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Primary Device

Fortinet FortiGate 40F
Fortinet FortiGate 40F
★ 4.0 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 5.0 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 600 Mbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 4.4 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 700,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 35,000
  • Interfaces: 5x GE RJ45 ports (1x WAN, 3x Internal, 1x FortiLink)
  • Form Factor: Desktop (Fanless)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Industry-leading performance-to-price ratio powered by specialized SoC4 ASIC; Silent fanless design ideal for desktop or small office environments; Integrated Secure SD-WAN capabilities included at no extra license cost
  • ✘ Cons: Limited physical port count with only 5 GE RJ45 interfaces; Significant recurring costs for FortiGuard security service subscriptions; Absence of onboard storage for local logging necessitates cloud or external log management
  • Est. Price: $360 - $950

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max
Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max
★ 4.7 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 9.5 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 3.1 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 500,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 25,000
  • Interfaces: (1) 2.5 GbE WAN, (1) 10G SFP+ WAN, (8) 1 GbE RJ45 LAN, (1) 10G SFP+ LAN
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Industry-leading 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput for its price point; Dual 3.5" NVR bays with RAID support; 2.5 GbE and 10G SFP+ WAN options; Shadow Mode for high availability.
  • ✘ Cons: The 8-port integrated switch lacks PoE support; Most LAN ports are limited to 1 GbE throughput.
  • Est. Price: $599 - $649

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