pfSense is a firewall and load management product available through the open source pfSense Community Edition, as well as a the licensed edition, pfSense Plus (formerly known as pfSense Enterprise). The solution provides combined firewall, VPN, and router functionality, and can be deployed through…
WatchGuard Network Security is a network security and firewall software. WatchGuard includes secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services designed for SMB’s.
We use Check Point 220 Appliances across our organization for firewall, IPS, and other next-gen functions such as web filtering. These devices serve as a primary security layer in our over all security stack. They have been extremely stable and are managed centrally by our security operations team across the entire organization.
Both were great products but Check Points seemed to be easier to manage and more stable. While cost was also comparable we chose Check Point because of our enterprise investment with them.