Protect your Network with Firewalla

Firewall Appliance security solutions for home and business, with built in DNS, VPN, Router, and more.

Firewalla Blue Plus

The Firewalla Blue Plus includes all the features of the Firewalla Blue but with a slightly faster processor and 2 GB of memory. The following features are unique to the Firewalla Blue Plus:
- The ability to block more regions (increased from 3 to 10)
- Simple Smart Queue to manage congestion and buffer bloat
- Docker container support
- WireGuard VPN support
- Great for slower and small networks

Firewalla Purple

Pick this unit if you do not need extra ports and performance from the Gold and still want Gigabit performance and an inline firewall in the router or bridge mode.
Internet speed: up to 1 Gigabit
More CPU resources for customization scripts + docker containers.
WireGuard VPN support
Short distance WiFi
Great for travel or working remotely
Great for medium-sized networks

Firewalla Purple SE

Running the same software stack as the Purple
More affordable version, 500Mbit packet processing, and without WiFi

Firewalla Gold

Internet speed: up to 1 Gigabit
Link Aggregation: up to 2 Gigabit
Port-based network segmentation and VLAN
Control your network bandwidth usage and manage network traffic using Advanced Smart Queue
A state-of-the-art router+firewall combo
- When in router mode, there are no compatibility problems
- Physically inline and can replace your main router
- Multi-WAN support for network availability
Higher performance than the Purple and the Blue Plus with no feature limitations
More CPU resources for customization scripts + docker containers.
WireGuard VPN support
Made for large networks

Firewalla Gold Plus

4x 2.5Gbit Interfaces
Internet Speed: up to 2.5Gigabit
Link Aggregation: up to 5 Gigabit
Everything else is the same as the Gold version

Hardware and Performance Comparison

	Blue Plus	Purple	Gold	Gold Plus
Packet Processing Speed	500 Mb	1 Gb	>3 Gb	>5 Gb
Memory	2048 MB	2048 MB	4096 MB	4096 MB
Number of Ports	1 x Gigabit	2 x Gigabit	4 x Gigabit	4 x 2.5 Gigabit
Active Protect Entries	20,000	20,000	40,000	40,000
CPU	64bit Quad Core ARM 1.2ghz	64bit Six-Core ARM 1.6ghz - 2ghz	64bit Quad-Core Intel 2.2ghz (AES NI)	64bit Quad-Core Intel 2.2ghz (AES NI)
OpenVPN Server Speed	70 Mb	120 Mb	120 Mb	120 Mb
WireGuard Server Speed	280 Mb	500 Mb	500 Mb	500 Mb
Storage	16 GB	16 GB	32 GB	32 GB
WiFi WISP (WAN)	-	Yes	-	-
WiFi LAN	-	Yes	-	-
Console Port	None	None	1	1
Power (Watt)	~7W	~7W to 9W	~10W to 12W	~10W to 15W
Size	5.4 x 5.4 x 3.4 cm	9 x 6 x 3 cm	13 x 11 x 3.4 cm	13 x 11 x 3.4 cm
Weight	2.15 oz / 61 g	3.84 oz / 110g	19.9 oz / 565 g	19.9 oz / 565 g
Operating Temperature (with airflow)	32°F to 95°F	32°F to 113°F	Original:32°F to 122°F Rev B: 32°F to 113°F	32°F to 113°F

Software Features Comparison

	Blue Plus	Purple	Gold	Gold Plus
Core Features
Active Protect (up-to-date threat detection and prevention for the whole network)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Deep Insights	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ad Block	✔	✔	✔	✔
Family Protect, Safe Search, Family Time/Social Hour	✔	✔	✔	✔
Device Management	✔	✔	✔	✔
Device Groups	✔	✔	✔	✔
Manage Rules (Allow, Block, Domains, Categories)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Alarms	✔	✔	✔	✔
Content Filtering (adult, gaming, video, ...)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bandwidth and Monthly Data Plan Monitoring	✔	✔	✔	✔
VPN Server OpenVPN	✔	✔	✔	✔
VPN Server WireGuard	✔	✔	✔	✔
VPN Client	✔	✔	✔	✔
DNS over HTTPS	✔	✔	✔	✔
IPv6	✔	✔	✔	✔
DDNS	✔	✔	✔	✔
Simple & DHCP Mode	✔	✔	✔	✔
Router Mode		✔	✔	✔
Transparent Bridge Mode		✔	✔	✔
Application-based Block	✔	✔	✔	✔
Advanced Features
Site to Site VPN	1x connection	1x connections	10x connections	10x connections
Geo-IP Filtering / Regional Blocking	10 countries	10 countries	no limit	no limit
Web Portal Access	✔	✔	✔	✔
Target List (Rules Grouping)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Blocking History	✔	✔	✔	✔
Custom or 3rd party software installation	✔	✔	✔	✔
Inline Firewall		✔	✔	✔
Simple Smart Queue	✔
Advanced Smart Queue + Rate Limit		✔	✔	✔
Content Prioritization		✔	✔	✔
New Device Quarantine	✔	✔	✔	✔
Docker Containers	✔	✔	✔	✔
SSH / Root Access	✔	✔	✔	✔
VPN Network Flows		✔	✔	✔
Network Performance Monitoring	(beta)	✔	✔	✔
Router Features
Router		✔	✔	✔
WAN (PPPoE, Static IP, DHCP, Triple-Play, VLAN)		✔	✔	✔
Network segmentation (preset network types, inter-network traffic rules)		VLAN Only	✔	✔
VLAN		5 Max	✔	✔
Inbound and outbound per segment Firewall		✔	✔	✔
Policy-Based Routing		✔	✔	✔
Policy-Based Routing - VPN	✔	✔	✔	✔
Multi-WAN Load Balancing + Failover		Wifi + Ethernet	✔	✔
Link Aggregation (802.3ad)			✔	✔

Disclaimer: some of the features above may be in beta, and eventually be in production mode.