* cost
you can build as many pfsense boxes as you like without incurring any
costs, or any additional costs over a single support fee

you can keep cheap PC-type spares around, with cisco keeping spares
duplicates hardware and license costs


software upgrades are free

hardware upgrades are at commodity PC prices


* upgrades

software upgrades are generally straight forward

hardware upgrades are easy:
- drop in more memory or network cards as it's a PC
- for a total upgrade simply copy the config file to a new box and fix it



* features

very rich feature set with no hidden extra costs


* debugging and visibility

very much easier to find out what's going on as you have a full command
line; you can also install extra bits of freebsd too if needed.


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