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Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra
★ 4.3 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; no firewall-only rating on the official spec sheet
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 1 Gbps (IDS/IPS, vendor rating); reviews report roughly 900-950 Mbps sustained, and lower on faster or PPPoE links
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; WireGuard about 300-600 Mbps in server mode (community-reported)
  • Max Sessions: Not published; spec sheet lists 300+ simultaneous users and 2,000 MAC address table entries
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published
  • Interfaces: 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 WAN (default, reassignable); 4x 1GbE RJ45 LAN; up to 4 WAN-capable ports for multi-WAN
  • Form Factor: Compact desktop, fanless, 141.8 x 127.6 x 30 mm, 520 g, 6.2 W max, USB-C 5V/3A power

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Built-in UniFi controller, so no separate Cloud Key needed; Low price for a gateway with IDS/IPS and controller included; Built-in IDS/IPS with no subscription fee; 2.5GbE WAN port for multi-gig internet; Multi-WAN failover or load balancing; Low power draw and fanless design; VPN (IPsec, OpenVPN, WireGuard) and VLANs without a subscription
  • ✘ Cons: IDS/IPS ceiling of 1 Gbps limits secure throughput on links above about 1 Gbps; Real-world throughput drops further with PPPoE or threat detection enabled; No Wi-Fi radio, so separate access points are required; No PoE output and no UniFi Protect, Access, or Talk support; Only one 2.5GbE port; the other four are 1GbE; Runs warm and should not be stacked on heat-generating equipment; Firewall and VPN throughput figures are not published by Ubiquiti, so buyers must rely on third-party tests
  • Est. Price: $129

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