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Primary Device

Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max
Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max
★ 4.7 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 10 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 2 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 500,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 50,000
  • Interfaces: 1x 10G SFP+ WAN, 1x 2.5G RJ45 WAN, 1x 10G SFP+ LAN, 8x 1G RJ45 LAN
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput; Dual 3.5" HDD bays with RAID 1 support for surveillance; Supports 2,000+ clients and 200+ UniFi devices; No subscription fees for security updates or software; Integrated 128GB SSD for enhanced application performance.
  • ✘ Cons: Internal 8-port switch lacks PoE support; Only two SFP+ ports (one often used for WAN); Lacks native 10G RJ45 ports; Requires Ubiquiti SSO account for initial setup.
  • Est. Price: $599 - $629

Compare Against

Juniper Networks SRX4120
Juniper Networks SRX4120
★ 3.3 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 40 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 27 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 36 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 5,000,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 450,000
  • Interfaces: 8x 1/2.5/5/10GbE RJ45, 8x 1/10GbE SFP+, 4x 1/10/25GbE SFP28, 2x 40/100GbE QSFP28
  • Form Factor: 1U Rack-mount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Exceptional port density ranging from 1G to 100G in a compact 1U form factor; high concurrent session capacity; AI-driven security integration with Juniper Mist; redundant SSD storage.
  • ✘ Cons: High initial capital expenditure and ongoing licensing costs; Junos OS CLI requires significant technical expertise; redundant power supplies are not included by default.
  • Est. Price: $41,000 - $57,000

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