus
TNSR

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[H4] Routing Control
Connect computers and other devices to the home or business to the world, choose the best route for your information to travel, and decide which computers get priority over others.
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[H4] Netgate 1100
The Netgate 1100 is the ideal microdevice for the home and small office network with up to 1 Gbps routing and 607 Mbps of firewall throughput.
Cost-efficient / Low power
Sleek, compact
Silent operation (fanless)
Put on a desktop, shelf, or wall
1100 with pfSense+

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[H4] Netgate 2100
The Netgate 2100 delivers unbeatable performance and flexibility in its class. Perfect for home, remote workers, and small business deployments that require more resources for multiple add-on packages and VPN performance.
Cost-efficient / Low power
Silent operation (fanless)
Put on a desktop, shelf, or wall
Upgradeable Storage
2100 with pfSense+

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[H4] Netgate 4200
The Netgate 4200 with pfSense Plus software is the most versatile security gateway in its class. The 4200 utilizes the blazing fast performance of 4-core Intel Atom C1110 CPU to achieve benchmark results up to three times faster in routing, firewall forwarding and IPsec VPN than the previous generation of security gateways. The 4200 delivers over 9.2 Gbps of L3 routing across four independent 2.5 GbE flexible WAN/LAN ports.
For desktop or (optional) wall mount
Silent operation (fanless)
4 x 2.5 GbE WAN/LAN interfaces (RJ45)
4-core Intel Atom C1110 @ 2.1Ghz w/AVX2
Upgradeable storage (M.2 slots)
Supports dual WAN and High Availability
4200 with pfSense+

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[H4] Netgate 6100
The Netgate 6100 is ideal for pro-home, small/medium businesses, or edge deployments that require flexible port configurations to support 1 to 10 Gbps WAN capabilities across RJ45, SFP, and SFP+ ports.
Put on a desktop, wall, or rack
Silent operation (fanless)
Upgradeable storage (M.2 slots)
QuickAssist & AES-NI
High Availability
1, 2.5, and 10 GbE Network Interfaces
6100 with pfSense+
6100 with TNSR

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[H4] Netgate 8200
The Netgate® 8200 is ideal for remote office, small/medium business, managed service providers, and enterprise networks with high-speed 10 GbE routing requirements looking for enterprise-class performance in a rack mount configuration.
Rack mount
Expandable memory & storage
AES-NI
CPIC-8955 cryptographic accelerator card for QuickAssist Technology (optional)
Network expandable
Runs pfSense Plus or TNSR software
8200 with pfSense+
8200 with TNSR

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[H4] Netgate 8300
The Netgate 8300, the most powerful appliance from Netgate, it's ideal for medium to large business data centers, server rooms or service providers. This unit is perfect for high-throughput and mission-critical deployments.
1U rack mount
11 Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
25G and 100G Additional network ports (option)
1 x Internal 500W PSU 100V/240V AC input (hot-swappable)
Internal expansion slots
Runs pfSense Plus or TNSR software
8300 with pfSense+
8300 with TNSR

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pfSense Plus can be purchased as a virtual machine image that can be installed on 3rd-party hardware.
300 Mbps to 10 Gbps
Each release tested internally across multiple processors and system architectures
Vetted by thousands of customers
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TNSR software is available on Netgate 6100, 8200 & 8300 systems or on AWS and Azure cloud platforms.
10, 40, 100 Gbps or more
Deployed by numerous service providers & businesses
Includes TAC Pro support, upgradable to TAC Enterprise support
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For AWS Marketplace cloud applications or workloads that need firewall protection, routing and secure VPN connectivity, Netgate offers a range of pfSense Plus and TNSR virtual software instances
Range of EC2 compute instance options to match your performance and budgetary requirements
Fulfillment across US, EU, Asia-Pacific, South America, Africa Regions
Available on GovCloud regions as well
Zero Cost PoC Available
Hourly and annual subscription options
pfSense+ on AWS
TNSR on AWS

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For Azure Marketplace cloud applications or workloads that need firewall protection, routing and secure VPN connectivity, Netgate offers a range of pfSense Plus and TNSR virtual software instances
Range of virtual machine instances to match your performance and budgetary requirements
Fulfillment across North America, Europe, South America, Asia, and African regions
Available on US Gov regions as well
Zero Cost PoC Available
Hourly and monthly subscription options
pfSense+ on Azure
TNSR on Azure

