Interfaces: 8x 5GE RJ45 (1/2.5/5GE multi-speed); 8x 10GE SFP+; 4x GE SFP; 1x MGMT, 1x HA (RJ45); USB; console
Form Factor: 1 RU rack-mount appliance
Curation Review
✔ Pros:Strong firewall throughput for a 1 RU appliance; 8x 10GE SFP+ ports for high-speed uplinks; 11M concurrent sessions and 400K new sessions/sec; Dual redundant AC power supplies (1+1); Integrates with the Fortinet Security Fabric and FortiGuard security services
✘ Cons:Threat prevention throughput (6 Gbps) is far below firewall throughput, so full inspection performance is much lower than headline numbers; Security services (UTM, FortiCare) are licensed separately and add substantial cost; Only 2,000 gateway-to-gateway IPsec tunnels, which may limit large VPN deployments; No PoE, so it cannot power APs or phones directly; Hardware price is well above entry-level FortiGate models
Est. Price:
$4,544 - $8,448
Compare Against
Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max
★ 5.0 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti. Third-party tests: about 3.8-4.7 Gbps internet (WAN) throughput; about 3.0 Gbps inter-VLAN routing
IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti. Unverified third-party estimate of about 1.8-2.2 Gbps
Max Sessions: Not published
New Sessions/sec: Not published
Interfaces: 2x 10G SFP+ ports; 8x 1GbE RJ45 LAN ports; 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 WAN port (sources conflict on WAN; one lists a 25GbE WAN port)
Form Factor: 1U rackmount
Curation Review
✔ Pros:5 Gbps IDS/IPS rating from Ubiquiti; 10G SFP+ ports for fast uplinks or LAN; Multi-WAN support with 2.5GbE WAN; Integrated UniFi Network controller and UniFi OS for centralized management; Built-in NVR bay for UniFi Protect cameras; Rackmount 1U form factor suited to server racks
✘ Cons:Ubiquiti does not publish firewall, VPN, or session-rate figures; Real-world WAN throughput in independent tests is about 3-4.7 Gbps, below the 5 Gbps IDS/IPS rating; Port layout and WAN specs differ between sources; Costs about 2x the UDM Pro (about $220 more) for a modest throughput gain; Limited 1GbE LAN port count compared with dedicated switches; Requires UniFi ecosystem for full feature set