Open Source Alternative · Networking / Firewall

Replace Cisco Meraki MX with pfSense CE / OPNsense.

Enterprise-grade open source firewalls. Stateful inspection, VPN, IDS/IPS, traffic shaping. All free.

You're losing ~R14 496 to ~R95 004/year.

10-user estimate across 3 published tiers of Cisco Meraki MX.

Pricing approximated from vendor-advertised USD converted at current FX. Enterprise and negotiated pricing varies. Book a free audit for your exact number.

Cisco Meraki MX vs pfSense CE / OPNsense

Typical ZAR pricing across published tiers of Cisco Meraki MX. Your open source alternative pays once. Setup cost. Then it runs free.

Cisco Meraki MX · MX67/68
~R1 208/mo
~R14 496/year (10 users)

Flat rate

Cisco Meraki MX · MX85/95
~R2 583/mo
~R30 996/year (10 users)

Flat rate

Cisco Meraki MX · MX250/450
~R7 917/mo
~R95 004/year (10 users)

Flat rate

Your open source replacement
pfSense CE / OPNsense. R0/month.

Enterprise-grade open source firewalls. Stateful inspection, VPN, IDS/IPS, traffic shaping. All free.

The migration, handled.

Downloading free software isn't the job. Running it in production is. That's the part we do.

Data migration

Export everything from Cisco Meraki MX, transform, and import cleanly into pfSense CE / OPNsense. Nothing lost.

Parallel running

Old system stays live while the new one takes shape. Cutover only when you're ready.

Integration & SSO

Wire it into your existing email, auth, and payment stack. No isolated island.

Hardening & backups

POPIA-ready config, automated backups, monitoring, and patch management from day one.

Team training

Hands-on onboarding until your people are comfortable. Not a PDF they won't read.

Ongoing support

SLA-backed maintenance so you're not Googling error messages at 2am.

Three weeks from now, you could already have switched.

The audit is free. We'll give you a fixed-price migration quote, a timeline, and the risks, in writing. You decide from there.