We looked long and hard at firewall options for our clients. Many were just too expensive to make sense for small and medium businesses. Many were more about hype than substance; if they had spent as much on their product as on their videos and marketing material, they might have had a chance.

In the end, we chose PfSense by Netgate.

Why PfSense?

1. It’s open-source means the code is available to anyone to review. A community of programmers did just that. PfSense scored 99% in its audit.[1]
2. Open-source means lower cost.
3. Third party modules can be added for more features.
4. PfSense generates reports and alerts that are sent directly to Atlas. This is part of our philosophy of proactively managing our clients’ technology instead of responding to crises.
5. PfSense allows us to remotely manage devices securely. The less time we spend on the road, the more time we can support our clients.

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