PACKETPERF

Primary Device

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

Aruba (HPE) Aruba 9240 Campus Gateway
Aruba (HPE) Aruba 9240 Campus Gateway
★ 3.3 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 40 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 4 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 10 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 4,000,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 200,000
  • Interfaces: 4x SFP28 (1G/10G/25G)
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High-density performance supporting up to 2,048 APs and 32,768 devices; Flexible 'pay-as-you-grow' licensing model avoids hardware refreshes; Integrated Layer 4-7 stateful firewall with Deep Packet Inspection; High-speed 25GbE connectivity.
  • ✘ Cons: Significant initial investment and recurring licensing costs; Threat prevention (IDPS) throughput is limited to 4 Gbps and only supported on the base model; Low physical port density (4 ports) without expansion.
  • Est. Price: $24,000 - $39,595

Popular Comparisons

Fortinet FortiGate 400G vs Aruba (HPE) Aruba 9106 Gateway Fortinet FortiGate 400G vs Palo Alto Networks ION 3200 Fortinet FortiGate 400G vs Palo Alto Networks ION 3200H-C5G-WW Fortinet FortiGate 400G vs Ubiquiti Dream Machine Special Edition (UDM-SE) Fortinet FortiGate 400G vs Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max