Form Factor: 1U fixed chassis, 17.28 in W x 18.2 in D; 2x hot-swappable 1+1 redundant PSUs (max 229 W AC / 238 W DC)
Curation Review
✔ Pros:Strong 39 Gbps firewall and 36 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput in a 1U chassis; 5 million concurrent sessions and 4,000 IPsec tunnels suit mid-size enterprise edge; 1+1 redundant power supplies; MACsec support on all data ports; mix of RJ-45, SFP+, SFP28 and QSFP28 ports for flexible uplinks; well-regarded Junos CLI and SRX platform feature set
✘ Cons:High acquisition cost compared with many competitors, especially once support and security subscriptions are bundled; New Sessions/sec figure is not published in Juniper's spec sheet; Threat Prevention throughput drops sharply versus firewall throughput when IPS/AppSecure are enabled; Juniper's IPS and GUI have drawn mixed user feedback; SSL-decryption capacity is limited relative to the headline firewall figures; end-of-life and stock availability of this model are uncertain on the secondary market
IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; WireGuard/Site-Magic VPN up to 500 Mbps (third-party review, untested method)
Max Sessions: Not published
New Sessions/sec: Not published
Interfaces: 5x 2.5GbE RJ45 (1 WAN + 4 LAN, one LAN port can be remapped to a second WAN)
Form Factor: Compact desktop, 142 x 127 x 30 mm, USB-C 5V/5A power (max 16.1 W)
Curation Review
✔ Pros:2.5GbE WAN and LAN ports on a compact, low-power chassis (max 16.1 W); 512GB built-in NVMe storage on the standard SKU for local UniFi data; Integrated UniFi controller with IDS/IPS and no license or subscription fees; Supports 300+ clients and 30+ UniFi devices; Multi-WAN capable through the remappable LAN port
✘ Cons:Only 1.5 Gbps with IDS/IPS enabled, well below the 2.5 Gbps routing figure; IPsec VPN throughput, session counts and new sessions per second are not published; No PoE output and no built-in Wi-Fi access point; No LAG/LACP support; 500 Mbps VPN throughput is limiting for high-volume site-to-site tunnels