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Primary Device

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

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 20 Gbps (QuickSpecs and a third-party listing)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: Not published in the sources reviewed; unverified
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 20 Gbps encrypted throughput (AES-GCM/AES-CBC, per QuickSpecs); a dedicated IPsec throughput figure was not found
  • Max Sessions: 2,000,000 datapath/firewall sessions (AOS-8 spec; one 9114DC listing says 512,000, which conflicts)
  • New Sessions/sec: 1,000,000 (from one reseller listing; unverified)
  • Interfaces: 4x SFP+ 10GbE, 4x Combo 10GbE, 1x expansion slot, USB 3.0
  • Form Factor: 1U rackmount, hybrid gateway/controller

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Up to 20 Gbps firewall and encrypted throughput per HPE QuickSpecs; 4x SFP+ and 4x Combo 10GbE ports plus an expansion slot for flexible uplinks; Up to 2M datapath/firewall sessions and 10K clients per gateway (4K APs); Supports clustering, redundancy, and live upgrades for high availability
  • ✘ Cons: Reseller listings conflict on session counts and IPsec tunnel figures, so verify against the HPE datasheet; Threat prevention throughput and new sessions per second were not confirmed from a primary HPE source; Some listings flag the model as End of Life, so check support status before purchase; Premium pricing (about $17.5K MSRP) compared with SMB-focused gateways; Uplinks are limited to 10GbE with no 25GbE or multi-gig option
  • Est. Price: $14,642 - $17,495

Compare Against

Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Max
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Max
★ 4.9 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 2.5 Gbps (routing, IDS/IPS off)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps (IDS/IPS on)
  • 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
  • Est. Price: $240 - $279

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