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Top 10 VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall Alternatives & Competitors

(1)4.5 out of 5

The Firewall Software solutions below are the most common alternatives that users and reviewers compare with VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall. Firewall Software is a widely used technology, and many people are seeking quick, powerful software solutions with policy management, virtual private network (vpn), and antivirus. Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall include ease of use and reliability. The best overall VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall alternative is Sophos Firewall. Other similar apps like VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall are Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), Netgate pfSense, WatchGuard Network Security, and FortiGate NGFW. VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall alternatives can be found in Firewall Software but may also be in Unified Threat Management Software or Secure Web Gateway Software.

Best Paid & Free Alternatives to VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall

Sophos Firewall
Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)
Netgate pfSense
WatchGuard Network Security
FortiGate NGFW
SonicWall Next Generation Firewall
Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security

Top 10 Alternatives to VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

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Sophos Firewall

By Sophos

(563)4.6 out of 5

Ultimate enterprise firewall performance, security, and control.

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Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)

By Check Point Software Technologies

(463)4.5 out of 5

Check Point Firewall. The Check Point Firewall Software Blade incorporates all of the power and capability of the revolutionary FireWall-1 solution while adding user identity awareness to provide granular event awareness and policy enforcement.

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Firewall Software

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Netgate pfSense

By Netgate

(321)4.8 out of 5

The Netgate pfSense project is a powerful open source firewall and routing platform based on @FreeBSD.

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Firewall Software

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WatchGuard Network Security

By WatchGuard

(261)4.7 out of 5

WatchGuard has deployed nearly a million integrated, multi-function threat management appliances worldwide. Our signature red boxes are architected to be the industry's smartest, fastest, and meanest security devices with every scanning engine running at full throttle.

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FortiGate NGFW

By Fortinet

(183)4.7 out of 5

FortiGate offers a network security platform, designed to deliver threat protection and performance with reduced complexity.

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Firewall Software

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SonicWall Next Generation Firewall

By SonicWall

(148)4.1 out of 5

SonicWall real-time breach detection and prevention solutions protect more than one million networks worldwide.

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Firewall Software

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Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

By Palo Alto Networks

(147)4.5 out of 5

Our next-generation firewall classifies all traffic, including encrypted traffic, based on application, application function, user and content. You can create comprehensive, precise security policies, resulting in safe enablement of applications. This lets only authorized users run sanctioned applications, greatly reducing the surface area of cyber attacks across the organization.

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Firewall Software

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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security

By Check Point Software Technologies

(126)4.5 out of 5

Check Point CloudGuard Network Security for private and public cloud platforms is designed to protect assets in the cloud against the most sophisticated threats.

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