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U.S. Navy deploys pfSense Plus software on the Netgate 1537 and AWS Cloud for network security and management.
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[H5] Industry-Leading Open Source Contribution and Leverage
The power of open source software is evident. Netgate closes the gap between open source projects and ready-to-deploy, business-assured solutions.
Did you know? Netgate packages, tests, and supports over a dozen different open-source projects into commercially-ready products with its software releases.
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[H5] Price-Performance that is second to none
Cutting-edge packet processing performance and feature sets with no-frills, flat-rate pricing that crushes proprietary alternatives.
Did you know? With TNSR® software, Netgate uses Vector Packet Processing (VPP) that achieves ASIC-level performance, in software, for pennies on the dollar.
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[H5] Champion of low total cost of ownership
No hidden costs. No vendor lock-in. Easily integrated into your existing management framework.
Did you know? When it comes to Netgate products you get the complete software offering, we don't nickel and dime you for extra features.
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[H5] Enterprise-class customer support
24x7 TAC Support with SLAs included to provide the business assurance you need.
Did you know? Since introducing 24/7/365 TAC our Netgate Global support satisfaction rating has never dropped below 97%!
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[H5] Proven and Trusted the World Over
Over seven million firewall, VPN, and router installs worldwide. Netgate can fulfill virtually any day-to-day or mission-critical secure networking need.
Did you know? Netgate software products are deployed across every vertical, business size, and continent. Yep, even Antarctica.
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[H5] Strong Commitment to the Open Source Movement
Ongoing contribution to numerous secure-networking open source projects including Clixon, DPDK, FD.io, FreeBSD, FRR, pfSense, strongSwan, and VPP.
Did you know? Netgate has contributed over 28,000 code commits through May 2021 to open-source projects.
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Aerostar selected the Netgate 2100 router with pfSense Plus for its small footprint, low power consumption, and proven resilience in extreme temperatures, enabling secure, reliable networking for stratospheric payloads.
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USACS successfully addresses the evolving networking and security needs of their training cloud infrastructure for openness, high performance, scale, and programmability with TNSR software.
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Solution Briefs

May 6, 2026
5 Reasons Data Centers Rely on TNSR

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May 4, 2026
Netgate TNSR Hardware Comparison

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TNSR Tech Tip - Using uRFP to Protect From Attacks

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Launching pfSense Plus Software on AWS Marketplace

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Launching pfSense Plus Software on Azure Marketplace

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Netgate pfSense+ Hardware Comparison

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SOFTWARE RELEASE: TNSR 24.06

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pfSense Security Gateway Manuals

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SOFTWARE RELEASE: pfSense Plus v24.03

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Netgate Newsletter 2024 Vol. 6

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Deep Dive into the NEW ZFS Boot Environments feature in pfSense Plus v24.03!

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April 30, 2024
Netgate Newsletter 2024 Vol. 4

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April 24, 2024
SNEAK PEEK : AWS High Availability - pfSense Plus v24.03

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March 28, 2024
Netgate Newsletter 2024 Vol. 3

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March 28, 2024
What You Need to Know: Netgate TNSR Software Version 24.02

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March 27, 2024
Technical Brief: Network Data Collection on TNSR using IPFIX

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March 25, 2024
SNEAK PEEK : Enhanced Gateway Recovery - pfSense Plus v24.03

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March 11, 2024
SNEAK PEEK: Automatic System Recovery - pfSense Plus v24.03

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February 29, 2024
Netgate Newsletter 2024 Vol. 2

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February 29, 2024
SNEAK PEEK: Netgate Installer

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February 29, 2024
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February 29, 2024
SNEAK PEEK: Packet Flow Data Manager - pfSense Plus v24.03

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February 29, 2024
SNEAK PEEK: State Policy Changes - pfSense Plus v24.03

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February 7, 2024
SNEAK PEEK: ZFS Boot Environment Feature Coming to pfSense Plus Software v24.03

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January 31, 2024
Netgate Newsletter 2024 Vol. 1

