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Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max
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
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps IDS/IPS (Ubiquiti spec)
  • 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
  • Est. Price: $599 - $660

Compare Against

Fortinet FortiGate 400G
Fortinet FortiGate 400G
★ 4.8 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 164 Gbps (reseller-sourced; verify against Fortinet datasheet)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 13 Gbps (NGFW 14 Gbps, IPS 25 Gbps)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 55 Gbps (512-byte packets)
  • Max Sessions: 28,000,000 concurrent TCP sessions
  • New Sessions/sec: 580,000 new TCP sessions per second
  • Interfaces: 4 x 25GbE SFP28, 4 x 10GbE SFP+, 16 x GbE SFP, 8 x 5GbE RJ45, 1 x 2.5GbE HA, 1 x GbE management
  • Form Factor: 1U rackmount
  • Power Supply: Dual AC PSU (1+1 redundancy)
  • Variant Note: FG-401G adds 960 GB onboard SSD storage (2 x 480 GB)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High firewall and IPsec VPN throughput for a 1U appliance; 25GbE uplink ports suit modern data center and edge aggregation; 28M concurrent sessions and 580K new sessions/sec handle large user and IoT populations; Dual AC power supplies provide hardware redundancy; Mixed port density (SFP28, SFP+, GbE SFP, 5GbE RJ45) supports multi-speed deployments; FG-401G variant offers onboard SSD storage for logging and reporting
  • ✘ Cons: Threat prevention throughput (about 13 Gbps) is well below the 164 Gbps firewall figure, so real-world inspection performance needs careful sizing; No official bare-unit list price was found; quoted prices are reseller bundles that include multi-year FortiCare and FortiGuard licensing; Recurring subscription licensing significantly raises total cost of ownership; Specs were gathered from reseller and third-party sources and not verified against Fortinet's primary datasheet; Port counts and interface breakdown vary between sources, so confirm before purchasing
  • Est. Price: $29,538 - $80,924

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