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 9114 Gateway
Aruba (HPE) Aruba 9114 Gateway
★ 3.3 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

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