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January 19, 2024
TNSR High-Performance Router & VPN Concentrator in AWS with Transit Gateway

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January 12, 2024
The Netgate 4200: Out of the Box

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December 31, 2023
Netgate Newsletter 2023 Vol. 12

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December 4, 2023
Netgate Releases TNSR Software Version 23.11

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November 30, 2023
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October 31, 2023
Boosting IPsec and VPN Performance in pfSense Software with IIMB

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October 31, 2023
if_ovpn, OpenVPN Data Channel Offload

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October 31, 2023
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pfSense CE 2.7.0 Software and pfSense Plus 23.05.1 Software Now Available for Upgrades

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Netgate Newsletter 2023 Vol. 6

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June 20, 2023
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June 15, 2023
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June 8, 2023
Netgate 8200 Security Gateway

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November 30, 2022
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November 30, 2022
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Application Basics: Site-to-Site IPsec VPN

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TNSR Application Overview

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TNSR Platform Overview

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TNSR-IDS Project

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July 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021
TNSR Education - Ep.02: Core Features

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TNSR Education - Ep.01: Overview

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July 1, 2021
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July 1, 2021
Netgate Newsletter 2021 Vol. 07

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June 10, 2021
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LFN FDio Case Study Army Cyber School

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June 1, 2021
Open Networking Survey Report

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June 1, 2021
TNSR Data Sheet

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June 1, 2021
Netgate Global Support

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Netgate Newsletter 2021 Vol. 06

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June 1, 2021
Vector Packet Processing Explained

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May 17, 2021
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Netgate Newsletter 2020 Vol. 9

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July 1, 2020
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June 5, 2020
How to Run a pfSense Software File System Check

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June 1, 2020
TNSR and Fidelis CyberSecurity Deliver Integrated Network Security Solution

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June 1, 2020
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June 1, 2020
Vector Packet Processing Simplified

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May 6, 2020
Upgrading pfSense Software

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May 1, 2020
Netgate Newsletter 2020 Vol. 5

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March 31, 2020
Configuring OpenVPN Remote Access in pfSense Software

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March 16, 2020
Configuring Auto Config Backup in pfSense

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March 1, 2020
Netgate Newsletter 2020 Vol. 3

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January 22, 2020
pfSense Initial Configuration on an SG-1100

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Important Zanata Translator Announcement

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May 1, 2019
Netgate Newsletter 2019 Vol. 5 (Corrected)

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May 1, 2019
Netgate Academy: Configuring a TNSR Interface

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Netgate Newsletter 2019 Vol. 4

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pfSense® Plus software is the world’s most trusted firewall. Now on its 46th release, the software has garnered the respect and adoration of users worldwide - installed well over three million times. Made possible by open source technology. Made a robust, reliable, dependable product by Netgate.

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pfSense on AWS

pfSense on Azure

TAA Compliant

Netgate 1100

Netgate 8300

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[H2] Netgate 1100

[H5] $269
The Netgate 1100 is the ideal solution for home and small office networks with relatively light firewall and/or VPN needs.
Compact form factor
Wall mount option
Rail mount option
Silent operation (fanless)
pfSense Plus SW w/lifetime upgrades
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro/TAC Ent available)

[H5] Who is this for?

Home
TAA Compliant
NDAA Compliant

[H6] Performance

[H6] Tech Specs

IPERF3 TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
927 Mbps
Firewall:
607 Mbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
247 Mbps(AES-CBC-128 + SHA1)

IMIX TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
472 Mbps
Firewall:
191 Mbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
90 Mbps(AES-CBC-128 + SHA1)

2-core ARM64 Cortex-A53 @ 1.2 GHz
10.6 GB eMMC
1 GB DDR4

Network Ports:
3 x 1 Gbps switched (RJ45)

[H2] Netgate 1100

[H5] $269
The Netgate 1100 is the ideal solution for home and small office networks with relatively light firewall and/or VPN needs.
Compact form factor
Wall mount option
Rail mount option
Silent operation (fanless)
pfSense Plus SW w/lifetime upgrades
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro/TAC Ent available)

[H5] Who is this for?

