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 Dream Machine Pro Max (UDM-Pro-Max)
★ 3.8 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Firewall Throughput: 5 Gbps (with IDS/IPS)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 800 Mbps+
Max Sessions: No official limit (2,000+ concurrent clients)
✔ Pros:Industry-leading 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput for the price; Dual 3.5" HDD bays with RAID 1 support for NVR redundancy; No subscription fees; Supports 'Shadow Mode' High Availability for automatic failover.
✘ Cons:Internal 8-port switch lacks PoE (unlike UDM-SE); The internal switch is limited to a 1 Gbps backplane, necessitating an external SFP+ switch for high-speed local networking.