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Fortinet FortiGate 400G
Fortinet FortiGate 400G
★ 5.0 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 400 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 150 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 80 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 32 million
  • New Sessions/sec: 500000
  • Interfaces: 8x 100GbE or 16x 40GbE + 2x Management
  • Form Factor: 2U Rack-mounted

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High-density 400 Gbps throughput for large enterprises; Advanced threat protection with AI-driven IPS; Excellent VPN scalability; Redundant power supplies and hot-swappable modules; Strong FortiOS ecosystem integration
  • ✘ Cons: High power consumption (2000W+) requiring dedicated cooling; Significant capital investment with complex deployment; Requires FortiCare licensing for optimal threat protection; Large physical footprint in data centers; Limited to enterprise-grade use cases
  • Est. Price: $8,500 - $12,000

Compare Against

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

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 23.5 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 12.5 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 580 Mbps (Single Tunnel)
  • Max Sessions: 1,000,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 71,000
  • Interfaces: (2) 25G SFP28, (2) 10G SFP+, (2) 2.5 GbE RJ45
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: 25G SFP28 high-speed connectivity; Subscription-free enterprise security features including SSL/TLS decryption (NeXT AI Inspection); Dual hot-swappable 150W power supplies; Supports 500+ UniFi devices and 5,000+ clients.
  • ✘ Cons: High upfront hardware cost; Only supports UniFi Network application (no Protect, Access, or Talk); Site-to-Site IPsec performance is relatively low compared to WireGuard throughput.
  • Est. Price: $1,999 - $2,099

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