Home
TAA Compliant
NDAA Compliant

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[H2] Netgate 2100

[H5] $369
The Netgate 2100 delivers unbeatable performance and flexibility in its class. Perfect for home, remote workers, and small business deployments that require more resources for multiple add-on packages and VPN performance.
Base and Max configurations
Compact desktop form factor
Silent operation (fanless)
Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
Supports multi-WAN (w/load balancing)
pfSense Plus SW w/lifetime upgrades
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro/TAC Ent available)
Internal expansion slots

[H5] Who is this for?

Home
Home Pro
Branch/Small Business
NDAA Compliant

[H6] Performance

[H6] Tech Specs

IPERF3 TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
2.20 Gbps
Firewall:
964 Mbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
254 Mbps(AES-GCM-128 / AES-NI)

IMIX TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
594 Mbps
Firewall:
249 Mbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
90 Mbps(AES-GCM-128 / AES-NI)

2-core ARM64 Cortex A53 @ 1.2 GHz
10.6 GB eMMC (Base)
128 GB M.2 SSD (Max)
4 GB DDR4

Network Ports:
1 x 1 Gbps combo (RJ45/SFP)
4 x 1 Gbps switched (RJ45)

[H2] Netgate 2100

[H5] $369
The Netgate 2100 delivers unbeatable performance and flexibility in its class. Perfect for home, remote workers, and small business deployments that require more resources for multiple add-on packages and VPN performance.
Base and Max configurations
Compact desktop form factor
Silent operation (fanless)
Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
Supports multi-WAN (w/load balancing)
pfSense Plus SW w/lifetime upgrades
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro/TAC Ent available)
Internal expansion slots

[H5] Who is this for?

Home
Home Pro
Branch/Small Business
NDAA Compliant

Locate Partner
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[H2] Netgate 4200

[H5] $599
The Netgate 4200 with pfSense Plus software is the most versatile security gateway in its class. The 4200 utilizes the blazing fast performance of 4-core Intel Atom C1110 CPU to achieve benchmark results up to three times faster in routing, firewall forwarding and IPsec VPN than the previous generation of security gateways. The 4200 delivers over 9.2 Gbps of L3 routing across four independent 2.5 GbE flexible WAN/LAN ports.
Desktop form factor
Wall mount option
Silent operation (fanless)
Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
Supports multi-WAN (w/load balancing)
Supports High Availability configuration
Fast VPN (Next Generation Atom w/AVX2 and VAES)
pfSense Plus SW w/lifetime upgrades
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro/TAC Ent available)
Internal expansion slots

[H5] Who is this for?

Home Pro
Branch/Small Business
Medium Business
NDAA Compliant

[H6] Performance

[H6] Tech Specs

IPERF3 TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
8.75 Gbps
Firewall:
8.61 Gbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
3.20 Gbps(AES-GCM-128 w/VAES)

IMIX TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
9.28 Gbps
Firewall:
3.21 Gbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
1.05 Gbps(AES-GCM-128 w/VAES)

4-core Intel® Atom® C1110 @ 2.1 GHz (w/AVX2 and VAES)
128GB NVMe SSD (Max)
4GB LP DDR5

Network Ports:
4 x 2.5 Gbps unswitched (RJ45)

[H2] Netgate 4200

[H5] $599
The Netgate 4200 with pfSense Plus software is the most versatile security gateway in its class. The 4200 utilizes the blazing fast performance of 4-core Intel Atom C1110 CPU to achieve benchmark results up to three times faster in routing, firewall forwarding and IPsec VPN than the previous generation of security gateways. The 4200 delivers over 9.2 Gbps of L3 routing across four independent 2.5 GbE flexible WAN/LAN ports.
Desktop form factor
Wall mount option
Silent operation (fanless)
Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
Supports multi-WAN (w/load balancing)
Supports High Availability configuration
Fast VPN (Next Generation Atom w/AVX2 and VAES)
pfSense Plus SW w/lifetime upgrades
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro/TAC Ent available)
Internal expansion slots

[H5] Who is this for?

