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pfSense vs IPFire: catalog facts
pfSense	IPFire
Free pfSense Community Edition is free. Netgate sells appliances and support subscriptions.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Firewall, router, VPN server and traffic shaping in one web interface Package system adds intrusion detection and DNS blocking	WireGuard, OpenVPN and IPsec supported out of the box Network segmentation into DMZ, guest and trusted zones
Community Edition trails the Netgate appliance builds in release timing FreeBSD hardware support is narrower than Linux for very new network cards	Needs a dedicated machine or virtual machine Configuring zones and VPNs assumes networking knowledge
Operating system, Self-hosted	Operating system
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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