Max Sessions: 200K concurrent (with AVC on FTD; concurrent firewall connections on ASA)
New Sessions/sec: 35K (FTD, with AVC); 175K (ASA)
Interfaces: 8x 1000BASE-T (10/100/1000 Mbps), no SFP+ slots. 1210CE: 8 copper ports. 1210CP: 8 copper ports, of which 4 are PoE
Form Factor: Desktop/compact; wall- or rack-mountable with optional accessories (no rack units listed)
Max VPN Peers: 200
Virtual Router Instances (VRF): 5 (FTD only)
Power: 100-240V AC, 50-60 Hz; typical 32W, max 40W (1210CE). 1210CP: 165W max including PoE
Software: Runs ASA or Threat Defense (FTD). Multi-instance not supported on Threat Defense
Curation Review
✔ Pros:Compact desktop form factor suits branch offices and small sites; Runs either ASA or Threat Defense software, so one platform can serve different deployment needs; Eight integrated 1GbE copper ports with no extra modules needed; 1210CP adds 4 PoE ports (120W total) for powering phones and cameras; FTD version supports FMC, FDM, and Security Cloud Control management plus active/standby HA; Sustains 6 Gbps of threat-prevention throughput with IPS enabled; Per-model 1210CE and 1210CP share the same performance figures
✘ Cons:No SFP+ or other high-speed uplink, which limits it to 1GbE; Throughput is modest compared with larger 1200 Series or 3100 models; Threat Defense supports only 5 VRFs and no multi-instance; The official datasheet has no single IPsec VPN figure, and the test methods for the ASA and FTD numbers differ; 1210CP PoE power budget is ambiguous in the datasheet and should be confirmed with Cisco; Street prices vary widely by reseller, and there is no official Cisco list price in the sources reviewed
Est. Price:
$2,495 - $3,226
Compare Against
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max)
★ 4.9 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti in the sources reviewed
Threat Prevention Throughput: 2.3 Gbps IDS/IPS per Ubiquiti spec page (older listings show 1.5 Gbps)
IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; third-party reviews report about 800-1,000 Mbps for WireGuard and 300-400 Mbps for OpenVPN
Max Sessions: Not published in the sources reviewed
New Sessions/sec: Not published in the sources reviewed
Interfaces: 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 WAN, 4x GbE RJ45 LAN (one LAN port can be reconfigured as a second WAN for multi-WAN)
Form Factor: Compact desktop; UCG-Max-NS variant includes 512GB NVMe storage
Curation Review
✔ Pros:Low entry price at $199 MSRP; Compact desktop form factor; Five-port layout with multi-WAN support via a reconfigurable LAN port; Runs UniFi OS with integrated IDS/IPS, site-to-site and remote VPN options (IPsec, WireGuard, OpenVPN, L2TP); Manages 30+ UniFi devices and 300+ clients per Ubiquiti listing
✘ Cons:Routing and IPS throughput (2.3 Gbps) is modest for multi-gigabit WANs with inspection enabled; Published throughput figures conflict across sources (1.5 vs 2.3 Gbps IPS, varying VPN numbers); Only one 2.5GbE port, with the remaining ports at 1GbE; Vendor does not publish IPsec tunnel, session, or new-connection limits; Some resellers list prices well above MSRP (one US listing at $394.79)