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Palo Alto Networks PA-1410
Palo Alto Networks PA-1410
★ 4.2 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 8.9 Gbps HTTP / 6.8 Gbps appmix (reseller-listed; not confirmed against the official datasheet, which defers to the Product Selection tool)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 3.3 Gbps HTTP / 3.2 Gbps appmix (reseller-listed; other listings show 4.2 to 4.5 Gbps, unverified)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 4.6 Gbps (reseller-listed; other listings show 3.5 Gbps, unverified)
  • Max Sessions: 945,000 concurrent
  • New Sessions/sec: 100,000
  • Interfaces: 8x 10/100/1000 copper; 4x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G copper PoE (ports 9-12); 6x 1G SFP; 4x 1G/10G SFP/SFP+ (per reseller listings); 1x 10/100/1000 out-of-band management; 1x HSCI 10G HA; 1x RJ-45 console
  • Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, two load-sharing 450W AC/DC power supplies (redundant)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Large session capacity (945,000 concurrent, 100,000 new sessions/sec) for a 1U appliance; Dual redundant 450W AC/DC power supplies; Built-in PoE on ports 9-12 with a 150W PoE load per Palo Alto docs; Multi-gig (2.5G/5G) copper ports for modern access and uplinks; Dedicated HA port and out-of-band management port; ML-powered NGFW aimed at branch and midsize enterprise deployments
  • ✘ Cons: Single IPsec tunnel throughput is capped by one CPU core (Palo Alto KB), so the headline VPN figure does not scale per tunnel; Published throughput numbers vary widely across resellers and the official performance figures were not verifiable; Premium price (about $9,995 USD at Newegg, roughly CAD 16,815 at CDW Canada); Threat Prevention and URL subscriptions add significant recurring cost; Listed US pricing is from a single retailer and was out of stock at the time of the search
  • Est. Price: $9,566 - $9,995

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
★ 5.0 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; 5 Gbps IDS/IPS-secured routing throughput is the only headline figure (reviewer and retailer listings)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps IDS/IPS
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published
  • Max Sessions: Not published; 500+ simultaneous users and 4,000-entry MAC address table
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published
  • Interfaces: 2x 10G SFP+; 1x 10GbE RJ45 (10G/2.5G/1G); 4x 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M); 2 of the 6 WAN-capable ports are default WAN (1x 10G SFP+ and 1x 10GbE RJ45), with the other ports selectable as WAN
  • Form Factor: Compact desktop; 212.8 x 127.6 x 30 mm; 675 g without SSD
  • CPU / RAM: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A73 at 2.2 GHz / 3 GB RAM
  • Storage: Optional NVMe SSD up to 2 TB (NVR storage)
  • PoE Budget: 30W total from one PoE+ port (port 4)
  • Max Power Consumption: 29.4W excluding PoE output

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Lowest-cost Ubiquiti gateway with 5 Gbps IDS/IPS, rated above the UDM-SE's 3.5 Gbps at a lower launch price ($279 MSRP vs. $499); Multi-gig flexibility with 10GBASE-T, dual SFP+ and four 2.5GbE ports; Compact desktop design with optional NVMe storage for UniFi Protect/NVR use; Supports site-to-site VPN plus OpenVPN, WireGuard and L2TP server functions, with integrated PoE+ for one device; Managed through the UniFi Network controller with 500+ simultaneous user capacity
  • ✘ Cons: No official routing, IPsec or WireGuard throughput figures published by Ubiquiti; community WireGuard numbers (around 400-500 Mbps) are unverified; Only one PoE+ output port (30W total) versus eight PoE ports on the UDM-SE; Lower device and user capacity and less storage expansion than the UDM-SE; No published IPsec tunnel or concurrent session limits; Reseller prices now often run above the launch MSRP (about $320-$346 USD at US resellers)
  • Est. Price: $279 - $346

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