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Primary Device

Fortinet FortiGate 200G
Fortinet FortiGate 200G
★ 3.5 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 39 Gbps (1518-byte UDP); 26.5 Gbps (64-byte UDP)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 6 Gbps (NGFW 7 Gbps; IPS 9 Gbps)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 36 Gbps (512-byte)
  • Max Sessions: 11,000,000 concurrent
  • New Sessions/sec: 400,000
  • 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 Cloud Gateway Max
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Max
★ 4.9 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 2.5 Gbps (routing, IDS/IPS off)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps (IDS/IPS on)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; WireGuard/Site-Magic VPN up to 500 Mbps (third-party review, untested method)
  • Max Sessions: Not published
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published
  • Interfaces: 5x 2.5GbE RJ45 (1 WAN + 4 LAN, one LAN port can be remapped to a second WAN)
  • Form Factor: Compact desktop, 142 x 127 x 30 mm, USB-C 5V/5A power (max 16.1 W)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: 2.5GbE WAN and LAN ports on a compact, low-power chassis (max 16.1 W); 512GB built-in NVMe storage on the standard SKU for local UniFi data; Integrated UniFi controller with IDS/IPS and no license or subscription fees; Supports 300+ clients and 30+ UniFi devices; Multi-WAN capable through the remappable LAN port
  • ✘ Cons: Only 1.5 Gbps with IDS/IPS enabled, well below the 2.5 Gbps routing figure; IPsec VPN throughput, session counts and new sessions per second are not published; No PoE output and no built-in Wi-Fi access point; No LAG/LACP support; 500 Mbps VPN throughput is limiting for high-volume site-to-site tunnels
  • Est. Price: $240 - $279

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