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

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 40 Gbps (with Gold License) / 20 Gbps (Base)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: Up to 40 Gbps (includes L4-7 Deep Packet Inspection)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 40 Gbps (AES-GCM-256)
  • Max Sessions: 4,000,000 (AOS-10)
  • New Sessions/sec: Not Specified
  • Interfaces: 4x SFP28 (1G/10G/25G), 1x Expansion Slot, 1x RJ-45 Console
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Exceptional scalability supporting up to 2,048 APs and 64,000 clients; high-speed 25GbE SFP28 interfaces; flexible performance scaling via Silver/Gold software licenses; integrated L4-L7 stateful firewall with DPI; AOS-10 cloud-native management support.
  • ✘ Cons: Very high initial hardware cost; requires additional recurring licenses for maximum throughput and management; limited port density compared to traditional switches; high power consumption for a 1U appliance.
  • Est. Price: $21,000 - $30,000

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