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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 SRX4600
Juniper Networks SRX4600
★ 3.4 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 400 Gbps (IMIX)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 60 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 55 Gbps (1400B)
  • Max Sessions: 60 Million
  • New Sessions/sec: 600,000
  • Interfaces: 8 x 1GbE/10GbE SFP+, 4 x 40GbE/100GbE QSFP28
  • Form Factor: 1U Rack Mount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Industry-leading 400 Gbps throughput in a compact 1U form factor; carrier-grade routing capabilities (MPLS, BGP); excellent security efficacy with 100% exploit block rates in third-party tests; robust API and automation support.
  • ✘ Cons: Significant capital expenditure and high ongoing subscription costs; Junos OS has a steep learning curve; complex management for application-level security features; high power and cooling requirements.
  • Est. Price: $104,500 - $185,774

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