Home Pro
Branch/Small Business
Medium Business
NDAA Compliant

Locate Partner
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[H2] Netgate 6100

[H5] Starting at $899
The Netgate 6100 is ideal for pro-home, small/medium businesses, or edge deployments that require flexible port configurations to support 1 to 10 Gbps WAN capabilities across RJ45, SFP, and SFP+ ports.
Base and Max configurations
Desktop form factor
Wall mount option
Silent operation (fanless)
Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
Supports multi-WAN (w/load balancing)
Supports High Availability configuration
Fast VPN (w/QAT and AES-NI)
pfSense Plus SW w/lifetime upgrades
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro/TAC Ent available)
Internal expansion slots

[H5] Who is this for?

Home Pro
Branch/Small Business
Medium Business
NDAA Compliant

[H6] Performance

[H6] Tech Specs

IPERF3 TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
18.50 Gbps
Firewall:
9.93 Gbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
1.77 Gbps(AES-GCM-128 w/QAT)

IMIX TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
6.08 Gbps
Firewall:
2.73 Gbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
552 Mbps(AES-GCM-128 w/QAT)

4-core Intel® Atom® C3558 @ 2.2 GHz (w/QAT and AES-NI)
21.3 GB eMMC (Base)
128 GB M.2 NVMe (Max)
8 GB DDR4

Network Ports:
2 X 10 Gbps (SFP+)
4 X 2.5 Gbps unswitched (RJ45)
2 X 1 Gbps combo (RJ45/SFP)

[H2] Netgate 6100

[H5] Starting at $899
The Netgate 6100 is ideal for pro-home, small/medium businesses, or edge deployments that require flexible port configurations to support 1 to 10 Gbps WAN capabilities across RJ45, SFP, and SFP+ ports.
Base and Max configurations
Desktop form factor
Wall mount option
Silent operation (fanless)
Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
Supports multi-WAN (w/load balancing)
Supports High Availability configuration
Fast VPN (w/QAT and AES-NI)
pfSense Plus SW w/lifetime upgrades
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro/TAC Ent available)
Internal expansion slots

[H5] Who is this for?

Home Pro
Branch/Small Business
Medium Business
NDAA Compliant

Locate Partner
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[H2] Netgate 8200

[H5] $1749
The Netgate 8200 with pfSense® Plus software is ideal for remote office, small/medium business, edge deployments, and enterprise networks, looking for enterprise-class performance in a rack mount form-factor. The Netgate 8200 provides flexible port configurations to support 1 to 10 Gbps WAN capabilities across RJ45, SFP, and SFP+ ports, as well as 4 discrete, unswitched 2.5 Gbps LAN ports.
1U rack mount
Low-noise fan
Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
Supports multi-WAN (w/load balancing)
Supports High Availability configuration
Fast VPN (w/QAT and AES-NI)
pfSense Plus SW w/lifetime upgrades
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro/TAC Ent available)
Internal expansion slots

[H5] Who is this for?

Branch/Small Business
Medium Business
Large Business
NDAA Compliant

[H6] Performance

[H6] Tech Specs

IPERF3 TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
18.60 Gbps
Firewall:
18.55 Gbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
3.24 Gbps(AES-GCM-128  w/QAT)

IMIX TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
11.76 Gbps
Firewall:
5.1 Gbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
810 Mbps(AES-GCM-128  w/QAT)

8-core Intel® Atom® C3758R @ 2.4 GHz (w/QAT and AES-NI)
128GB NVMe M.2 SSD
16 GB DDR4

Network Ports:
2 X 10 Gbps (SFP+)
4 X 2.5 Gbps unswitched (RJ45)
2 X 1 Gbps combo (RJ45/SFP)

[H2] Netgate 8200

[H5] $1749
The Netgate 8200 with pfSense® Plus software is ideal for remote office, small/medium business, edge deployments, and enterprise networks, looking for enterprise-class performance in a rack mount form-factor. The Netgate 8200 provides flexible port configurations to support 1 to 10 Gbps WAN capabilities across RJ45, SFP, and SFP+ ports, as well as 4 discrete, unswitched 2.5 Gbps LAN ports.
1U rack mount
Low-noise fan
Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
Supports multi-WAN (w/load balancing)
Supports High Availability configuration
Fast VPN (w/QAT and AES-NI)
pfSense Plus SW w/lifetime upgrades
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro/TAC Ent available)
Internal expansion slots

[H5] Who is this for?

