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Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max (UDM-Pro-Max)
Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max (UDM-Pro-Max)
★ 4.6 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 10 Gbps (Routing)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps (IDS/IPS)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 800 Mbps
  • Max Sessions: 2,000+ Concurrent Clients
  • New Sessions/sec: Not Disclosed
  • Interfaces: (1) 10G SFP+ WAN, (1) 2.5 GbE RJ45 WAN, (1) 10G SFP+ LAN, (8) 1 GbE RJ45 LAN
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High-performance 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput; Dual 3.5" HDD bays with RAID support for NVR; Shadow Mode for High Availability redundancy; Integrated 128 GB SSD for NVR metadata and system; 10G SFP+ and 2.5GbE WAN flexibility.
  • ✘ Cons: Integrated 8-port switch lacks PoE support; No multi-gigabit RJ45 LAN ports; Locked into the UniFi ecosystem; Potential fan noise under high thermal loads.
  • Est. Price: $599 - $649

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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