Software Overview

pfSense Plus® software is Netgate’s commercial fork of the pfSense project. It is the world’s leading open-source driven firewall, router, and VPN solution for network edge and cloud secure networking. Made possible by open-source technology. Made into a robust, reliable, and dependable product by Netgate.

pfSense Plus software provides the performance, flexibility, reliability and business assurance expected from leading secure networking applications:

• Up to 10 Gbps performance
• Flexible 3rd-party application options
• Traditional management mechanisms
• Proven reliability
• Complete business assurance support

All at a fraction of the cost of proprietary alternatives, pfSense Plus software is the perfect answer. Popular pfSense Plus use cases include load balancing, traffic shaping, captive portal, UTM device, DNS/DHCP Server, IDS/IPS, transparency caching proxy, web content filtering, failover WAN, and much more. 

Additional information about pfSense Plus software features, performance, technology, and resources can be found on our website here.

Subscription Overview

1. pfSense+ w/ TAC Lite price will increase to $129/yr in the future.
2. pfSense+ Home or Lab Evaluation Agreement licenses are available for residential, non-commercial use only and laboratory testing/commercial evaluation. Business usage, production usage, MSP/CSP usage, etc requires a commercial pfSense+ license subject to the EULA. Call for volume and OEM inquiries.
3. Commercial license for one instance on a white box/DIY, or Virtual Machine. Cloud images are licensed directly on AWS or Azure marketplaces. Private AWS/Azure offers and OEM licenses are available - please inquire.
4. Commercial license for one instance on a white box/DIY, Virtual Machine, or upgraded support for Netgate appliances with pfSense Plus.
5. TAC Lite Is included with Netgate appliances with pfSense Plus for life of the product. See our Lifecycle page for details on lifetime.
6. We will offer our best effort assistance to get your pfSense Plus instance connected to the Internet and one client on the same network online.
7. All prices are in US Dollars, taxes not included.

Commercial Use

pfSense Plus Annual Software Subscription (Commercial Use)

• Migration upgrade from pfSense 2.6 to pfSense Plus
• Commercial use, subject to End User License Agreement (EULA)
• Access to the Netgate Global Support team in our Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
• Select your preferred TAC support level: Lite, Pro or Enterprise.

All TAC support levels include:

• Full access to pfSense Plus documentation
• Technical assistance via Netgate user forum
• 24x7x365 Netgate Global Support TAC team access

TAC Lite also includes:

• Zero-to-Ping committment
• Service Desk Portal and email access
• Best effort initial response SLA

 TAC Pro also includes:

• Service Desk Portal and email access
• 24-hour target initial response SLA

 TAC Enterprise also includes:

• Contact via phone, Service Desk Portal or email access
• 4-hour target initial response SLA

Non-Commercial Use

pfSense Plus Home (Home Use)

• Migration upgrade from pfSense 2.6 to pfSense Plus
• Non-Commercial use, subject to Evaluation Agreement
• Full access to pfSense Plus documentation and technical assistance via Netgate user forum

pfSense Plus Lab (Evaluation Use)

• Migration upgrade from pfSense 2.6 to pfSense Plus
• Non-Commercial use, subject to Evaluation Agreement
• Full access to pfSense Plus documentation and technical assistance via Netgate user forum

Have additional questions? Contact Netgate.

Looking for a different license? Contact Netgate to discuss non-profit, volume or OEM licensing.