Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max vs Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall 3105: Specs & Price Comparison

Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max

★ 5.0 Value Score

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

✔ 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

Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall 3105

★ 3.4 Value Score

Firewall Throughput: 10 Gbps (stateful inspection, 1024B FW+AVC; ASA stateful firewall throughput 10.0 Gbps)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 10 Gbps (FW+AVC+IPS, 1024B)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 5.5 Gbps (1024B TCP with FastPath, FTD); 5.5 Gbps (450B UDP L2L, ASA); ASA VPN offload projected at 7.0 Gbps
Max Sessions: 1.5 million concurrent connections (with AVC)
New Sessions/sec: 90,000 new connections per second with AVC (FTD); 150,000 new connections per second (ASA)
Interfaces: 8 x 10M/100M/1GBASE-T RJ-45 + 8 x 1/10G SFP+ fixed (16 ports); up to 24 total Ethernet ports with 8 x 1/10G network module option; 1 x 1/10G SFP management port
Form Factor: 1RU rack-mount appliance (1.75 x 17 x 20 in), single 400W AC PSU (dual optional), AC or DC input
Max VPN Peers: 2,000
Clustering: Not supported on 3105
Layer: L3 firewall (Layer 3 security appliance; no PoE)

✔ Pros: Delivers 10 Gbps firewall and threat prevention throughput in a compact 1RU form factor; Supports FTD and ASA software images, giving a choice of NGFW or classic ASA feature sets; Provides 1.5 million concurrent connections and up to 2,000 VPN peers for a small appliance; Offers 16 fixed ports (8 copper, 8 SFP+) with optional 8-port 1/10G expansion module; Dual power supply option improves availability; Carries a comparatively low price point within the Secure Firewall 3100 series
✘ Cons: No clustering support, so no horizontal scale-out or HA cluster beyond standard failover; IPsec VPN throughput of 5.5 Gbps is well below the 10 Gbps firewall rating; Stateful and threat prevention throughput are both capped at 10 Gbps, limiting use in high-throughput data centers; Optional 10G expansion and dual PSU raise the total cost well above base pricing; Reseller prices vary widely and no official Cisco list price is published on the datasheet; Requires Cisco Secure Firewall subscription licenses (threat, malware, URL) for full feature use, which are priced separately
Est. Price: $18,090 - $32,214

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