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Best Sophos Central Firewall Management Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from intrusion detection and prevention software ranked against Sophos Central Firewall Management on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    CrowdSec Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted 6.6
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs CrowdSec
  2. 2
    Wazuh Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $571/mo6.6
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Wazuh
  3. 3
    OSSEC Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $5/mo6.5
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs OSSEC
  4. 4
    SELKS Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs SELKS
  5. 5
    Suricata Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Suricata
  6. 6
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo6.4
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Arista NG Firewall
  7. 7
    IPFire Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs IPFire
  8. 8
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs OPNsense
  9. 9
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs pfSense
  10. 10
    scanlogd Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs scanlogd
  11. 11
    Snort Free plan Linuxself-hosted $2.50/mo6.3
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Snort
  12. 12
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  13. 13
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  14. 14
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 5.4
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  15. 15
    Stormshield Management Center Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Stormshield Management Center
  16. 16
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Zscaler Private Access
  17. 17
    Hillstone Security Management apiself-hosted 5.3
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Hillstone Security Management
  18. 18
    WatchGuard FireCloud Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $8.15/mo5.3
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs WatchGuard FireCloud
  19. 19
    Zyxel Intrusion Prevention System 5.3
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Zyxel Intrusion Prevention System
  20. 20
    Atomic OSSEC Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.2
    Sophos Central Firewall Management vs Atomic OSSEC

Sophos Central Firewall Management alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1CrowdSec6.6Free planAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Wazuh6.6Free plan$571/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OSSEC6.5Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4SELKS6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Suricata6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6Arista NG Firewall6.4Free plan$22.50/moWeb
7IPFire6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
8OPNsense6.4Free planAPI, self-hosted, Web
9pfSense6.4Free planLinux, self-hosted, Web
10scanlogd6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11Snort6.3Free plan$2.50/moLinux, self-hosted
12Trellix Data Loss Prevention5.6API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Check Point DDoS Protector5.5Linux, self-hosted, Web
14Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G5.4Web
15Stormshield Management Center5.4API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Zscaler Private Access5.4Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Hillstone Security Management5.3API, self-hosted
18WatchGuard FireCloud5.3No$8.15/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Zyxel Intrusion Prevention System5.3
20Atomic OSSEC5.2NoLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Sophos Central Firewall Management alternatives

What is the best alternative to Sophos Central Firewall Management?

CrowdSec, number 1 in intrusion detection and prevention software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Wazuh, OSSEC, SELKS and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Sophos Central Firewall Management?

CrowdSec is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.