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Best Zyxel SD-WAN Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from network firewall software ranked against Zyxel SD-WAN on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    NethSecurity Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs NethSecurity
  2. 2
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs pfSense
  3. 3
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo6.4
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Arista NG Firewall
  4. 4
    Endian Firewall Community Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Endian Firewall Community
  5. 5
    IPFire Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs IPFire
  6. 6
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs OPNsense
  7. 7
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  8. 8
    Sangfor EasyConnect AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.8
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Sangfor EasyConnect
  9. 9
    Cato SASE Platform AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.7
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Cato SASE Platform
  10. 10
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  11. 11
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Zscaler Private Access
  12. 12
    WatchGuard FireCloud Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $8.15/mo5.3
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs WatchGuard FireCloud
  13. 13
    Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall Web 5.2
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall
  14. 14
    Stormshield Management Center Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.2
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Stormshield Management Center
  15. 15
    WatchGuard Firebox Web 5.2
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs WatchGuard Firebox
  16. 16
    Check Point Quantum Security Gateway 5.1
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
  17. 17
    Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 5.1
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall
  18. 18
    Forcepoint ZTNA Macself-hostedWebWin 5.1
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs Forcepoint ZTNA
  19. 19
    OpenWrt Linux 5.1
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs OpenWrt
  20. 20
    AWS Network Firewall apiWeb $0.07/mo5.0
    Zyxel SD-WAN vs AWS Network Firewall

Zyxel SD-WAN alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1NethSecurity6.5Free plan—Linux, self-hosted, Web
2pfSense6.5Free plan—Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Arista NG Firewall6.4Free plan$22.50/moWeb
4Endian Firewall Community6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
5IPFire6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
6OPNsense6.4Free plan—API, self-hosted, Web
7Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
8Sangfor EasyConnect5.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Cato SASE Platform5.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Check Point DDoS Protector5.5No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Zscaler Private Access5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12WatchGuard FireCloud5.3No$8.15/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall5.2No—Web
14Stormshield Management Center5.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15WatchGuard Firebox5.2No—Web
16Check Point Quantum Security Gateway5.1No——
17Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall5.1No——
18Forcepoint ZTNA5.1No—Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19OpenWrt5.1No—Linux
20AWS Network Firewall5.0No$0.07/moAPI, Web
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Questions about Zyxel SD-WAN alternatives

What is the best alternative to Zyxel SD-WAN?

NethSecurity, number 1 in network firewall software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: pfSense, Arista NG Firewall, Endian Firewall Community and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Zyxel SD-WAN?

NethSecurity is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.