✔ Pros:Industry-leading 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput for its price point; Dual 3.5" NVR bays with RAID support; 2.5 GbE and 10G SFP+ WAN options; Shadow Mode for high availability.
✘ Cons:The 8-port integrated switch lacks PoE support; Most LAN ports are limited to 1 GbE throughput.
Est. Price:
$599 - $649
Compare Against
Juniper Networks SRX4600
★ 3.4 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Firewall Throughput: 400 Gbps (IMIX)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 60 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 55 Gbps (1400B)
Max Sessions: 60 Million
New Sessions/sec: 600,000
Interfaces: 8 x 1GbE/10GbE SFP+, 4 x 40GbE/100GbE QSFP28
Form Factor: 1U Rack Mount
Curation Review
✔ Pros:Industry-leading 400 Gbps throughput in a compact 1U form factor; carrier-grade routing capabilities (MPLS, BGP); excellent security efficacy with 100% exploit block rates in third-party tests; robust API and automation support.
✘ Cons:Significant capital expenditure and high ongoing subscription costs; Junos OS has a steep learning curve; complex management for application-level security features; high power and cooling requirements.