Great product for the correct deployments.
June 19, 2025
Great product for the correct deployments.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
pfSense Community Edition (open source)
Overall Satisfaction with pfSense
I've used PFSense for home lab environments as well as small office environments. As far as a full-featured firewall, there are very few other competitors that can offer the same value today. For free, using the homelab license, you can perform many tasks that mimic an enterprise-grade firewall, such as setting up S2S VPN configurations, DHCP, and NAT. Plugs in well with Home Assistant and also serves as a good way to detect if someone or something has actually connected to the network.
Pros
- Firewall configurations.
- S2S Azure VPN Connection.
- Plugins
- Certificate Authority.
- HomeAssistant Integration.
Cons
- DHCP
- Can't get much cheaper than free for the right use cases.
PFSense is not a fully featured and supported enterprise-grade solution; however, it does offer a lot of similar functionality at a fraction of the cost for more minor requirements.
Do you think pfSense delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with pfSense's feature set?
Yes
Did pfSense live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of pfSense go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy pfSense again?
Yes
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