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
Interfaces: 10 x GE RJ45 (port roles vary by source; FortiLink ports available for FortiSwitch/FortiAP)
Form Factor: Fanless desktop
Curation Review
✔ Pros:Strong 10 Gbps firewall throughput for a desktop appliance; Fanless desktop design suits small offices and branch sites; 10 x GE RJ45 ports cover LAN, WAN, and DMZ needs; 7.1 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput with 200 gateway-to-gateway and 500 client-to-gateway tunnels; FortiLink support for managing FortiSwitch and FortiAP under one console; Hardware-only price is modest compared with higher-end FortiGate models
✘ Cons:Threat prevention throughput (1.3 Gbps) drops sharply once UTM inspection is enabled; No SFP/SFP+ uplink ports listed in available sources, limiting fiber uplink options; Full UTM feature set requires separate FortiGuard subscription bundles, which raise total cost well above the hardware price; PoE is not on the base model and requires the 70G-PoE variant; 1.4M concurrent sessions and 100K new sessions/sec may be limiting for larger or high-connection-count networks