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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 Cloud Gateway Max
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Max
★ 3.4 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 10 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 3 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 2 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 1000000
  • New Sessions/sec: 50000
  • Interfaces: 8x Gigabit Ethernet (2x SFP)
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount
  • Max Power Consumption: 150W
  • Redundancy: Active-Passive Failover

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Cloud-managed architecture with centralized control; High throughput and session capacity for enterprise networks; Integrated threat prevention with advanced security features; Redundancy and failover support for critical deployments
  • ✘ Cons: Premium pricing may be prohibitive for smaller organizations; Requires cloud connectivity for management; Learning curve for UniFi ecosystem integration; Limited onboard local management interface compared to traditional appliances
  • Est. Price: $2,999 - $3,499

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