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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

Aruba (HPE) Aruba 9114 Gateway
Aruba (HPE) Aruba 9114 Gateway
★ 3.4 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 20 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 4 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 20 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 2,000,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 1,000,000
  • Interfaces: 4x 10GbE SFP+, 4x 1GbE Combo (SFP/RJ-45)
  • Form Factor: 1U Rack-mountable

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Massive scalability supporting up to 4,000 APs and 10,000 clients; Highly versatile as a wireless controller, SD-WAN gateway, or VPN hub; Supports live software upgrades and clustering for high availability; Unified security with Dynamic Segmentation and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI).
  • ✘ Cons: High total cost of ownership including mandatory Aruba Central licensing; Complex setup requiring deep knowledge of the Aruba AOS-10 ecosystem; Primarily optimized for cloud-managed environments.
  • Est. Price: $8,000 - $13,000

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