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Primary Device

Juniper Networks SRX4700
Juniper Networks SRX4700
★ 3.7 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 1.4 Tbps (IMIX)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 150 Gbps (application security); 110 Gbps (IPS)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 90 Gbps (IMIX, IPsec PowerMode)
  • Max Sessions: 60 million concurrent
  • New Sessions/sec: 600,000 (sustained TCP 3-way handshake)
  • Interfaces: 2x 400GbE QSFP56-DD; 10x 100GbE QSFP28; 16x 50GbE SFP56; 2x 1GbE SFP (HA); 1x management; 1x console
  • Form Factor: 1U rack-mount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: 1.4 Tbps IMIX firewall throughput in a 1U chassis; 400GbE, 100GbE and 50GbE port options for high-speed core and data-center uplinks; Wire-speed MACsec on high-speed ports; 600,000 new sessions per second for high connection-rate workloads; Built for service providers, cloud providers and large enterprises; Junos OS base software includes firewall, NAT, IPsec, routing and MPLS
  • ✘ Cons: Very high acquisition cost compared with enterprise firewalls; Overkill for small and mid-sized businesses; Pricing is quote-based and varies widely by configuration and power supply; Threat prevention throughput (110-150 Gbps) is far below the headline 1.4 Tbps figure; Requires 100GbE/400GbE-capable infrastructure to realize its value; Official 1518-byte throughput and IPsec tunnel count were not verified
  • Est. Price: $192,517 - $289,490

Compare Against

Ubiquiti Enterprise Fortress Gateway (EFG)
Ubiquiti Enterprise Fortress Gateway (EFG)
★ 4.9 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 23.5 Gbps (routing, iPerf3, DHCP WAN)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 12.5 Gbps (IDS/IPS)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 580 Mbps (site-to-site, single tunnel)
  • Max Sessions: 1,000,000 concurrent
  • New Sessions/sec: 71,000 (listed under general capacity; not specific to VPN or IPsec)
  • Interfaces: 2x 2.5GbE RJ45, 2x 25G SFP28, 2x 10G SFP+ (some listings show 2x RJ45 + 4x SFP28; verify against the Ubiquiti datasheet)
  • Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, dual hot-swappable PSUs
  • SSL/TLS Inspection Concurrent Sessions: 10,000 (5,000 recommended under heavy traffic)
  • CPU / Memory: 18-core ARM v8.2 @ 2 GHz, 16 GB DDR4
  • UniFi Capacity: 500+ UniFi devices, 5,000+ clients

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: 25G SFP28 and 10G SFP+ uplinks at a gateway price point; 23.5 Gbps routing throughput; 1 million concurrent sessions; 18-core ARM CPU with 16 GB RAM; hot-swappable redundant PSUs; supports 500+ UniFi devices and 5,000+ clients; manages through UniFi Network controller with a single pane of glass
  • ✘ Cons: IPsec VPN throughput of 580 Mbps is low for a gateway at this price; IDS/IPS throughput of 12.5 Gbps halves routing performance when threat inspection is enabled; SSL/TLS inspection is limited to about 10,000 concurrent sessions; port configuration differs across listings and should be verified; frequently out of stock at major US retailers, with a $170 memory surcharge at some resellers; no built-in Wi-Fi, so it depends on separate UniFi APs and switches; reviewers cite a steeper learning curve than consumer-grade routers
  • Est. Price: $1,999 - $2,892

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