Ubiquiti Enterprise Fortress Gateway (EFG) vs Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max (UDM-Pro-Max): Specs & Price Comparison

Ubiquiti Enterprise Fortress Gateway (EFG)

★ 4.9 Value Score

Firewall Throughput: 23.5 Gbps (routing, iPerf3, DHCP WAN)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 12.5 Gbps (IDS/IPS)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 580 Mbps (site-to-site, single tunnel)
Max Sessions: 1,000,000 concurrent
New Sessions/sec: 71,000 (listed under general capacity; not specific to VPN or IPsec)
Interfaces: 2x 2.5GbE RJ45, 2x 25G SFP28, 2x 10G SFP+ (some listings show 2x RJ45 + 4x SFP28; verify against the Ubiquiti datasheet)
Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, dual hot-swappable PSUs
SSL/TLS Inspection Concurrent Sessions: 10,000 (5,000 recommended under heavy traffic)
CPU / Memory: 18-core ARM v8.2 @ 2 GHz, 16 GB DDR4
UniFi Capacity: 500+ UniFi devices, 5,000+ clients

✔ Pros: 25G SFP28 and 10G SFP+ uplinks at a gateway price point; 23.5 Gbps routing throughput; 1 million concurrent sessions; 18-core ARM CPU with 16 GB RAM; hot-swappable redundant PSUs; supports 500+ UniFi devices and 5,000+ clients; manages through UniFi Network controller with a single pane of glass
✘ Cons: IPsec VPN throughput of 580 Mbps is low for a gateway at this price; IDS/IPS throughput of 12.5 Gbps halves routing performance when threat inspection is enabled; SSL/TLS inspection is limited to about 10,000 concurrent sessions; port configuration differs across listings and should be verified; frequently out of stock at major US retailers, with a $170 memory surcharge at some resellers; no built-in Wi-Fi, so it depends on separate UniFi APs and switches; reviewers cite a steeper learning curve than consumer-grade routers
Est. Price: $1,999 - $2,892

Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max (UDM-Pro-Max)

★ 4.2 Value Score

Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti
Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps IDS/IPS (iPerf3, DHCP network; may be lower on PPPoE)
IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti (unofficial third-party estimate ~1.8-2.2 Gbps, unverified)
Max Sessions: Not published by Ubiquiti
New Sessions/sec: Not published by Ubiquiti
Interfaces: 8x 1GbE RJ45 (1G/100M/10M); 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M); 2x 10G SFP+ (10G/1G); default WAN is 1x 10G SFP+ and 1x 2.5GbE RJ45, max WAN port count 8; 60W max power draw
Form Factor: Rack mount, 1U (442.4 x 43.7 x 285.6 mm)

✔ Pros: Official IDS/IPS rating of 5 Gbps with integrated threat prevention (CyberSecure); 10G SFP+ ports on both LAN and WAN sides for fibre or 10GbE uplinks; 2.5GbE RJ45 WAN port plus multi-WAN support for failover and load balancing; Integrated UniFi controller and NVR-capable drive bays for a single-box network and surveillance solution; Rated for 200+ UniFi devices and 2,000+ clients; No licence or subscription fees for core features; Layer 7 application-aware firewall with zone-based policies, WireGuard, OpenVPN and IPsec site-to-site VPN
✘ Cons: Ubiquiti does not publish firewall throughput, VPN throughput, or session-capacity figures, which makes sizing harder; IDS/IPS throughput of 5 Gbps is well below the 10G ports, so it cannot saturate them with threat prevention on; Only 8 RJ45 LAN ports at 1GbE with no PoE, so it is a gateway rather than a switch replacement; Retail prices vary widely by region and seller, and the US $599 figure is an older MSRP that current US retailers do not consistently match; Limited independent test data and few user reviews compared with established enterprise firewalls; PPPoE may reduce the published 5 Gbps figure depending on the ISP
Est. Price: $599 - $779

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