Branch/Small Business
Medium Business
Large Business
NDAA Compliant

Locate Partner
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[H2] Netgate 8300

[H5] Starting at $4899
The Netgate 8300, the most powerful appliance from Netgate, it's ideal for medium to large business data centers, server rooms or service providers. This unit is perfect for high-throughput and mission-critical deployments.
Base, MAX, or TAA-compliant configurations
1U rack mount
1 x Internal 500W PSU 100V/240V AC input (hot-swappable) - Base
2 x Internal 500W PSU 100V/240V AC input (hot-swappable) - MAX and TAA
Actively cooled
11 Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
Supports multi-WAN (w/load balancing)
Supports High Availability configuration
Ultra Fast VPN (w/AES-NI via IIMB)
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro / TAC Ent Available)
25G and 100G Additional network ports (option)
Internal expansion slots

[H5] Who is this for?

Medium Business
Large Business
Data Center
Service Provider
TAA Compliant
NDAA Compliant

[H6] Performance

[H6] Tech Specs

IPERF3 TRAFFIC
L3 Forwarding:
36.7 Gbps
Firewall:
28.6 Gbps(10k ACLs)
IPsec VPN:
14.6 Gbps(AES-GCM-128)

Intel Xeon D-1733NT, 8-core @ 2.0 GHz (Ice Lake Family)
512GB M.2 SSD (Base)
32 GB DDR4, ECC, 3200MHz via 2x 16 GB 1G x 72-Bit UDIMM

Network Ports:
(4) 10G SFP+ cage ports
(4) 1G SFP cage ports
(3) 2.5G RJ-45 "direct" (unswitched) Intel i226 ethernet ports
Additional 25G and 100G cards available

[H2] Netgate 8300

[H5] Starting at $4899
The Netgate 8300, the most powerful appliance from Netgate, it's ideal for medium to large business data centers, server rooms or service providers. This unit is perfect for high-throughput and mission-critical deployments.
Base, MAX, or TAA-compliant configurations
1U rack mount
1 x Internal 500W PSU 100V/240V AC input (hot-swappable) - Base
2 x Internal 500W PSU 100V/240V AC input (hot-swappable) - MAX and TAA
Actively cooled
11 Flexible ports for WAN/LAN configuration
Supports multi-WAN (w/load balancing)
Supports High Availability configuration
Ultra Fast VPN (w/AES-NI via IIMB)
Includes TAC Lite (TAC Pro / TAC Ent Available)
25G and 100G Additional network ports (option)
Internal expansion slots

[H5] Who is this for?

Medium Business
Large Business
Data Center
Service Provider
TAA Compliant
NDAA Compliant

Locate Partner
Buy Now

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[H4]
FREE Proof Of Concept (POC) - POC covers software costs for up to 30 days
Start a $0 Proof of Concept

[H2] pfSense on AWS

[H5] From $0.08/hr to $0.56/hr
*Netgate software only, Amazon charges not included
Get the full power of pfSense Plus firewall, VPN, and router functionality to connect to, and protect cloud applications and workloads.
Full pfSense Plus feature set on AWS ARM/Graviton or Intel-based EC2 instances
No extra feature, capacity, or throughput cost
North American, European, Asian, South American, and African regions supported
Commercial and government regions supported
AWS PrivateLink Support
AWS Graviton Service Ready

[H5] Who is this for?

Branch/Small Business
Medium Business
Large Business
Data Center
Service Provider

[H6] Performance

[H6] Tech Specs

[H2] pfSense on AWS

[H5] From $0.08/hr to $0.56/hr
*Netgate software only, Amazon charges not included
Get the full power of pfSense Plus firewall, VPN, and router functionality to connect to, and protect cloud applications and workloads.
Full pfSense Plus feature set on AWS ARM/Graviton or Intel-based EC2 instances
No extra feature, capacity, or throughput cost
North American, European, Asian, South American, and African regions supported
Commercial and government regions supported
AWS PrivateLink Support
AWS Graviton Service Ready

[H5] Who is this for?

Branch/Small Business
Medium Business
Large Business
Data Center
Service Provider

[H4]
FREE Proof Of Concept (POC) - POC covers software costs for up to 30 days