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

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 2.3 Gbps IDS/IPS per Ubiquiti tech specs page (techspecs.ui.com), no test conditions listed; older datasheet lists 1.5 Gbps measured with iPerf3 on a DHCP network
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; site-to-site IPsec, OpenVPN, WireGuard and L2TP supported; WireGuard roughly 500-1,000 Mbps per unofficial third-party reviews
  • Max Sessions: Not published by Ubiquiti
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published by Ubiquiti
  • Interfaces: 5x 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M); 1 default WAN port, up to 4 WAN-capable; no SFP/SFP+ ports
  • Form Factor: Compact desktop, 141.8 x 127.6 x 30 mm, 460 g without SSD (519 g with SSD); 512GB NVMe SSD included in most retail SKUs, selectable up to 2TB
  • CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz
  • System Memory: 3 GB
  • Managed UniFi Devices: 30+
  • Simultaneous Users: 300+
  • Max Power Consumption: 16.1 W (USB-C 5V DC/5A)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Five 2.5GbE RJ45 ports on a compact desktop chassis; Full UniFi OS with IDS/IPS and built-in NVR-capable NVMe storage; Quad-core A53 @ 1.5 GHz with 3 GB RAM handles 30+ UniFi devices and 300+ clients; Supports site-to-site IPsec, OpenVPN, WireGuard and L2TP; Low power draw of 16.1 W; Retail reviews describe it as stable and low-maintenance
  • ✘ Cons: Ubiquiti does not publish firewall, IPsec VPN, max session or new-session-per-second figures; IDS/IPS rating conflicts between 1.5 Gbps and 2.3 Gbps with no clear test conditions; No SFP/SFP+ uplink, so fiber or 10GbE WAN requires a different model; Only 2.5GbE maximum port speed, which limits gigabit-plus WAN designs; Street prices vary widely by retailer (roughly $317-$460 seen in current US listings)
  • Est. Price: $199 - $320

Compare Against

Fortinet FortiGate-200G
Fortinet FortiGate-200G
★ 0.0 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 39 Gbps (1518/512-byte UDP); 26.5 Gbps (64-byte UDP)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 6 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 36 Gbps (512-byte)
  • Max Sessions: 11 million concurrent TCP sessions (enterprise mix)
  • New Sessions/sec: 400,000 TCP sessions/sec
  • Interfaces: 8x 10GE SFP+/SFP; 4x GE SFP; 10x GE RJ45 (8x switch ports, 1x MGMT, 1x HA); 1x USB; 1x Console (sources conflict on RJ45 count, 8 vs 10)
  • Form Factor: 1U rack mount
  • IPS Throughput: 9 Gbps
  • NGFW Throughput: 7 Gbps
  • SSL-VPN Throughput: 3 Gbps
  • IPsec Tunnels: 2,000 gateway-to-gateway; 16,000 client-to-gateway

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Strong 39 Gbps firewall throughput for a mid-size enterprise edge device; 11 million concurrent sessions and 400,000 new TCP sessions/sec; 8x 10GE SFP+ ports for high-speed uplinks and LAN; bundled FortiGuard security services (IPS, antivirus, SD-WAN) available via licensing; reviewers describe stable performance and IPsec tunnels that are easy to build and interoperate with other vendors' devices; compact 1U form factor
  • ✘ Cons: High hardware and licensing costs, with bundles significantly above the hardware-only price; threat prevention throughput (6 Gbps) is far below rated firewall throughput, so security-inspection-heavy deployments need careful sizing; no 25GbE ports; firmware updates have been reported to introduce bugs affecting stability; Fortinet technical support response time and quality are a frequent complaint; licensing model is seen as inflexible; port counts differ across sources, so verify against Fortinet's official datasheet
  • Est. Price: $4,544 - $8,448

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