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Primary Device

Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max
Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max
★ 4.7 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 9.5 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 3.1 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 500,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 25,000
  • Interfaces: (1) 2.5 GbE WAN, (1) 10G SFP+ WAN, (8) 1 GbE RJ45 LAN, (1) 10G SFP+ LAN
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ 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

Aruba (HPE) Aruba 9114 Gateway
Aruba (HPE) Aruba 9114 Gateway
★ 3.4 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 20 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 4 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 20 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 2,000,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 1,000,000
  • Interfaces: 4x 10GbE SFP+, 4x 1GbE Combo (SFP/RJ-45)
  • Form Factor: 1U Rack-mountable

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Massive scalability supporting up to 4,000 APs and 10,000 clients; Highly versatile as a wireless controller, SD-WAN gateway, or VPN hub; Supports live software upgrades and clustering for high availability; Unified security with Dynamic Segmentation and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI).
  • ✘ Cons: High total cost of ownership including mandatory Aruba Central licensing; Complex setup requiring deep knowledge of the Aruba AOS-10 ecosystem; Primarily optimized for cloud-managed environments.
  • Est. Price: $8,000 - $13,000

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