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NVIDIA DSX Air vs TNSR

Both stand on virtual routers software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

NVIDIA DSX Air

Free trial APIWeb

DSX Air provides a cloud environment for simulating and validating complex NVIDIA-based infrastructure before hardware is installed. Its compute-hour billing and access requirements should be considered when planning evaluations.

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TNSR

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted

TNSR offers extensive routing, VPN, management, and monitoring capabilities for Linux deployments. Treat its firewall role as limited and confirm costs, including cloud charges, before choosing a deployment.

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The facts

	NVIDIA DSX Air	TNSR
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	Not published	No
Runs on	API, Web	API, Linux, Self-hosted
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	See the plans
Plans published	1	3
Maker	Not published	TNSR
Website	nvidia.com	netgate.com
On virtual routers software	#10 of 25	#6 of 25

NVIDIA DSX Air: what it does well

Models large virtual AI factory replicas
Covers east-west and north-south networks
Supports SDK and infrastructure-as-code workflows
Prebuilt labs support training
Provides API and SDK documentation

What to know first

No free plan
Business email required for access
Usage billed by compute hour
Edge and Safari receive best-effort support

TNSR: what it does well

Supports BGP, OSPF, and policy-based routing.
Provides site-to-site IPsec and WireGuard VPNs.
Offers CLI, RESTCONF API, and NETCONF management.
Subscriptions include 24x7 TAC support.
Free proof of concept covers software costs for up to 30 days.

What to know first

No free plan is listed.
Pricing for software subscriptions is on request.
Cloud-provider charges for the proof of concept are unspecified.
Not positioned as a firewall; may lack expected pfSense Plus features.

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