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Best Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from intrusion detection and prevention software ranked against Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Suricata Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.1
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Suricata
  2. 2
    Snort Free plan Linuxself-hosted $2.50/mo8.1
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Snort
  3. 3
    CrowdSec Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted 8.0
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs CrowdSec
  4. 4
    SELKS Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.9
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs SELKS
  5. 5
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 7.6
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs OPNsense
  6. 6
    Securepoint RC1000R G6 WebWiniOSAndroid 7.6
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Securepoint RC1000R G6
  7. 7
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 7.2
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  8. 8
    IPFire Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs IPFire
  9. 9
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 7.1
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs pfSense
  10. 10
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo7.1
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Arista NG Firewall
  11. 11
    Zyxel Intrusion Prevention System 6.8
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Zyxel Intrusion Prevention System
  12. 12
    FortiGate 6.8
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs FortiGate
  13. 13
    OSSEC Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $5/mo6.8
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs OSSEC
  14. 14
    Wazuh Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $571/mo6.7
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Wazuh
  15. 15
    AWS Network Firewall apiWeb $0.07/mo6.6
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs AWS Network Firewall
  16. 16
    Azure Firewall Premium 6.2
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Azure Firewall Premium
  17. 17
    WatchGuard Firebox Web 6.2
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs WatchGuard Firebox
  18. 18
    Atomic OSSEC WebWinMacLinux 5.7
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Atomic OSSEC
  19. 20
    RdpGuard Win 5.4
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs RdpGuard
  20. 21
    scanlogd Linux 5.4
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs scanlogd

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Suricata8.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
2Snort8.1Free plan$2.50/moLinux, self-hosted
3CrowdSec8.0Free plan—API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4SELKS7.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5OPNsense7.6Free plan—API, self-hosted, Web
6Securepoint RC1000R G67.6No—Web, Windows, iOS, Android
7Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G7.2No—Web
8IPFire7.1Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
9pfSense7.1Free plan—Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Arista NG Firewall7.1Free plan$22.50/moWeb
11Zyxel Intrusion Prevention System6.8No——
12FortiGate6.8No——
13OSSEC6.8Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Wazuh6.7Free plan$571/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15AWS Network Firewall6.6No$0.07/moAPI, Web
16Azure Firewall Premium6.2No——
17WatchGuard Firebox6.2No—Web
18Atomic OSSEC5.7No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
20RdpGuard5.4No—Windows
21scanlogd5.4No—Linux
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Questions about Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall alternatives

What is the best alternative to Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall?

Suricata, number 1 in intrusion detection and prevention software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Snort, CrowdSec, SELKS and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall?

Suricata is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.