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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) 9240 Campus Gateway
Aruba (HPE) 9240 Campus Gateway
★ 3.5 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

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